Table 4-1: Commuting to Work: 2000
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 4-1: Commuting to Work: 2000
| Mode | Texas | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 9,265,187 | 100.0 | 127,488,566 | 100.0 |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 7,357,759 | 79.4 | 97,243,457 | 76.3 |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 1,160,586 | 12.5 | 14,299,090 | 11.2 |
| Public transportation (including taxi) | 175,941 | 1.9 | 6,592,685 | 5.2 |
| Walked | 170,765 | 1.8 | 3,417,546 | 2.7 |
| Other means | 133,862 | 1.4 | 1,820,578 | 1.4 |
| Worked at home | 266,274 | 2.9 | 4,075,230 | 3.2 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 23.6 | 24.3 | ||
NOTE: Data are for workers 16 years and over.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics, available at http://www.census.gov/c2ss/www/ as of Oct. 16, 2001.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2000, Washington, DC: 2001.