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Spokane Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Spokane AreaWashingtonU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over228,822, 100%3,171,197141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone176,798, 77.26%, see rank72.72%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled22,953, 10.03%, see rank10.36%9.59%
Public Transportation5,862, 2.56%, see rank5.92%5.06%
Walked6,901, 3.02%, see rank3.49%2.78%
Other Means3,830, 1.67%, see rank2.11%1.79%
Worked at Home12,478, 5.45%, see rank5.40%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Spokane Area
21.4 minutes
Washington
25.9 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

 Spokane AreaWashingtonU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over210,196, 100%3,127,950139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone160,653, 76.43%, see rank72.37%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled21,626, 10.29%, see rank11.05%10.03%
Public Transportation5,994, 2.85%, see rank5.66%4.98%
Walked5,891, 2.80%, see rank3.47%2.82%
Other Means3,897, 1.85%, see rank2.11%1.76%
Worked at Home12,135, 5.77%, see rank5.33%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Spokane Area
20.8 minutes
Washington
25.5 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

 Spokane AreaWashingtonU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over210,473, 100%3,093,824139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone162,018, 76.98%, see rank72.33%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled21,418, 10.18%, see rank11.55%10.35%
Public Transportation6,164, 2.93%, see rank5.55%4.94%
Walked6,092, 2.89%, see rank3.48%2.85%
Other Means3,784, 1.80%, see rank2.03%1.72%
Worked at Home10,997, 5.22%, see rank5.07%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Spokane Area
20.7 minutes
Washington
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

 Spokane AreaWashingtonU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over207,635, 100%3,056,066138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone160,820, 77.45%, see rank72.43%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled21,211, 10.22%, see rank11.68%10.52%
Public Transportation5,839, 2.81%, see rank5.47%4.95%
Walked5,852, 2.82%, see rank3.45%2.86%
Other Means3,389, 1.63%, see rank1.96%1.72%
Worked at Home10,524, 5.07%, see rank5.01%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Spokane Area
20.7 minutes
Washington
25.4 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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