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Principal Means of Transportation to Work

	1985		1993		2001
	Number (thousands)	Percent	Number (thousands)	Percent	Number (thousands)	Percent
All workers	99,592	100.0%	103,741	100.0%	120,191	100.0%
Automobile	86,148	86.5	91,301	88.0	105,586	87.8
Drives self	72,137	72.4	79,449	76.6	93,942	78.2
Carpool	14,011	14.1	11,852	11.4	11,644	9.7
2-person	10,381	10.4	9,105	8.8	9,036	7.5
3-person	2,024	2.0	1,684	1.6	1,635	1.4
4+ person	1,606	1.6	1,063	1.0	973	0.8
Public transportation¹	5,091	5.1	4,740	4.6	5,627	4.7
Taxicab	129	0.1	117	0.1	133	0.1
Bicycle or motorcycle	958	1.0	744	0.7	847	0.7
Walks only	4,032	4.0	3,227	3.1	3,408	2.8
Other means²	286	0.3	474	0.5	1,049	0.9
Works at home	2,947	3.0	3,137	3.0	3,401	2.8

NOTE: Principal means of transportation refers to the mode used most often.

1. Public transportation refers to bus, streetcar, subway, or elevated trains.

2. Other means include ferryboats, surface trains, and van service.

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, American Housing Survey (Washington, DC: various years).

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