Fact #181: September 4, 2001
Carpooling Is Down Again in 2000
The share of workers who carpool to work has dropped from nearly 20% in 1980 to 11% in 2000, according to data from the 2000 Census. From 1980 to 1990, the share of carpoolers declined by 6.3 percentage points. A smaller decline was reported for the next decade (2.2 percentage points).
Supporting Information
| Year | Share of Workers |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.7% |
| 1990 | 13.4% |
| 2000 | 11.2% |
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Sources: 2000 data: U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Fact Finder, Census 2000 Supplemental Survey, Table P047, August 2001. | |
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