In 2019, around five percent of all commuters in the U.S. used public transport to get to work. From the public transit commuters, 46.3 percent traveled on a bus, thus making it the most popular transit mode for U.S. workers. The subway or elevated rail came second, with almost 38 percent of the American workforce commuting by public transportation using it.
Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019
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US Census Bureau. (April 30, 2021). Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Public Transportation Modes of U.S. Workers Commuting to Work in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of public transportation modes of U.S. workers commuting to work in 2019 [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293847/public-transportation-modes-used-to-commute-to-work-in-the-us/