Berks County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 192,172, 100% | 5,826,933 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 153,938, 80.10%, see rank | 76.64% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 19,610, 10.20%, see rank | 8.77% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 3,546, 1.85%, see rank | 5.50% | 5.06% |
Walked | 5,848, 3.04%, see rank | 3.85% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 2,468, 1.28%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 6,762, 3.52%, see rank | 3.89% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankBerks County | 24.4 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 26.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 191,703, 100% | 5,808,681 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 153,773, 80.21%, see rank | 76.48% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 18,916, 9.87%, see rank | 9.18% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 3,424, 1.79%, see rank | 5.43% | 4.98% |
Walked | 5,945, 3.10%, see rank | 3.90% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 2,513, 1.31%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 7,132, 3.72%, see rank | 3.70% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankBerks County | 24.0 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 191,426, 100% | 5,799,572 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 153,131, 79.99%, see rank | 76.44% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 18,623, 9.73%, see rank | 9.42% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 3,292, 1.72%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.94% |
Walked | 6,601, 3.45%, see rank | 3.99% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 2,458, 1.28%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 7,321, 3.82%, see rank | 3.51% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankBerks County | 23.6 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 190,958, 100% | 5,755,001 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 153,119, 80.18%, see rank | 76.39% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 18,044, 9.45%, see rank | 9.54% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 3,488, 1.83%, see rank | 5.36% | 4.95% |
Walked | 6,790, 3.56%, see rank | 4.05% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 2,483, 1.30%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 7,034, 3.68%, see rank | 3.43% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankBerks County | 23.5 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 177,831, 100% | 5,556,311 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 144,140, 81.05%, see rank | 76.45% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 17,825, 10.02%, see rank | 10.39% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 2,942, 1.65%, see rank | 5.21% | 4.73% |
Walked | 6,453, 3.63%, see rank | 4.13% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 1,346, 0.76%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 5,125, 2.88%, see rank | 2.96% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankBerks County | 21.9 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 24.7 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.