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New York County Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over852,406, 100%8,950,165141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone53,590, 6.29%, see rank53.60%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled16,388, 1.92%, see rank6.81%9.59%
Public Transportation503,938, 59.12%, see rank27.40%5.06%
Walked176,407, 20.70%, see rank6.36%2.78%
Other Means44,730, 5.25%, see rank1.89%1.79%
Worked at Home57,353, 6.73%, see rank3.93%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
New York County
31.3 minutes
New York
32.5 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

 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over832,836, 100%8,877,453139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone56,179, 6.75%, see rank53.97%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled16,818, 2.02%, see rank7.14%10.03%
Public Transportation486,116, 58.37%, see rank26.81%4.98%
Walked177,056, 21.26%, see rank6.40%2.82%
Other Means41,144, 4.94%, see rank1.81%1.76%
Worked at Home55,523, 6.67%, see rank3.88%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
New York County
30.9 minutes
New York
32.2 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

 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over826,997, 100%8,815,965139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone57,075, 6.90%, see rank54.12%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled17,983, 2.17%, see rank7.39%10.35%
Public Transportation480,415, 58.09%, see rank26.52%4.94%
Walked176,569, 21.35%, see rank6.32%2.85%
Other Means42,674, 5.16%, see rank1.80%1.72%
Worked at Home52,281, 6.32%, see rank3.84%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
New York County
30.7 minutes
New York
32.0 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

 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over843,327, 100%8,855,544138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone59,264, 7.03%, see rank54.03%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled19,784, 2.35%, see rank7.54%10.52%
Public Transportation487,536, 57.81%, see rank26.54%4.95%
Walked177,020, 20.99%, see rank6.29%2.86%
Other Means46,428, 5.51%, see rank1.82%1.72%
Worked at Home53,295, 6.32%, see rank3.78%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
New York County
30.9 minutes
New York
32.0 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

 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over753,114, 100%8,211,916128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone57,150, 7.59%, see rank56.26%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled25,604, 3.40%, see rank9.22%12.19%
Public Transportation449,013, 59.62%, see rank24.43%4.73%
Walked164,934, 21.90%, see rank6.23%2.93%
Other Means12,560, 1.67%, see rank0.84%1.19%
Worked at Home43,853, 5.82%, see rank3.02%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
New York County
30.6 minutes
New York
31.7 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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