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Salt Lake City Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Salt Lake City AreaUtahU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over538,985, 100%1,282,333141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone408,242, 75.74%, see rank76.31%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled65,611, 12.17%, see rank11.90%9.59%
Public Transportation18,943, 3.51%, see rank2.40%5.06%
Walked11,266, 2.09%, see rank2.55%2.78%
Other Means10,268, 1.91%, see rank1.96%1.79%
Worked at Home24,655, 4.57%, see rank4.88%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Salt Lake City Area
22.5 minutes
Utah
21.3 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

 Salt Lake City AreaUtahU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over543,909, 100%1,249,915139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone412,723, 75.88%, see rank76.07%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled64,622, 11.88%, see rank12.05%10.03%
Public Transportation18,402, 3.38%, see rank2.38%4.98%
Walked12,398, 2.28%, see rank2.78%2.82%
Other Means10,915, 2.01%, see rank2.00%1.76%
Worked at Home24,849, 4.57%, see rank4.72%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Salt Lake City Area
22.3 minutes
Utah
21.2 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

 Salt Lake City AreaUtahU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over533,479, 100%1,217,129139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone405,269, 75.97%, see rank75.69%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled64,539, 12.10%, see rank12.38%10.35%
Public Transportation17,277, 3.24%, see rank2.40%4.94%
Walked12,181, 2.28%, see rank2.84%2.85%
Other Means10,107, 1.89%, see rank1.86%1.72%
Worked at Home24,106, 4.52%, see rank4.82%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Salt Lake City Area
22.0 minutes
Utah
20.9 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

 Salt Lake City AreaUtahU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over539,397, 100%1,230,862138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone408,602, 75.75%, see rank75.45%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled65,967, 12.23%, see rank12.55%10.52%
Public Transportation18,578, 3.44%, see rank2.48%4.95%
Walked11,329, 2.10%, see rank2.81%2.86%
Other Means9,650, 1.79%, see rank1.82%1.72%
Worked at Home25,271, 4.69%, see rank4.89%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Salt Lake City Area
21.9 minutes
Utah
20.8 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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