Largest changes in percentage of 18 to 34 year old workers who drive a car, truck, van or carpooled to work, 1980 to 2009-2013 - alternative text

Largest decreases in car use:

  • New York = -9.4%
  • Boston = -7.8%
  • San Francisco = -4.6%
  • Portland = -4.3%
  • Washington = -3.3%
  • Seattle = -3.2%
  • Los Angeles = -2.4%
  • Charlotte = -1.5%
  • Miami = -1.3%

Largest increases in car use:

  • Pittsburgh = 1.1%
  • St. Louis = 1.2%
  • Riverside = 2.3%
  • Minneapolis = 2.8%
  • Baltimore = 3..6%
  • San Antonio = 4.8%
  • San Diego = 8.1%

Note: Geography is at the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) level. Data is from the 1980 Census and the 2009-2013 5-year estimates for the American Community Survey.

Source: American Community Survey 2009-2013. Retrieved from: U.S. Census Bureau (2013). "Young Adults Then and Now": Census Explorer interactive mapping tool. Accessed at: https://www.census.gov/censusexplorer/censusexplorer-youngadults.html

See also: Jaffe, E. (2014, December 8). "It Turns Out That Millennials Do Drive." CityLab. Accessed at: https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2014/12/these-numbers-challenge-the-notion-that-young-people-dont-drive/383431/