New York County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| New York County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 852,406, 100% | 8,950,165 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 53,590, 6.29%, see rank | 53.60% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 16,388, 1.92%, see rank | 6.81% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 503,938, 59.12%, see rank | 27.40% | 5.06% |
Walked | 176,407, 20.70%, see rank | 6.36% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 44,730, 5.25%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 57,353, 6.73%, see rank | 3.93% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNew York County | 31.3 minutes |
New York | 32.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| New York County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 832,836, 100% | 8,877,453 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 56,179, 6.75%, see rank | 53.97% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 16,818, 2.02%, see rank | 7.14% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 486,116, 58.37%, see rank | 26.81% | 4.98% |
Walked | 177,056, 21.26%, see rank | 6.40% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 41,144, 4.94%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 55,523, 6.67%, see rank | 3.88% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNew York County | 30.9 minutes |
New York | 32.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| New York County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 826,997, 100% | 8,815,965 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 57,075, 6.90%, see rank | 54.12% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 17,983, 2.17%, see rank | 7.39% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 480,415, 58.09%, see rank | 26.52% | 4.94% |
Walked | 176,569, 21.35%, see rank | 6.32% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 42,674, 5.16%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 52,281, 6.32%, see rank | 3.84% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNew York County | 30.7 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| New York County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 843,327, 100% | 8,855,544 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 59,264, 7.03%, see rank | 54.03% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 19,784, 2.35%, see rank | 7.54% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 487,536, 57.81%, see rank | 26.54% | 4.95% |
Walked | 177,020, 20.99%, see rank | 6.29% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 46,428, 5.51%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 53,295, 6.32%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNew York County | 30.9 minutes |
New York | 32.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| New York County | New York | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 753,114, 100% | 8,211,916 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 57,150, 7.59%, see rank | 56.26% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 25,604, 3.40%, see rank | 9.22% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 449,013, 59.62%, see rank | 24.43% | 4.73% |
Walked | 164,934, 21.90%, see rank | 6.23% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 12,560, 1.67%, see rank | 0.84% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 43,853, 5.82%, see rank | 3.02% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankNew York County | 30.6 minutes |
New York | 31.7 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.