Albany County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Albany County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 151,308, 100% | 8,950,165 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 118,380, 78.24%, see rank | 53.60% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 10,947, 7.23%, see rank | 6.81% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 8,050, 5.32%, see rank | 27.40% | 5.06% |
Walked | 6,961, 4.60%, see rank | 6.36% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 2,462, 1.63%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 4,508, 2.98%, see rank | 3.93% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankAlbany County | 19.8 minutes |
New York | 32.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Albany County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 150,346, 100% | 8,877,453 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 116,012, 77.16%, see rank | 53.97% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 12,391, 8.24%, see rank | 7.14% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 8,019, 5.33%, see rank | 26.81% | 4.98% |
Walked | 6,427, 4.27%, see rank | 6.40% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 2,235, 1.49%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 5,262, 3.50%, see rank | 3.88% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankAlbany County | 19.7 minutes |
New York | 32.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Albany County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 150,641, 100% | 8,815,965 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 115,386, 76.60%, see rank | 54.12% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 12,883, 8.55%, see rank | 7.39% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 7,673, 5.09%, see rank | 26.52% | 4.94% |
Walked | 6,970, 4.63%, see rank | 6.32% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 2,293, 1.52%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 5,436, 3.61%, see rank | 3.84% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankAlbany County | 19.4 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Albany County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 146,315, 100% | 8,855,544 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 113,217, 77.38%, see rank | 54.03% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 12,399, 8.47%, see rank | 7.54% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 6,888, 4.71%, see rank | 26.54% | 4.95% |
Walked | 6,800, 4.65%, see rank | 6.29% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 1,972, 1.35%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 5,039, 3.44%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankAlbany County | 19.3 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Albany County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 141,842, 100% | 8,211,916 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 108,966, 76.82%, see rank | 56.26% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 13,902, 9.80%, see rank | 9.22% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 7,956, 5.61%, see rank | 24.43% | 4.73% |
Walked | 6,672, 4.70%, see rank | 6.23% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 668, 0.47%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 3,678, 2.59%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankAlbany County | 19.7 minutes |
New York | 31.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.