Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | Arizona | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,870,183, 100% | 2,720,076 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,432,783, 76.61%, see rank | 76.37% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 211,800, 11.33%, see rank | 11.29% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 40,671, 2.17%, see rank | 2.02% | 5.06% |
Walked | 27,724, 1.48%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 47,570, 2.54%, see rank | 2.72% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 109,635, 5.86%, see rank | 5.58% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPhoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | 26.0 minutes |
Arizona | 24.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | Arizona | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,836,152, 100% | 2,694,999 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,402,210, 76.37%, see rank | 76.07% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 218,208, 11.88%, see rank | 11.84% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 39,445, 2.15%, see rank | 1.96% | 4.98% |
Walked | 28,820, 1.57%, see rank | 2.12% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 44,444, 2.42%, see rank | 2.58% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 103,025, 5.61%, see rank | 5.44% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPhoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | 26.0 minutes |
Arizona | 24.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | Arizona | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,827,419, 100% | 2,699,943 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,385,698, 75.83%, see rank | 75.58% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 233,064, 12.75%, see rank | 12.61% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 40,406, 2.21%, see rank | 2.01% | 4.94% |
Walked | 30,979, 1.70%, see rank | 2.20% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 41,684, 2.28%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 95,588, 5.23%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPhoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | 26.5 minutes |
Arizona | 24.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | Arizona | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,882,580, 100% | 2,757,520 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 1,416,193, 75.23%, see rank | 75.07% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 256,116, 13.60%, see rank | 13.39% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 44,221, 2.35%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.95% |
Walked | 32,639, 1.73%, see rank | 2.24% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 44,469, 2.36%, see rank | 2.45% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 88,942, 4.72%, see rank | 4.71% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPhoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area | 26.6 minutes |
Arizona | 25.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 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.