Bowling Green Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Bowling Green Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 71,799, 100% | 1,845,143 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 58,916, 82.06%, see rank | 82.48% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 7,770, 10.82%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 224, 0.31%, see rank | 1.08% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 2,065, 2.88%, see rank | 2.22% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 946, 1.32%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 1,878, 2.62%, see rank | 3.13% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Bowling Green Area | 20.8 minutes |
| Kentucky | 22.5 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bowling Green Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 57,539, 100% | 1,833,778 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 47,428, 82.43%, see rank | 82.20% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 6,347, 11.03%, see rank | 10.39% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 188, 0.33%, see rank | 1.15% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 1,625, 2.82%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 620, 1.08%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 1,331, 2.31%, see rank | 2.99% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Bowling Green Area | 19.3 minutes |
| Kentucky | 22.4 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bowling Green Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 57,295, 100% | 1,839,402 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 46,793, 81.67%, see rank | 81.51% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 6,591, 11.50%, see rank | 10.98% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 110, 0.19%, see rank | 1.16% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 1,641, 2.86%, see rank | 2.18% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 805, 1.41%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 1,355, 2.36%, see rank | 3.09% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Bowling Green Area | 19.8 minutes |
| Kentucky | 22.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bowling Green Area | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 55,195, 100% | 1,839,256 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 45,179, 81.85%, see rank | 81.45% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 6,517, 11.81%, see rank | 10.99% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 100, 0.18%, see rank | 1.09% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 1,366, 2.47%, see rank | 2.28% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 845, 1.53%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 1,188, 2.15%, see rank | 3.10% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Bowling Green Area | 20.0 minutes |
| Kentucky | 22.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 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.
