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Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale AreaArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,870,183, 100%2,720,076141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone1,432,783, 76.61%, see rank76.37%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled211,800, 11.33%, see rank11.29%9.59%
Public Transportation40,671, 2.17%, see rank2.02%5.06%
Walked27,724, 1.48%, see rank2.02%2.78%
Other Means47,570, 2.54%, see rank2.72%1.79%
Worked at Home109,635, 5.86%, see rank5.58%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area
26.0 minutes
Arizona
24.7 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

 Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale AreaArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,836,152, 100%2,694,999139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone1,402,210, 76.37%, see rank76.07%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled218,208, 11.88%, see rank11.84%10.03%
Public Transportation39,445, 2.15%, see rank1.96%4.98%
Walked28,820, 1.57%, see rank2.12%2.82%
Other Means44,444, 2.42%, see rank2.58%1.76%
Worked at Home103,025, 5.61%, see rank5.44%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area
26.0 minutes
Arizona
24.7 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

 Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale AreaArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,827,419, 100%2,699,943139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone1,385,698, 75.83%, see rank75.58%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled233,064, 12.75%, see rank12.61%10.35%
Public Transportation40,406, 2.21%, see rank2.01%4.94%
Walked30,979, 1.70%, see rank2.20%2.85%
Other Means41,684, 2.28%, see rank2.45%1.72%
Worked at Home95,588, 5.23%, see rank5.15%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area
26.5 minutes
Arizona
24.8 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

 Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale AreaArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,882,580, 100%2,757,520138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone1,416,193, 75.23%, see rank75.07%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled256,116, 13.60%, see rank13.39%10.52%
Public Transportation44,221, 2.35%, see rank2.13%4.95%
Walked32,639, 1.73%, see rank2.24%2.86%
Other Means44,469, 2.36%, see rank2.45%1.72%
Worked at Home88,942, 4.72%, see rank4.71%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area
26.6 minutes
Arizona
25.0 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

* 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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