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Columbus Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Columbus AreaIndianaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over37,353, 100%2,942,663141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone31,475, 84.26%, see rank83.18%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled3,449, 9.23%, see rank8.96%9.59%
Public Transportation226, 0.61%, see rank1.06%5.06%
Walked675, 1.81%, see rank2.09%2.78%
Other Means671, 1.80%, see rank1.44%1.79%
Worked at Home857, 2.29%, see rank3.27%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Columbus Area
19.3 minutes
Indiana
23.1 minutes
U.S.
25.7 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2008-2012 data

 Columbus AreaIndianaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over36,686, 100%2,923,571139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone30,443, 82.98%, see rank82.86%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled3,554, 9.69%, see rank9.26%10.03%
Public Transportation197, 0.54%, see rank1.06%4.98%
Walked594, 1.62%, see rank2.18%2.82%
Other Means737, 2.01%, see rank1.38%1.76%
Worked at Home1,161, 3.16%, see rank3.26%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Columbus Area
19.1 minutes
Indiana
23.0 minutes
U.S.
25.4 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2006-2010 data

 Columbus AreaIndianaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over35,843, 100%2,932,461139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone30,063, 83.87%, see rank82.73%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled3,383, 9.44%, see rank9.50%10.35%
Public Transportation138, 0.39%, see rank1.06%4.94%
Walked416, 1.16%, see rank2.22%2.85%
Other Means759, 2.12%, see rank1.27%1.72%
Worked at Home1,084, 3.02%, see rank3.23%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Columbus Area
19.6 minutes
Indiana
22.6 minutes
U.S.
25.3 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2005-2009 data

 Columbus AreaIndianaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over34,977, 100%2,929,911138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone29,562, 84.52%, see rank82.45%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled3,117, 8.91%, see rank9.71%10.52%
Public Transportation139, 0.40%, see rank1.02%4.95%
Walked323, 0.92%, see rank2.27%2.86%
Other Means833, 2.38%, see rank1.35%1.72%
Worked at Home1,003, 2.87%, see rank3.20%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Columbus Area
19.3 minutes
Indiana
22.4 minutes
U.S.
25.2 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

* 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.


 
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