U.S. Census Bureau Commuting in the United States: 2009 1

Supplemental Table C.

Mean Travel Time to Work by Means of Transportation and 

Selected Characteristics: 2009—Con.

(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)

Selected characteristics for 

workers 16 years and over 

who did not work at home

Total Drove alone Carpooled Public 

Transportation Walked All other means

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

 United States . . . . .  25.1 – 23.8 – 28.0 0.1 47.7 0.2 11.3 0

DEMOGRAPHIC 

CHARACTERISTICS

Age

16 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . .  20.4 0.1 19.3 0.1 22.8 0.2 42.6 0.6 10.5

25 to 44 years . . . . . . . . . .  26.1 0.1 24.5 0.1 29.0 0.2 46.6 0.3 12.5

45 to 64 years . . . . . . . . . .  26.0 0.1 25.5 – 29.5 0.2 51.4 0.3 11.0 

65 years and over . . . . . . .  22.9 0.1 21.9 0.1 25.8 0.6 49.5 1.2 8.6

Sex

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.7 – 25.3 – 30.8 0.2 48.3 0.3 11.2 0

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.4 – 22.0 – 24.6 0.1 47.1 0.3 11.3 0

Race and Hispanic Origin

Hispanic or Latino 

(any race) . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.3 0.1 24.1 0.1 29.0 0.3 46.0 0.4 12.3

Not Hispanic or Latino . . . .  25.0 – 23.7 – 27.7 0.1 48.2 0.2 11.1 0

White alone . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.4 – 23.5 – 28.0 0.2 46.9 0.3 10.4 0

Black or African American

alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27.3 0.1 24.5 0.1 26.1 0.3 50.0 0.4 13.8

Asian alone . . . . . . . . . . . .  28.0 0.2 25.7 0.1 27.9 0.4 48.8 0.6 12.7

Some other race or 

two or more races . . . . . .  25.2 0.2 23.8 0.2 26.6 0.8 49.1 1.4 12.0

SOCIAL 

CHARACTERISTICS

Marital Status

Married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.0 – 24.7 – 29.4 0.2 51.5 0.3 10.1 0

Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.5 0.2 22.0 0.2 26.2 0.8 49.9 1.4 10.5

Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.1 0.1 23.9 0.1 28.5 0.4 48.8 0.7 11.6

Separated . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.5 0.2 23.4 0.2 27.5 0.8 48.6 1.1 12.9

Never Married . . . . . . . . . .  23.7 0.1 21.9 0.1 25.5 0.2 44.3 0.3 11.9

Nativity

Native born2 . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.9 – 23.5 – 27.9 0.1 47.4 0.3 10.9 0

Foreign born . . . . . . . . . . .  28.1 0.1 25.5 0.1 29.3 0.3 48.3 0.4 12.6

Urban or Rural Residence3

Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.7 – 23.0 – 26.8 0.1 47.5 0.2 12.2 0

Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.7 0.1 26.2 0.1 32.0 0.3 55.6 1.8 6.2

Disability Status

With a disability . . . . . . . . .  25.2 0.2 23.9 0.2 27.0 0.5 47.3 0.7 12.8

No disability . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.1 0.0 23.8 0.0 28.1 0.1 47.7 0.2 11.2

See footnotes at end of table
2 Commuting in the United States: 2009 U.S. Census Bureau

Supplemental Table C.

Mean Travel Time to Work by Means of Transportation and 

Selected Characteristics: 2009—Con.

(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)

Selected characteristics for 

workers 16 years and over 

who did not work at home

Total Drove alone Carpooled Public 

Transportation Walked All other means

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

FAMILIAL 

CHARACTERISTICS

Presence of Children

 Under 18 Years

In family with own children

under 18 years: . . . . . . . .  25.6 0.1 24.2 0.1 28.1 0.2 50.6 0.3 10.8

Under 6 years only . . . . .  26.3 0.1 24.8 0.1 29.5 0.4 48.7 0.7 11.6

Under 6 years and 

 6 to 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.0 0.1 23.8 0.1 26.9 0.2 51.3 0.5 10.7

6 to 17 years . . . . . . . . .  26.5 0.1 25.0 0.1 29.8 0.4 50.6 0.7 10.7

In family with no own

children under 18 years . .  25.0 – 23.5 – 28.1 0.1 46.7 0.3 12.3 0

Family Income in the Past

12 Months

Less than $10,000 . . . . . . .  23.8 0.4 21.2 0.4 26.4 1.0 47.0 1.3 13.1

$10,000 to $14,999 . . . . . .  24.0 0.3 21.4 0.3 25.5 0.9 47.4 1.4 13.6

$15,000 to $24,999 . . . . . .  23.6 0.2 21.6 0.2 25.8 0.5 46.2 0.9 13.3

$25,000 to $34,999 . . . . . .  24.0 0.2 22.3 0.1 26.9 0.4 46.7 0.9 11.7

$35,000 to $49,999 . . . . . .  24.2 0.1 22.8 0.1 26.9 0.4 47.6 0.7 11.4

$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . .  24.8 0.1 23.6 0.1 27.8 0.3 48.3 0.6 10.2

$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . .  25.6 0.1 24.4 0.1 29.0 0.3 51.1 0.6 10.7

$100,000 to $149,999 . . . .  26.9 0.1 25.4 0.1 29.9 0.3 53.4 0.6 10.4

$150,000 to $199,999 . . . .  28.1 0.1 26.2 0.1 30.4 0.5 55.3 0.7 11.1

$200,000 or more . . . . . . .  28.0 0.2 25.7 0.1 30.5 0.6 54.6 0.8 11.8

ECONOMIC 

CHARACTERISTICS

Occupation

Management, professional,

and related occupations . .  26.1 – 24.8 – 28.1 0.2 48.7 0.3 10.9 0

Service occupations . . . . .  22.6 0.1 20.8 0.1 23.5 0.2 46.5 0.4 11.8

Sales and office 

occupations . . . . . . . . . . .  23.7 0.1 22.4 0.1 25.2 0.2 47.6 0.4 11.6

Farming, fishing, and

forestry occupations . . . . .  22.8 0.4 21.1 0.5 28.1 1.0 38.7 4.3 6.7

Construction and extraction,

and maintenance

occupations . . . . . . . . . . .  30.5 0.1 28.5 0.1 38.4 0.4 49.8 0.9 9.8

Production, transportation,

and material moving 

occupations . . . . . . . . . . .  25.6 0.1 24.4 0.1 28.4 0.3 46.1 0.8 12.4

Armed Forces . . . . . . . . . .  22.0 0.6 23.4 0.6 24.6 2.1 46.3 4.9 7.7

Industry

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

and hunting, and mining .  25.8 0.3 24.8 0.3 32.7 1.0 45.3 3.5 5.2

Construction . . . . . . . . . . .  31.6 0.2 29.2 0.2 39.5 0.5 50.8 1.1 10.9

Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . .  26.4 0.1 25.5 0.1 29.6 0.3 49.4 0.9 12.0

Wholesale trade . . . . . . . . .  27.4 0.2 26.6 0.2 29.6 0.6 48.7 1.4 11.3

Retail trade . . . . . . . . . . . .  21.8 0.1 20.8 0.1 22.6 0.3 44.9 0.6 12.2

Transportation and 

warehousing, and utilities .  28.8 0.2 27.2 0.2 32.0 0.7 51.4 1.2 11.8

Information . . . . . . . . . . . .  27.9 0.2 26.0 0.2 29.7 0.7 49.4 1.0 13.0

See footnotes at end of table
U.S. Census Bureau Commuting in the United States: 2009 3

Supplemental Table C.

Mean Travel Time to Work by Means of Transportation and 

Selected Characteristics: 2009—Con.

(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)

Selected characteristics for 

workers 16 years and over 

who did not work at home

Total Drove alone Carpooled Public 

Transportation Walked All other means

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

ECONOMIC 

CHARACTERISTICS—Con

Industry—Con

Finance and insurance, and

real estate and rental and

leasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.5 0.1 24.3 0.1 29.4 0.5 52.8 0.6 9.2

Professional, scientific, and

management, and 

administrative and waste

management services . . .  28.0 0.1 26.0 0.1 29.7 0.3 48.5 0.5 12.5

Educational services, and

health care and social 

assistance . . . . . . . . . . . .  23.1 0.1 22.2 0.1 23.9 0.2 46.7 0.4 11.0

Arts, entertainment, 

and recreation, and 

accommodation and food

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21.0 0.1 19.4 0.1 20.9 0.3 43.2 0.6 13.1

Other services (except 

public administration) . . . .  22.6 0.1 21.2 0.1 24.8 0.4 47.8 0.9 8.7

Public administration . . . . .  27.5 0.1 25.4 0.1 32.7 0.6 50.0 0.7 13.2

Armed Forces . . . . . . . . . .  21.9 0.4 22.8 0.4 23.4 1.2 47.0 3.7 7.8

Class of Worker

Private wage and salary 

workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.6 – 24.1 – 28.2 0.1 47.7 0.2 12.0 0

Government workers . . . . .  24.0 0.1 22.8 0.1 26.5 0.2 47.6 0.5 11.1

Self-employed workers in 

own not incorporated 

business . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.3 0.2 23.2 0.2 29.5 0.5 47.9 1.1 7.7

Self-employed workers in

 own incorporated business .  22.6 0.2 21.8 0.2 27.7 0.6 49.0 1.9 6.6

Unpaid family workers . . . .  20.5 1.0 19.8 1.1 23.2 2.3 45.4 7.7 7.5

Workers Earnings in the

Past 12 Months 

(in 2009 inflation-adjusted

 dollars)

Less than $10,000 . . . . . . .  20.4 0.1 18.9 0.1 22.4 0.2 43.9 0.5 10.8

$10,000 to $14,999 . . . . . .  22.1 0.1 20.4 0.1 24.8 0.3 44.7 0.7 11.9

$15,000 to $24,999 . . . . . .  23.2 0.1 21.6 0.1 26.5 0.2 46.2 0.5 11.5

$25,000 to $34,999 . . . . . .  24.6 0.1 23.3 0.1 28.6 0.3 47.1 0.5 10.9

$35,000 to $49,999 . . . . . .  26.2 0.1 24.9 0.1 30.8 0.3 48.2 0.5 11.3

$50,000 to $64,999 . . . . . .  27.8 0.1 26.4 0.1 32.4 0.4 49.4 0.6 10.6

$60,000 to $74,999 . . . . . .  29.0 0.2 27.5 0.2 33.4 0.6 50.4 0.7 12.2

$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . .  30.3 0.1 28.5 0.1 35.3 0.5 52.2 0.7 12.4

$100,000 or more . . . . . . .  30.5 0.1 28.4 0.1 34.4 0.6 53.0 0.6 12.7

Poverty Status

Poverty status is 

determined: . . . . . . . . . . . .

Below 100 percent of the

 poverty level . . . . . . . . .  22.6 0.2 20.3 0.1 24.9 0.4 43.8 0.7 12.9

100 to 149 percent of the

 poverty level 23.4 0.1 21.4 0.1 25.8 0.4 44.5 0.6 12.7 

At or above 150 percent

 of the poverty level . . . .  25.6 – 24.1 – 28.7 0.1 48.7 0.3 11.5 0

See footnotes at end of table
4 Commuting in the United States: 2009 U.S. Census Bureau

Supplemental Table C.

Mean Travel Time to Work by Means of Transportation and 

Selected Characteristics: 2009—Con.

(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)

Selected characteristics for 

workers 16 years and over 

who did not work at home

Total Drove alone Carpooled Public 

Transportation Walked All other means

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

HOUSING 

CHARACTERISTICS

Tenure/Group Quarters

In a household: . . . . . . . . .  25.2 – 23.8 – 28.1 0.1 47.9 0.2 11.9 0

Householder lived in

 owner-occupied housing

 units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.7 – 24.4 – 29.3 0.2 53.1 0.3 10.5 0

Householder lived in

 renter-occupied housing

 units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.2 0.1 22.0 0.1 26.0 0.2 44.2 0.3 12.8

In a noninstitutionalized 

group quarter4 . . . . . . . . .  14.0 0.4 17.2 0.7 19.7 1.3 32.6 1.9 7.2

Household Income in the

 Past 12 Months 

(in 2009 inflation-adjusted

 dollars)

In a household:

Less than $10,000 . . . . . . .  21.8 0.2 19.7 0.3 24.4 0.9 43.3 1.1 12.7

$10,000 to $14,999 . . . . . .  22.6 0.2 20.2 0.2 24.8 0.8 45.4 1.3 13.1

$15,000 to $24,999 . . . . . .  22.6 0.1 20.8 0.1 25.2 0.7 44.8 0.7 13.2

$25,000 to $34,999 . . . . . .  23.2 0.1 21.6 0.1 26.4 0.4 44.8 0.7 11.8

$35,000 to $49,999 . . . . . .  23.9 0.1 22.5 0.1 26.9 0.4 46.1 0.5 12.0

$50,000 to $74,999 . . . . . .  24.7 0.1 23.5 0.1 27.9 0.3 46.9 0.5 10.9

$75,000 to $99,999 . . . . . .  25.7 0.1 24.4 0.1 29.0 0.3 48.4 0.5 11.6

$100,000 to $149,999 . . . .  26.9 0.1 25.4 0.1 29.9 0.3 50.7 0.6 11.1

$150,000 to $199,999 . . . .  28.1 0.1 26.2 0.1 30.5 0.5 51.6 0.6 12.2

$200,000 or more . . . . . . .  28.0 0.1 25.6 0.1 30.5 0.5 51.5 0.7 12.3

Number of Workers in

Household

In a household: . . . . . . . . .  25.2 – 23.8 – 28.1 0.1 47.9 0.2 11.9 0

One worker . . . . . . . . . .  25.7 0.1 24.1 0.1 30.3 0.3 47.7 0.3 12.4

Two workers . . . . . . . . . .  25.3 0.1 24.0 0.1 27.9 0.2 48.4 0.3 11.4

Three or more workers . .  24.4 0.1 22.6 0.1 26.5 0.2 47.2 0.5 12.0

Vehicles Available in 

Household

In a household: . . . . . . . . .  25.2 – 23.8 – 28.1 0.1 47.9 0.2 11.9 0

No vehicle available . . . .  31.5 0.2 23.8 0.3 26.3 0.6 44.3 0.3 15.5

One vehicle available . . .  24.4 0.1 22.5 0.1 25.6 0.2 46.8 0.4 12.1

Two vehicles available . .  25.1 0.1 24.1 0.1 28.5 0.2 52.5 0.4 9.9

Three or more vehicles

 available . . . . . . . . . . . .  25.1 0.1 24.2 0.1 29.7 0.2 53.4 0.7 8.9

See footnotes at end of table
U.S. Census Bureau Commuting in the United States: 2009 5

Supplemental Table C.

Mean Travel Time to Work by Means of Transportation and 

Selected Characteristics: 2009—Con.

(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)

Selected characteristics for 

workers 16 years and over 

who did not work at home

Total Drove alone Carpooled Public 

Transportation Walked All other means

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

Mean 

travel 

time

Margin 

of error1 

(±)

COMMUTING 

CHARACTERISTICS

Time of departure

12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. . .  .  33.6 0.3 30.8 0.2 45.1 1.0 62.6 1.8 1

5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. . . .  .  34.6 0.2 31.9 0.2 40.8 0.7 60.9 1.1 1

5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. . . .  .  39.4 0.2 27.0 0.2 35.3 0.6 59.7 1.0 1

6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. . . .  .  31.0 0.1 29.0 0.1 34.3 0.4 54.8 0.7 1

6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. . . .  .  25.8 0.1 24.2 0.1 28.2 0.3 53.7 0.6 1

7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. . . .  .  27.2 0.1 25.7 0.1 28.3 0.3 49.6 0.4 1

7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. . . .  .  21.8 0.1 20.8 0.1 22.6 0.3 46.2 0.5 1

8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m . . .  .  23.6 0.1 22.4 0.1 24.6 0.3 42.5 0.5 

8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. . . .  .  20.3 0.1 19.5 0.1 21.4 0.3 37.2 0.7 1

9:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. . .  .  21.6 0.1 20.9 0.1 22.0 0.2 42.2 0.5 1

Place of work

Worked in state of 

residence: . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24.4 – 23.2 – 27.1 0.1 46.1 0.2 11.3 0

Worked in county of

 residence . . . . . . . . . . .  19.9 – 18.9 – 21.9 0.1 39.9 0.2 11.1 0

Worked outside county of 

 residence . . . . . . . . . . .  37.4 0.1 35.3 0.1 41.3 0.2 57.5 0.4 14.4

Worked outside state of 

residence . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44.3 0.3 40.1 0.3 47.1 1.0 62.9 0.5 12.0

– Represents or rounds to zero

1

This number, when added to or subracted from the estimate, represents the 90 percent confidence interval around the estimate

2

Native includes people born in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Island Areas; or people born abroad of American parent(

3

Urban and rural designations are based upon 2000 Census population counts

4

Residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities and nursing facilities, are not included in the tabulations

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 20