Journey to Work Trends for selected Metropolitan Areas: 1990 - 2000
Source: Census data adjusted for 1999 MSA definitions, sorted by 2000 population data Calculated by ATI from the         foregoing Census data
Means of Transportation to work                     Increase  percent Change
Name of MSA Population Population Change Total Workers Average Travel Time (in minutes) % Drove Alone % Carpool % Transit % Other in change in transit
  1990 2000 1990-2000 1,990 2,000 1990
2000
1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 drivers in drivers commuters
National Total 248,709,873 281,421,906 32,712,033 13.2% 115,070,274 128,279,228 22.4 25.5 73.2 75.7 13.4 12.2 5.3 4.7 8.2 0.0 12,886,752 15.3% -1,886
o New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 19,549,649 21,199,865 1,650,216 8.4% 9,271,089 9,319,218 30.0 34.0 55.4 56.3 10.4 9.4 24.8 24.9 9.4 9.4 108,237 2.1% 22,710
o Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 14,531,529 16,373,645 1,842,116 12.7% 6,809,043 6,767,619 26.4 29.1 72.3 72.4 15.5 15.2 4.6 4.7 7.6 7.7 -24,833 -0.5% 4,981
o Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 8,239,820 9,157,540 917,720 11.1% 3,922,295 4,218,108 27.9 31.0 67.6 70.5 12.0 11.0 13.4 11.5 7.0 7.1 321,606 12.1% -41,250
o Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 6,727,050 7,608,070 881,020 13.1% 3,611,094 3,839,052 28.2 31.7 66.1 70.4 15.5 12.8 11.0 9.4 7.5 7.4 316,912 13.3% -34,589
o San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 6,253,311 7,039,362 786,051 12.6% 3,200,833 3,432,157 25.6 29.3 68.3 68.1 13.0 12.9 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.5 149,957 6.9% 27,849
o Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 5,892,937 6,188,463 295,526 5.0% 2,784,581 2,815,405 24.0 27.9 69.1 73.3 12.1 10.3 10.2 8.7 8.5 7.7 138,161 7.2% -37,403
n Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,455,403 5,819,100 363,697 6.7% 2,760,435 2,898,680 23.6 27.8 71.9 73.9 10.8 8.8 8.6 9.0 8.7 8.3 155,134 7.8% 24,379
n Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,187,171 5,456,428 269,257 5.2% 2,294,108 2,482,457 23.1 26.1 82.8 84.2 10.1 9.3 2.3 1.8 4.8 4.8 190,431 10.0% -7,052
n Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4,037,282 5,221,801 1,184,519 29.3% 2,038,398 2,527,648 24.1 27.5 78.6 78.8 13.9 14.0 2.3 1.8 5.2 5.5 387,757 24.2% -873
n Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 3,731,131 4,669,571 938,440 25.2% 1,768,567 2,081,607 26.1 28.8 76.1 77.0 14.6 14.2 3.8 3.3 5.6 5.4 258,339 19.2% 1,695
n Atlanta, GA MSA 2,959,950 4,112,198 1,152,248 38.9% 1,542,948 2,060,632 26.0 31.2 77.9 77.0 13.0 13.6 4.5 3.7 4.6 5.7 384,725 32.0% 5,159
n Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,192,582 3,876,380 683,798 21.4% 1,476,085 1,642,866 24.1 28.9 75.3 76.6 14.5 13.4 4.4 3.9 5.9 6.0 147,685 13.3% -105
n Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 2,970,328 3,554,760 584,432 19.7% 1,499,734 1,776,224 24.1 27.7 73.1 71.6 12.1 12.8 6.1 6.8 8.7 8.8 176,336 16.1% 28,528
n Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 2,238,480 3,251,876 1,013,396 45.3% 1,036,017 1,466,434 23.0 26.1 74.9 74.6 14.5 15.3 2.1 2.0 8.5 8.0 318,167 41.0% 8,229
n Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,538,834 2,968,806 429,972 16.9% 1,344,797 1,595,550 21.2 23.7 75.9 78.3 11.3 10.0 5.2 4.5 7.6 7.2 229,773 22.5% 1,736
n Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,859,644 2,945,831 86,187 3.0% 1,282,092 1,375,774 21.9 24.0 79.5 82.3 10.3 8.7 4.4 3.4 5.7 5.5 112,782 11.1% -9,830
n San Diego, CA MSA 2,498,016 2,813,833 315,817 12.6% 1,230,446 1,299,503 22.2 25.3 70.9 73.9 13.8 13.0 3.3 3.4 12.1 9.7 87,740 10.1% 3,379
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,492,525 2,603,607 111,082 4.5% 1,166,023 1,238,964 23.2 25.5 79.6 82.6 12.2 9.9 2.9 2.4 5.3 5.1 95,149 10.2% -4,114
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 1,980,140 2,581,506 601,366 30.4% 1,026,847 1,346,025 22.2 25.9 75.0 75.6 12.5 11.5 4.0 4.3 8.6 8.5 247,718 32.2% 17,241
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,067,959 2,395,997 328,038 15.9% 914,711 1,063,957 21.8 25.6 78.8 79.7 13.3 12.4 1.5 1.4 6.5 6.5 127,369 17.7% 1,573
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,394,811 2,358,695 -36,116 -1.5% 1,023,825 1,057,354 22.5 25.3 72.0 77.4 12.7 9.7 7.4 6.2 7.8 6.7 81,306 11.0% -10,854
