Lancaster County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 251,413, 100% | 5,826,933 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 199,294, 79.27%, see rank | 76.64% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 23,115, 9.19%, see rank | 8.77% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 3,229, 1.28%, see rank | 5.50% | 5.06% |
Walked | 8,699, 3.46%, see rank | 3.85% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 4,941, 1.97%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 12,135, 4.83%, see rank | 3.89% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankLancaster County | 22.4 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 26.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 247,488, 100% | 5,808,681 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 195,975, 79.19%, see rank | 76.48% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 22,602, 9.13%, see rank | 9.18% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 2,889, 1.17%, see rank | 5.43% | 4.98% |
Walked | 9,029, 3.65%, see rank | 3.90% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 5,159, 2.08%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 11,834, 4.78%, see rank | 3.70% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankLancaster County | 21.8 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 245,474, 100% | 5,799,572 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 193,330, 78.76%, see rank | 76.44% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 23,112, 9.42%, see rank | 9.42% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 2,913, 1.19%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.94% |
Walked | 8,900, 3.63%, see rank | 3.99% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 4,862, 1.98%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 12,357, 5.03%, see rank | 3.51% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankLancaster County | 21.5 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.4 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 241,097, 100% | 5,755,001 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 189,760, 78.71%, see rank | 76.39% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 23,222, 9.63%, see rank | 9.54% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 2,972, 1.23%, see rank | 5.36% | 4.95% |
Walked | 8,691, 3.60%, see rank | 4.05% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 4,519, 1.87%, see rank | 1.23% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 11,933, 4.95%, see rank | 3.43% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankLancaster County | 21.5 minutes |
Pennsylvania | 25.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 231,674, 100% | 5,556,311 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 181,149, 78.19%, see rank | 76.45% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 23,602, 10.19%, see rank | 10.39% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 2,756, 1.19%, see rank | 5.21% | 4.73% |
Walked | 10,080, 4.35%, see rank | 4.13% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 2,899, 1.25%, see rank | 0.85% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 11,188, 4.83%, see rank | 2.96% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankLancaster County | 21.0 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.