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Monitoring State-Level Changes in Walking, Biking, and Taking Public Transit to Work — American Community Survey, 2006 and 2017

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When comparing 2017 to 2006, the prevalence of combined active commuting to work (walking, bicycling, or using public transit) significantly increased in 8 states (Hawaii [1.6 percentage points], Illinois [1.3], Massachusetts [2.7], Michigan [0.4], New Jersey [1.2], New York [2.2], Washington [1.3], and Virginia [0.9]) and significantly decreased in 12 states (Georgia [−0.4], Florida [−0.5], Idaho [−1.3], Indiana [−0.4], Maryland [−1.0], Mississippi [−0.6], New Hampshire [−1.3], Nevada [−0.9], Ohio [−0.8], South Dakota [−1.9], Texas [−0.6], and Wisconsin [−1.1]). The regional differences were Northeast, 1.4 (significant increase); Midwest, 0.1 (no significant change); South, −0.3 (significant decrease); and West, <.01 (no significant change).


Figure 1.

Significant percentage point changes in combined active commuting to work (walking, bicycling, or taking transit) among employed residents aged 16 years or older by state and US Census region, American Community Survey, 2006 to 2017.

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Figure 2.

Percentage point changes in walking, bicycling, and taking transit to work among employed residents aged 16 years or older by state and US Census region, American Community Survey, 2006 to 2017.

Percentage point changes in walking, bicycling, and taking transit to work among employed residents aged 16 years or older by state and US Census region, American Community Survey, 2006 to 2017.
Region/State Walk Bike Transit
North −0.23a 0.23a 1.40a
Rhode Island 0.67 0.00 0.43
Massachusetts 0.53a 0.38a 1.83a
Connecticut 0.19 0.07 0.60a
New York 0.21 0.34a 2.06a
New Jersey 0.44a 0.08 1.72a
Pennsylvania 0.45a 0.30a 0.15
Vermont 0.46 0.07 0.28
Maine 0.60 0.12 0.15
New Hampshire 1.50a 0.04 0.16
Midwest −0.27a 0.07a 0.13a
North Dakota 0.19 0.31 0.03
Illinois 0.09 0.15a 1.09a
Michigan 0.02 0.11 0.26a
Kansas 0.23 0.07 0.01
Missouri 0.26 0.04 0.04
Indiana 0.34a 0.03 0.09
Minnesota 0.42a 0.08 0.35
Ohio 0.44a 0.11a 0.48a
Wisconsin 0.60a 0.17 0.31
Iowa 0.66a 0.11 0.05
Nebraska 0.67 0.05 0.21
South Dakota 1.26a 0.28 0.38
South −0.13a 0.08a −0.22a
Washington, District of Columbia 0.90 3.60a 3.50a
Virginia 0.44a 0.22a 0.19
South Carolina 0.36a 0.02 0.11
Alabama 0.15 0.00 0.06
Delaware 0.11 0.04 0.21
Kentucky 0.04 0.07 0.04
Arkansas 0.00 0.01 0.21a
North Carolina 0.01 0.00 0.06
Oklahoma 0.08 0.10 0.17
West Virginia 0.14 0.00 0.03
Tennessee 0.15 0.02 0.11
Georgia 0.22a 0.10a 0.27a
Florida 0.23a 0.02 0.27a
Louisiana 0.27 0.20a 0.07
Texas 0.32a 0.03 0.32a
Mississippi 0.43a 0.09a 0.08
Maryland 0.56a 0.14a 0.58
West −0.21a 0.08a 0.10a
Wyoming 1.04 0.54 0.56
Hawaii 0.72 0.17 0.72
Oregon 0.02 0.49a 0.28
Washington 0.02 0.05 1.33a
New Mexico 0.09 0.13 0.05
Montana 0.13 0.57 0.31
California 0.18a 0.13a 0.03
Nevada 0.21 0.18 0.54
Colorado 0.35 0.10 0.20
Arizona 0.39a 0.12 0.20
Utah 0.49 0.07 0.02
Idaho .10a 0.20 0.36a
Alaska 2.09a 0.30 1.50a
Nation −0.20a 0.10a 0.20a

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