How Americans get to (and from) work Transit type used for the longest distance, among workers ages 16 and older 5.3 Worked from home 1.3 Taxi, motorcycle or fother
And carpooling, at least as a way to get to and from work, has fallen over the decades – from 20% of workers in 1980 to 9% last year, according to the Census Bureau. Around three-quarters (76%) of Americans typically drove alone last year, as they have every year since at least 2000.
How Americans get to (and from) work  | Transit type used for the longest distance, among workers  | ages 16 and older  | 5.3 Worked from home  | 100%  | 1.3 Taxi, motorcycle or fother  | 0. 5 Bicycle  | 2 6 Walked  | 4. 9 Public transportation  | 9. O Carpooled  | 76.3 Drove alone  | 180  | 199  | 1900  | 105  | 10  | 15 18  | Note: Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding  | Source: U .S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 