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This statistic depicts the proportion of trip purposes in U.S. public transit from 2008 to 2015. In that time period, almost half of the U.S. transit riders used public transportation to go or come back from work.
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Trip purposes in U.S. public transit - poll 2008-2015
Trip purposes in U.S. public transit, according to respondents from 2008 to 2015
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| Proportion of trip purposes | |
|---|---|
| Medical/ dental | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| School | 6 |
| Recreation/ social/ church | 18 |
| Shopping/ eating out | 21 |
| To or from work | 49 |
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