What journey-to-work data is available from the 1980 Census?
We have the full set of 1980 Census Urban Transportation Planning Package (UTPP) data files, in ASCII flat file format. This is the first dataset to provide inter-regional county-to-county commuters by means of transportation. The place-to-place data in the 1980 UTPP is only for intra-regional places, not inter-regional place-to-place. The detailed zone-to-zone 1980 data is available on request. Means of transportation to work included in the 1980 Census include: car, truck, van, bus or streetcar, subway or elevated, railroad, taxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, walk only, worked at home and other means. Bicycle-to-work and motorcycle-to-work data was first collected in the 1980 Census. In addition, the 1980 Census is the first census to include data on: drive alone, 2-person carpool, 3-person carpool, 4-person carpool, 5-person carpool, 7-person carpool, and 7-or-more person carpool.
