In 2021, the percentage of workers in the U.S who used public transportation to travel to and from work amounted to a scanty 2.5 percent, down from 4.6 percent the previous year. This was an all-time low record of number of workers in the U.S who used public transportation.
Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021
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Other statistics that may interest you Public transit in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S.: Mode of transport commonly used to commute to work 2021
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Ridership of main transit networks
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- Premium Statistic MTA: Annual ridership of the New York City transit authority 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Chicago transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2022
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Funding and revenues
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- Premium Statistic Total funding spent for public transportation in the U.S. 2010-2021
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Sustainability
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- Premium Statistic U.S. urban transit traffic: Electricity consumption 2010-2021
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- Premium Statistic U.S. transit bus fleet fuel types 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs count in the U.S., by type 2020-2022
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Safety
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- Premium Statistic Transportation fatalities by mode in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit accidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2021
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US Census Bureau. (September 15, 2022). Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Workers in The U.S. Using Public Transportation to Commute to Work from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Share of workers in the U.S. using public transportation to commute to work from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/489085/workers-using-public-transportation-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/