Means of Transportation to Work for the U.S.: 1990 Census +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1990 Census | | +-----------------------+ |Means of Transportation to Work | Number Percent | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | | |Workers 16 years and over.......... | 115,070,274 100.0 | | | | | Car, truck, or van............... | 99,592,932 86.5 | | Drove alone.................... | 84,215,298 73.2 | | Carpooled...................... | 15,377,634 13.4 | | Public transportation............ | 6,069,589 5.3 | | Bus or trolley bus............. | 3,445,000 3.0 | | Streetcar or trolley car....... | 78,130 0.1 | | Subway or elevated............. | 1,755,476 1.5 | | Railroad....................... | 574,052 0.5 | | Ferryboat 1/................... | 37,497 0.0 | | Taxicab........................ | 179,434 0.2 | | Motorcycle....................... | 237,404 0.2 | | Bicycle.......................... | 466,856 0.4 | | Walked only...................... | 4,488,886 3.9 | | Other means...................... | 808,582 0.7 | | Worked at home................... | 3,406,025 3.0 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ Means of Transportation to Work for the U.S.: 1980 Census +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1980 Census | | +-----------------------+ |Means of Transportation to Work | Number Percent | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | | |Workers 16 years and over.......... | 96,617,296 100.0 | | | | |Car, truck, or van................. | 81,258,496 84.1 | | Drove alone.................... | 62,193,449 64.4 | | Carpooled...................... | 19,065,047 19.7 | | Public transportation............ | 6,175,061 6.4 | | Bus or trolley bus 2/.......... | 3,924,787 4.1 | | Streetcar or trolley car 2/.... | N/A ... | | Subway or elevated............. | 1,528,852 1.6 | | Railroad....................... | 554,089 0.6 | | Ferryboat 1/................... | N/A ... | | Taxicab........................ | 167,333 0.2 | | Motorcycle....................... | 419,007 0.4 | | Bicycle.......................... | 468,348 0.5 | | Walked only...................... | 5,413,248 5.6 | | Other means...................... | 703,273 0.7 | | Worked at home................... | 2,179,863 2.3 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ Means of Transportation to Work for the U.S.: 1970 Census +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1970 Census | | +-----------------------+ |Means of Transportation to Work | Number Percent | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | | |Workers 14 years and over.......... | 76,852,389 100.0 | | | | | Car, truck, or van............... | 59,722,550 77.7 | | Drove alone 3/................. | N/A ... | | Carpooled 4/................... | N/A ... | | Public transportation............ | 6,810,458 8.9 | | Bus or trolley bus 2/.......... | 4,244,862 5.5 | | Streetcar or trolley car 2/.... | N/A ... | | Subway or elevated............. | 1,767,594 2.3 | | Railroad....................... | 501,556 0.7 | | Ferryboat 1/................... | N/A ... | | Taxicab........................ | 296,446 0.4 | | Motorcycle 5/.................... | N/A ... | | Bicycle 5/....................... | N/A ... | | Walked only...................... | 5,689,819 7.4 | | Other means...................... | 1,944,418 2.5 | | Worked at home................... | 2,685,144 3.5 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ Means of Transportation to Work for the U.S.: 1960 Census +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1960 Census | | +-----------------------+ |Means of Transportation to Work | Number Percent | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | | |Workers 14 years and over.......... | 64,655,805 100.0 | | | | | Car, truck, or van 6/............ | 41,368,062 64.0 | | Drove alone.................... | N/A ... | | Carpooled...................... | N/A ... | | Public transportation............ | 7,806,932 12.1 | | Bus or trolley bus 2/.......... | 5,322,651 8.2 | | Streetcar or trolley car 2/.... | N/A ... | | Subway or elevated 7/.......... | 2,484,281 3.8 | | Railroad 7/.................... | N/A ... | | Ferryboat 1/................... | N/A ... | | Taxicab 8/..................... | N/A ... | | Motorcycle 5/.................... | N/A ... | | Bicycle 5/....................... | N/A ... | | Walked only...................... | 6,416,343 9.9 | | Other means...................... | 1,619,842 2.5 | | Worked at home................... | 4,662,750 7.2 | | Not reported (1960 only)......... | 2,781,876 4.3 | +------------------------------------+-----------------------+ N/A Not available. ... Not applicable. 1/ This category was included in "Other means" prior to 1990. 2/ This category was "Bus or streetcar" in 1980, 1970, and 1960. 3/ This category was "Private automobile, driver" in 1970. 4/ This category was "Private automobile, passenger" in 1970. 5/ This category was included in "Other means" in 1970 and 1960. 6/ This category was "Private automobile or carpool" in 1960. 7/ This category was "Railroad, subway, or elevated" in 1960. 8/ This category was included in "Other means" in 1960. Source: 1990 Census of Population, STF3C. 1980 Census of Population, General Social and Economic Characteristics, United States Summary. 1970 Census of Population, Characteristics of the Population, United States Summary. 1960 Census of Population, Characteristics of the Population, United States Summary. Contact: Journey-to-Work and Migration Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, (301) 457-2454.