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Tempe, AZ Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Tempe, AZArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over88,087, 100%2,720,076141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone63,270, 71.83%, see rank76.37%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled7,865, 8.93%, see rank11.29%9.59%
Public Transportation4,244, 4.82%, see rank2.02%5.06%
Walked3,370, 3.83%, see rank2.02%2.78%
Other Means5,072, 5.76%, see rank2.72%1.79%
Worked at Home4,266, 4.84%, see rank5.58%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Tempe, AZ
20.6 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

 Tempe, AZArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over86,291, 100%2,694,999139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone61,668, 71.47%, see rank76.07%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled7,516, 8.71%, see rank11.84%10.03%
Public Transportation4,080, 4.73%, see rank1.96%4.98%
Walked3,206, 3.72%, see rank2.12%2.82%
Other Means5,567, 6.45%, see rank2.58%1.76%
Worked at Home4,254, 4.93%, see rank5.44%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Tempe, AZ
20.4 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

 Tempe, AZArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over87,503, 100%2,699,943139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone62,581, 71.52%, see rank75.58%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled8,071, 9.22%, see rank12.61%10.35%
Public Transportation4,601, 5.26%, see rank2.01%4.94%
Walked3,182, 3.64%, see rank2.20%2.85%
Other Means5,810, 6.64%, see rank2.45%1.72%
Worked at Home3,258, 3.72%, see rank5.15%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Tempe, AZ
20.6 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

 Tempe, AZArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over94,506, 100%2,757,520138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone67,966, 71.92%, see rank75.07%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled9,232, 9.77%, see rank13.39%10.52%
Public Transportation5,083, 5.38%, see rank2.13%4.95%
Walked3,124, 3.31%, see rank2.24%2.86%
Other Means5,921, 6.27%, see rank2.45%1.72%
Worked at Home3,180, 3.36%, see rank4.71%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Tempe, AZ
21.0 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

US Census 2000 data

 Tempe, AZArizonaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over89,233, 100%2,210,395128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone65,030, 72.88%, see rank74.14%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled11,193, 12.54%, see rank15.40%12.19%
Public Transportation2,692, 3.02%, see rank1.86%4.73%
Walked3,538, 3.96%, see rank2.62%2.93%
Other Means3,959, 4.44%, see rank2.30%1.19%
Worked at Home2,821, 3.16%, see rank3.67%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Tempe, AZ
20.0 minutes
Arizona
24.4 minutes
U.S.
25.1 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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