Table 7: Journey to Paid and Volunteer Work
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Table 7: Journey to Paid and Volunteer Work
Paid workers | Volunteer workers | |
---|---|---|
Days travelling to work per week (mean) | 4.8 days | 2.1 days |
Modes used during week (percent) | ||
Company vehicle-alone | 11.0% | 1.6% |
Company vehicle-w/others | 6.1% | 4.0% |
Personal vehicle-alone | 79.0% | 83.2% |
Personal vehicle-w/others | 19.5% | 28.0% |
Carpool or vanpool | 5.9% | 5.3% |
Bus | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Subway | 2.9% | 0.0% |
Train | 2.2% | 0.0% |
Ferry | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Bicycle | 2.8% | 4.0% |
Walk | 6.5% | 18.6% |
Other | 1.2% | 0.0% |
NOTE: Mode totals exceed 100 percent because respondents were able to indicate multiple transportation modes used for travel to work during the survey week.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey, October 2005.