The Typical U.S. Commute: By Car, Alone

According to the 2013 American Community Survey (published annually by the U.S. Census Bureau) more than 85% of U.S. workers aged 16+ commute to work by car, most of them alone. Only 5.2% of workers use public transportation to get to work and the percentage of people who walk or ride a bike to work is astonishingly small at 2.8% and 0.6%, respectively.

Of course, there are areas where the percentage of “green commuters” is significantly higher, but the national average is surprisingly low.