Figure 1.1.3 – Percentage of Workers who Primarily Bike or Walk to Work Over Time

The American Community Survey began reporting commute to work estimates in 2005 on a pilot basis. Current data available through data.census.gov goes back to 2010.

Percentage of Workers who Primarily Bike or Walk to Work Over Time. Proportion of commuters bicycling to work over time has largely remained constant at 0.5% since 1980, while the proportion of commuters who walk to work has fallen from above 5.5% to around 2.5% since 1980.