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Pittsburgh Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Pittsburgh AreaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,108,443, 100%5,826,933141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone858,538, 77.45%, see rank76.64%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled97,163, 8.77%, see rank8.77%9.59%
Public Transportation59,538, 5.37%, see rank5.50%5.06%
Walked37,914, 3.42%, see rank3.85%2.78%
Other Means13,404, 1.21%, see rank1.34%1.79%
Worked at Home41,886, 3.78%, see rank3.89%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Pittsburgh Area
26.3 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

 Pittsburgh AreaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,100,825, 100%5,808,681139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone846,176, 76.87%, see rank76.48%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled102,140, 9.28%, see rank9.18%10.03%
Public Transportation62,948, 5.72%, see rank5.43%4.98%
Walked39,434, 3.58%, see rank3.90%2.82%
Other Means12,077, 1.10%, see rank1.31%1.76%
Worked at Home38,050, 3.46%, see rank3.70%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Pittsburgh Area
25.9 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

 Pittsburgh AreaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,092,856, 100%5,799,572139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone840,290, 76.89%, see rank76.44%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled102,031, 9.34%, see rank9.42%10.35%
Public Transportation63,165, 5.78%, see rank5.39%4.94%
Walked41,236, 3.77%, see rank3.99%2.85%
Other Means11,089, 1.01%, see rank1.26%1.72%
Worked at Home35,045, 3.21%, see rank3.51%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Pittsburgh Area
25.3 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

 Pittsburgh AreaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over1,090,551, 100%5,755,001138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone840,362, 77.06%, see rank76.39%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled101,950, 9.35%, see rank9.54%10.52%
Public Transportation63,473, 5.82%, see rank5.36%4.95%
Walked40,368, 3.70%, see rank4.05%2.86%
Other Means10,664, 0.98%, see rank1.23%1.72%
Worked at Home33,734, 3.09%, see rank3.43%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Pittsburgh Area
25.1 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

* 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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