U.S. Census Bureau Roundtable

Discussion on Atlanta Commuting

Data

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76.5%

79.6%

77.6%

69.6%

64% 66% 68% 70% 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 82%

United States

Georgia

Atlanta (metro)

Atlanta (city)

Rate of Driving Alone to Work for Selected Geographies: 2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 2014 American Community Survey

Commute Mode Share in Atlanta: 1990 to 2014

Source: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2010 Census, and American Community Survey, 2006, 2010, 2014

61.2 64.0 64.9

67.4 69.6

11.6 12.4 9.2 7.8 6.7

20.0

15.0 14.8 11.4 10.6

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1990 2000 2006 2010 2014

Perc

ent

Year

Drove alone

Carpooled

Publictransportation

Commuting across counties in the Atlanta Area

Source: American Community Survey, 2014

72.5%

57.9%

52.2%

71.3%

27.5%

42.1%

47.9%

28.8%

United States

Georgia

Atlanta (metro)

Atlanta (city)

Crossing County Lines for Work: 2014

Worked in county of residence Worked outside county of residence

Source: American Community Survey, 2009-2013

13,370

15,158

19,012

20,990

25,545

36,858

66,036

91,065

112,322

Fayette County

Douglas County

Henry County

Cherokee County

Forsyth County

Clayton County

Gwinnett County

Cobb County

DeKalb County

Number of Workers

Commuters into Fulton County on a Typical Workday from…

Source: American Community Survey, 2009-2013

10,682

11,526

15,360

15,734

19,368

22,519

25,342

26,606

37,281

44,956

Fulton County to Clayton County

DeKalb County to Cobb County

Cobb County to DeKalb County

Henry County to Clayton County

Fulton County to Gwinnett County

Cherokee County to Cobb County

Fulton County to Cobb County

DeKalb County to Gwinnett County

Fulton County to DeKalb County

Gwinnett County to DeKalb County

Large County-to-County Commuting Flows Within the Atlanta Area

Travel Time to Work

Source: American Community Survey, 2014 *When considering margins of error, metro areas may not be statistically different from one another

U.S. Average: 26 Minutes

30.8

28.8

26.6

32.9

31.2

32.2

24.6

36.5

55.4

59.5

54.1

63.2

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Cobb

DeKalb

Fulton

Gwinnett

Minutes

Average Travel Time by Mode of Transporation

Public transportation

Carpooled

Drove alone

Source: American Community Survey, 2014

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