From Innovative Mobility Research

Few Americans Use Public Transport, Drive Alone Instead

Posted in: Whats New, News

Sep 26, 2011 - 10:39:59 AM

More than 86% of American workers commute to work using personal
automobiles, says a new report by the Census Bureau. The American
Community Survey, a subdivision of the Census, used the National
Household Transit Survey to find that of those drivers, more than 87% of
them were alone. This means that a full 3/4 of all American commuters
drive alone to work every day. With average commute times staying above
25 minutes, this means that American workers are not only commuting in
solitude, but also exacting a huge carbon toll on our planet.

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