More than ever, Americans are getting to work by driving alone.

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How Americans Get To Work, In 2 Graphs

by Shiva Koohi
July 22, 2013 2:04 PM
How Americans Get To Work

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Credit: Shiva Koohi

More than ever, Americans are getting to work by driving alone.

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As the graph above shows, the share of Americans driving to work rose sharply in the second half of the 20th century, as the nation became more suburban. The rate has been flat for the past few decades — but during that time the percentage of people who carpool fell (even as carpool lanes proliferated).

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Today, only 5 percent of workers take public transportation, down from 11 percent in 1960; only 4 percent walk to work, down from 7 percent in 1960.

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