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Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Value: 2.9 percent
Measurement
Period:
2007-2011
Location: County : Dallas
Located in:
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving
Substate Region: Region 3a
TEA Region: Region 10
State: Texas
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Comparison: U.S. Counties
Categories: Transportation / Public Transportation
Transportation / Commute To Work
Transportation

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My Indicator has a map tag, but I cannot see a map.
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Why is the indicator data year for one location different from the others?
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of workers aged 16 years and over who commute to work by public transportation.
Why this is important: 
Public transportation offers mobility to U.S. residents, particularly people without cars. Transit can help bridge the spatial divide between people and jobs, services, and training opportunities. Public transportation is also beneficial because it reduces fuel consumption, minimizes air pollution, and relieves traffic congestion.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of workers who take public transportation to work to 5.5%.
Technical Note:  The distribution is based on data from 3,143 U.S. counties and county equivalents.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2005-2009: 3.0 2006-2010: 3.0 2007-2011: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Age

16-19: 3.6 20-24: 3.6 25-44: 2.6 45-54: 3.2 55-59: 3.2 60-64: 3.1 65+: 2.7 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Gender

Female: 3.5 Male: 2.4 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Race/Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native: 2.5 Asian: 2.2 Black or African American: 6.8 Hispanic or Latino: 2.2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.0 Other: 2.6 Two or more races: 3.6 White, non-Hispanic: 1.6 Overall: 2.9

percent

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Stayed the same
Unit: percent
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Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Value: 2.9 percent
Measurement
Period:
2007-2011
Location: County : Dallas
Located in:
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving
Substate Region: Region 3a
TEA Region: Region 10
State: Texas
[ View Every County ]
Comparison: Prior Value
Categories: Transportation / Public Transportation
Transportation / Commute To Work
Transportation
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of workers aged 16 years and over who commute to work by public transportation.
Why this is important: 
Public transportation offers mobility to U.S. residents, particularly people without cars. Transit can help bridge the spatial divide between people and jobs, services, and training opportunities. Public transportation is also beneficial because it reduces fuel consumption, minimizes air pollution, and relieves traffic congestion.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of workers who take public transportation to work to 5.5%.
Technical Note:  The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2005-2009: 3.0 2006-2010: 3.0 2007-2011: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Age

16-19: 3.6 20-24: 3.6 25-44: 2.6 45-54: 3.2 55-59: 3.2 60-64: 3.1 65+: 2.7 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Gender

Female: 3.5 Male: 2.4 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Race/Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native: 2.5 Asian: 2.2 Black or African American: 6.8 Hispanic or Latino: 2.2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.0 Other: 2.6 Two or more races: 3.6 White, non-Hispanic: 1.6 Overall: 2.9

percent

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Target Not Met

Unit: percent
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Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Value: 2.9 percent
Healthy People 2020 Target: 5.5 percent
Measurement
Period:
2007-2011
Location: County : Dallas
Located in:
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving
Substate Region: Region 3a
TEA Region: Region 10
State: Texas
[ View Every County ]
Comparison: Healthy People 2020 Target
Categories: Transportation / Public Transportation
Transportation / Commute To Work
Transportation
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of workers aged 16 years and over who commute to work by public transportation.
Why this is important: 
Public transportation offers mobility to U.S. residents, particularly people without cars. Transit can help bridge the spatial divide between people and jobs, services, and training opportunities. Public transportation is also beneficial because it reduces fuel consumption, minimizes air pollution, and relieves traffic congestion.
The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of workers who take public transportation to work to 5.5%.
Source: American Community Survey
URL of Source:   http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
URL of Data:   http://factfinder2.census.gov/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2005-2009: 3.0 2006-2010: 3.0 2007-2011: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Age

16-19: 3.6 20-24: 3.6 25-44: 2.6 45-54: 3.2 55-59: 3.2 60-64: 3.1 65+: 2.7 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Gender

Female: 3.5 Male: 2.4 Overall: 2.9

percent

Workers Commuting by Public Transportation by Race/Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native: 2.5 Asian: 2.2 Black or African American: 6.8 Hispanic or Latino: 2.2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.0 Other: 2.6 Two or more races: 3.6 White, non-Hispanic: 1.6 Overall: 2.9

percent

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