TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 20 - Center for ...

I According
to the U.S. Census data, the percentage ofworkers who car pooled has droppedfrom 19.7%
in 1980 to 13.4% in 1990. Thepercent of workers usingpublic transit declinedfrom 6.4% to 5.3% during
the same time period. The average travel time increased by 0.7 minutesfiom 1980 to 1990.
Means of transportation
Private vehicle
Drove alone
Car pooled
Public transportation
Bus or trolley bus”
Streetcar or trolley carR
Subway or elevated
Railroad
Ferryboat
Taxicab
Other means
Motorcycle
Bicycle
Table 11.13
Means of Transportation to Work, 1980 and 1990 Census
1980 Census 1990Census
Number Number
of workers Percentage of workers Percentage
81,258,496 84.1% 99,592,932 86.5%
62,193,449 64.4% 84,215,298 73.2%
19,065,047 19.7% 15,377,634 13.4%
6,175,061 6.4% 6,069,589 5.3%
3,924,787 4.1% 3,445,ooo 3.0%
II b 78,130 0.1%
1,528,852 1.6% 1,755,476 1.5%
554,089 0.6% 574,052 0.5%
b b 37,497 0.0%
167,133 0.2% 179,434 0.2%
703,273 0.7% 808,582 0.7%
419,007 0.4% 237,404 0.2%
468,348 0.5% 466,856 0.4%
Walked only 5,413,248 5.6% 4,488,886 3.9%
Worked at home 2,179,863 2.3% 3,406,025 3.0%
Total workers 96.617.296 100.0% 115.070.274 100.0%
Average travel time (minutes) 21.7 22.4
Source:
Data provided by the Journey-to-Work and Migration Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of
the Census. (Additional resources: www.census.gov)
“This category was “Bus or streetcar” in 1980.
’ Data are not available.
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