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Lancaster, PA Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over24,473, 100%5,826,933141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone16,611, 67.87%, see rank76.64%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled2,390, 9.77%, see rank8.77%9.59%
Public Transportation1,463, 5.98%, see rank5.50%5.06%
Walked2,460, 10.05%, see rank3.85%2.78%
Other Means683, 2.79%, see rank1.34%1.79%
Worked at Home866, 3.54%, see rank3.89%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Lancaster, PA
20.1 minutes
Pennsylvania
26.0 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

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over24,157, 100%5,808,681139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone16,440, 68.05%, see rank76.48%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled2,317, 9.59%, see rank9.18%10.03%
Public Transportation1,456, 6.03%, see rank5.43%4.98%
Walked2,639, 10.92%, see rank3.90%2.82%
Other Means649, 2.69%, see rank1.31%1.76%
Worked at Home656, 2.72%, see rank3.70%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Lancaster, PA
19.0 minutes
Pennsylvania
25.7 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

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over23,949, 100%5,799,572139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone16,184, 67.58%, see rank76.44%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled2,219, 9.27%, see rank9.42%10.35%
Public Transportation1,477, 6.17%, see rank5.39%4.94%
Walked2,729, 11.40%, see rank3.99%2.85%
Other Means555, 2.32%, see rank1.26%1.72%
Worked at Home785, 3.28%, see rank3.51%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Lancaster, PA
19.1 minutes
Pennsylvania
25.4 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

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over22,487, 100%5,755,001138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone15,016, 66.78%, see rank76.39%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled2,525, 11.23%, see rank9.54%10.52%
Public Transportation1,367, 6.08%, see rank5.36%4.95%
Walked2,518, 11.20%, see rank4.05%2.86%
Other Means412, 1.83%, see rank1.23%1.72%
Worked at Home649, 2.89%, see rank3.43%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Lancaster, PA
19.6 minutes
Pennsylvania
25.2 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

US Census 2000 data

 Lancaster, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over23,890, 100%5,556,311128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone14,875, 62.26%, see rank76.45%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled3,701, 15.49%, see rank10.39%12.19%
Public Transportation1,564, 6.55%, see rank5.21%4.73%
Walked2,782, 11.65%, see rank4.13%2.93%
Other Means482, 2.02%, see rank0.85%1.19%
Worked at Home486, 2.03%, see rank2.96%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Lancaster, PA
19.7 minutes
Pennsylvania
24.7 minutes
U.S.
25.1 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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