What percent of Americans use public transit?

According to Statista Consumer Insights, 73 percent of American commuters use their own car to move between home and work, making it by far the most popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, only 13 percent of the 7,649 respondents use public transportation while 11 percent ride their bike.



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Some 21% of urban residents use public transit on a regular basis, compared with 6% of suburban residents and just 3% of rural residents.

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According to our research: 74% of Americans commute to work every day.

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Some 21% of urban residents use public transit on a regular basis, compared with 6% of suburban residents and just 3% of rural residents.

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In 2019, persons in employment in the EU had an average commuting time of 25 minutes. Employed persons in Latvia had the longest commuting time with 33 minutes, followed by Hungary and Luxembourg (both 29 minutes). The United Kingdom also recorded a long average commuting time (30 minutes).

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A 2019 report on public transportation found that 7.8 million people, or about 5% of all U.S. workers, relied on public transit to commute to their workplace. (U.S. Census) An estimated 2.6% of U.S. workers walked to work in 2019. Fewer workers (less than 1%) commuted to work via bicycle.

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45 minutes is very standard, the shortest of my coworkers is 30 minutes. Many folks are up near 1.5 hours. You and your husband are extremely likely to change jobs, so the commute may not always be the same. That being said, 45 minutes is not that bad.

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54% of households in New York City do not own a car, and rely on public transportation.

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The vast majority of passenger travel in the United States occurs by automobile for shorter distances and airplane or railroad for longer distances.

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Total weekly national public transit ridership hovered around 180 million in early March 2020, plummeted down to 40 million by April 2020, and has slowly increased since then but now hovers at 140 million, significantly below the pre-pandemic baseline.

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Average commuting time: 25 minutes The largest share of Member States had a commuting time between 24 and 28 minutes (17 countries). The shortest average commuting times were found in Cyprus (19 minutes), Greece (20 minutes), Italy and Portugal (both 21 minutes).

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Türkiye professionals have the longest commute in Europe, with it taking approximately 48 minutes to commute from door to door, one way.

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The average commuting time in most European countries is 38 minutes, as opposed to 25 minutes in the United States.

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Why is there no metro in USA? New York and Washington DC have lower transit capacities than other global cities. Urban areas in the US built around car use that have historically underinvested in metro and other rapid transit systems have tended to experience major traffic issues.

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For decades now, passenger rail use has been steadily declining in the US, and although the country is criss-crossed with extensive railway tracks, the majority of these are used to carry freight, not passengers.

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The United States has the largest rail transport network size of any country in the world, at a total of approximately 160,000 miles (260,000 km). Passenger service serves as a mass transit option for Americans with commuter rail in most major American cities, especially on the U.S. East Coast.

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