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 1,793,476 2,265,223 471,747 26.3% 861,141 1,105,133 21.5 24.4 73.8 73.1 12.7 12.1 4.8 5.7 8.7 9.1 172,928 27.2% 22,103
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,817,571 1,979,202 161,631 8.9% 844,125 951,709 22.4 24.3 79.0 81.4 11.7 10.0 3.5 2.9 5.8 5.7 107,809 16.2% -1,979
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,481,102 1,796,857 315,755 21.3% 685,945 799,989 21.8 25.6 75.2 75.3 13.7 13.5 2.4 2.7 8.7 8.4 86,583 16.8% 5,301
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,582,875 1,776,062 193,187 12.2% 778,624 881,258 21.5 22.9 79.8 82.8 12.6 10.4 2.1 1.3 5.5 5.5 108,281 17.4% -5,230
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,607,183 1,689,572 82,389 5.1% 772,752 816,880 20.0 22.1 77.2 80.1 10.9 9.9 4.9 4.0 7.0 6.0 57,986 9.7% -4,896
Orlando, FL MSA 1,224,852 1,644,561 419,709 34.3% 614,382 786,243 22.8 27.0 78.0 80.6 13.4 12.1 1.4 1.7 7.1 5.6 154,316 32.2% 4,525
Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,380,491 1,607,486 226,995 16.4% 683,007 795,755 21.8 23.8 79.7 82.8 12.9 10.5 1.9 1.3 5.4 5.4 114,160 21.0% -2,743
San Antonio, TX MSA 1,324,749 1,592,383 267,634 20.2% 578,529 698,685 22.0 24.5 74.5 76.2 14.9 14.7 3.6 2.9 7.0 6.2 101,682 23.6% -674
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 1,443,244 1,569,541 126,297 8.8% 720,890 760,401 21.8 24.1 72.7 78.9 14.3 12.1 2.2 1.9 10.8 7.2 75,517 14.4% -1,413
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 852,737 1,563,282 710,545 83.3% 416,025 702,535 20.3 24.1 74.3 74.5 15.8 15.0 2.0 4.1 7.9 6.4 214,381 69.4% 20,016
Columbus, OH MSA 1,345,450 1,540,157 194,707 14.5% 663,006 777,922 21.2 23.2 79.5 82.0 11.4 9.6 2.8 2.3 6.3 6.0 111,190 21.1% -593
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,162,093 1,499,293 337,200 29.0% 604,856 751,629 21.6 26.1 78.8 80.9 14.5 12.9 1.8 1.4 4.9 4.8 131,635 27.6% -753
New Orleans, LA MSA 1,285,270 1,337,726 52,456 4.1% 531,697 570,423 24.3 26.7 70.9 73.0 15.4 14.6 7.1 5.6 6.6 6.7 39,227 10.4% -5,649
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,072,227 1,333,914 261,687 24.4% 479,338 642,688 19.8 22.4 76.3 77.2 14.0 13.1 3.0 3.0 6.7 6.7 130,192 35.6% 4,860
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,050,304 1,251,509 201,205 19.2% 550,325 618,921 18.8 22.4 79.3 81.2 14.5 13.1 1.1 0.9 5.1 4.9 66,203 15.2% -563
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 846,227 1,249,763 403,536 47.7% 431,345 649,645 21.7 25.5 74.9 76.5 14.5 13.7 3.2 2.6 7.4 7.2 173,729 53.8% 2,975
Nashville, TN MSA 985,026 1,231,311 246,285 25.0% 495,717 621,221 22.7 25.8 79.1 80.7 13.8 12.8 1.7 1.0 5.3 5.6 109,123 27.8% -2,660
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,134,350 1,188,613 54,263 4.8% 540,872 555,540 19.6 23.2 78.6 80.7 12.3 10.6 2.6 2.5 6.5 6.2 23,119 5.4% -259
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 855,545 1,187,941 332,396 38.9% 461,516 617,475 20.2 24.9 77.4 78.5 14.2 12.9 1.8 1.7 6.6 6.9 127,467 35.7% 2,181
Hartford, CT MSA 1,157,585 1,183,110 25,525 2.2% 597,831 573,114 20.7 22.9 78.9 82.5 11.4 9.0 3.5 2.8 6.1 5.7 864 0.2% -4,858
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,189,288 1,170,111 -19,177 -1.6% 531,122 520,350 19.4 21.1 77.1 81.7 11.2 9.4 4.7 3.5 7.0 5.4 15,608 3.8% -6,665
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,007,306 1,135,614 128,308 12.7% 458,534 511,111 21.8 24.6 78.1 80.9 13.7 13.0 2.8 1.7 5.4 4.4 55,128 15.4% -3,893
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 863,518 1,131,184 267,666 31.0% 380,260 475,572 20.9 25.7 79.4 79.6 12.8 11.9 1.3 1.4 6.5 7.0 76,963 25.5% 1,553
Jacksonville, FL MSA 906,727 1,100,491 193,764 21.4% 443,882 527,718 22.6 26.6 76.2 80.3 14.3 12.6 2.1 1.5 7.3 5.6 85,285 25.2% -1,416
Rochester, NY MSA 1,062,470 1,098,201 35,731 3.4% 509,733 516,814 19.8 21.1 77.7 81.8 11.7 9.1 3.1 2.0 7.5 7.1 26,747 6.8% -5,262
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 937,891 1,088,514 150,623 16.1% 442,228 531,924 18.3 20.7 82.6 84.0 10.2 9.2 1.0 0.8 6.2 6.0 81,459 22.3% -135
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 958,839 1,083,346 124,507 13.0% 450,122 509,262 20.3 22.0 80.3 81.8 13.3 12.0 0.7 0.6 5.7 5.6 54,870 15.2% 22
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 948,829 1,025,598 76,769 8.1% 442,933 492,821 21.3 22.7 79.4 82.0 12.8 10.9 3.2 2.2 4.5 4.9 52,260 14.9% -3,432