Transportation
How Americans Get to Work in Cities With the Lowest Car Commute Rates
From subways to ferries to working at home—in one table.
Richard Florida’s sobering take from the new Census report on American commuting habits is that the vast majority of the country still drives to work. The reminder is a crucial one for transit advocates, local officials, and city residents engaged in the pursuit of balance. But it’s also worth taking a closer look at how Americans get to work in the cities where they rely on driving the least.
To that end we spruced up the list of the 15 U.S. metros with the lowest rates of car commuting, and their secondary commute choice, found in Brian McKenzie’s Census report: