u.s. census bureau roundtable discussion on atlanta ......apr 27, 2016 · the atlanta area ....
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U.S. Census Bureau Roundtable
Discussion on Atlanta Commuting
Data
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76.5%
79.6%
77.6%
69.6%
64% 66% 68% 70% 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 82%
United States
Georgia
Atlanta (metro)
Atlanta (city)
Rate of Driving Alone to Work for Selected Geographies: 2014
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2014 American Community Survey
Commute Mode Share in Atlanta: 1990 to 2014
Source: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2010 Census, and American Community Survey, 2006, 2010, 2014
61.2 64.0 64.9
67.4 69.6
11.6 12.4 9.2 7.8 6.7
20.0
15.0 14.8 11.4 10.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1990 2000 2006 2010 2014
Perc
ent
Year
Drove alone
Carpooled
Publictransportation
Commuting across counties in the Atlanta Area
Source: American Community Survey, 2014
72.5%
57.9%
52.2%
71.3%
27.5%
42.1%
47.9%
28.8%
United States
Georgia
Atlanta (metro)
Atlanta (city)
Crossing County Lines for Work: 2014
Worked in county of residence Worked outside county of residence
Source: American Community Survey, 2009-2013
13,370
15,158
19,012
20,990
25,545
36,858
66,036
91,065
112,322
Fayette County
Douglas County
Henry County
Cherokee County
Forsyth County
Clayton County
Gwinnett County
Cobb County
DeKalb County
Number of Workers
Commuters into Fulton County on a Typical Workday from…
Source: American Community Survey, 2009-2013
10,682
11,526
15,360
15,734
19,368
22,519
25,342
26,606
37,281
44,956
Fulton County to Clayton County
DeKalb County to Cobb County
Cobb County to DeKalb County
Henry County to Clayton County
Fulton County to Gwinnett County
Cherokee County to Cobb County
Fulton County to Cobb County
DeKalb County to Gwinnett County
Fulton County to DeKalb County
Gwinnett County to DeKalb County
Large County-to-County Commuting Flows Within the Atlanta Area
Travel Time to Work
Source: American Community Survey, 2014 *When considering margins of error, metro areas may not be statistically different from one another
U.S. Average: 26 Minutes
30.8
28.8
26.6
32.9
31.2
32.2
24.6
36.5
55.4
59.5
54.1
63.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Cobb
DeKalb
Fulton
Gwinnett
Minutes
Average Travel Time by Mode of Transporation
Public transportation
Carpooled
Drove alone
Source: American Community Survey, 2014
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