Table 2-3 Commuting by Mode of Transportation: 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2013
Thousands of workers
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | Change, 1990 to 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 115,070 | 100.0 | 128,279 | 100.0 | 136,941 | 100.0 | 142,962 | 100.0 | 27,892 | 24.2 |
| Personal vehicle, total | 99,593 | 86.5 | 112,736 | 87.9 | 118,124 | 86.3 | 122,664 | 85.8 | 23,071 | 23.2 |
| Drives self | 84,215 | 73.2 | 97,102 | 75.7 | 104,858 | 76.6 | 109,277 | 76.4 | 25,062 | 29.8 |
| Carpool, total | 15,378 | 13.4 | 15,634 | 12.2 | 13,266 | 9.7 | 13,387 | 9.4 | -1,991 | -12.9 |
| 2-person | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10,294 | 7.5 | 10,266 | 7.2 | NA | NA |
| 3-person | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1,733 | 1.3 | 1,824 | 1.3 | NA | NA |
| 4+ person | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1,239 | 0.9 | 1,297 | 0.9 | NA | NA |
| Public transportation | 6,070 | 5.3 | 6,068 | 4.7 | 6,769 | 4.9 | 7,393 | 5.2 | 1,324 | 21.8 |
| Taxicab | 179 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.2 | 151 | 0.1 | 161 | 0.1 | -18 | -10.3 |
| Bicycle | 467 | 0.4 | 488 | 0.4 | 731 | 0.5 | 882 | 0.6 | 415 | 89.0 |
| Motorcycle | 237 | 0.2 | 142 | 0.1 | 267 | 0.2 | 296 | 0.2 | 58 | 24.6 |
| Walks only | 4,489 | 3.9 | 3,759 | 2.9 | 3,797 | 2.8 | 4,000 | 2.8 | -488 | -10.9 |
| Other means | 809 | 0.7 | 901 | 0.7 | 1,178 | 0.9 | 1,337 | 0.9 | 528 | 65.3 |
| Works at home | 3,406 | 3.0 | 4,184 | 3.3 | 5,924 | 4.3 | 6,229 | 4.4 | 2,823 | 82.9 |
KEY: NA = not available.
NOTES: Principal means of transportation to work refers to the mode of travel used to get from home to work most frequently. If more than one means of transportation was used each day, those surveyed were asked to specify the one used for the longest distance during the trip from home to work. Component values may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES: 1990 and 2000: U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), Census Bureau (CB), Decennial Census. About Commuting (Journey to Work). Available at www.census.gov as of June 2015. 2010 and 2013: USDOC/CB, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-41. Available at www.bts.gov, June 2015.