What type of data does the U.S. Census Bureau produce on commuting, journey to work, and place of work?
Journey to Work and Place of Work Data comes from Census 2000, the 2004 to 2007 American Community Surveys (ACS), and the 1990 census. We provide data on such topics as: • * means of transportation–car, public bus, bicyle, walk, or work at home; • * travel time to work–how long does it take to get from home to work; • * time leaving home to go to work; • * private vehicle occupancy; and • * place of work–state, county, place, minor civil division, and metropolitan statistical area. These data are available using American FactFinder for Census 2000 and 1990 and the American Community Survey Data are available for most geographic levels from Summary File 3 (SF3), and for geographies with population of 20,000 or more from the 2005-2007 ACS 3-year estimates. For instance, a release from the 2005 ACS highlights that “Most of Us Still Drive to Work – Alone.” From the Journey to Work and Place of Work topic page, you can also access special purpose data files such as the County-to-County W
