What was the average one-way U.S. commute in 2022?
Answer26.4 minutes
The historic high was 27.6 minutes in 2019.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Travel to Work Since the Pandemic (2022) census.gov
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What share of U.S. workers drove alone to work in 2022?
Answer68.7%
That was down from 75.9% in 2019.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Travel to Work Since the Pandemic (2022) census.gov
About how many people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2024 (early estimate)?
Answer39,345
That was about 3.8% fewer than the 40,901 deaths in 2023.
Source: NHTSA, NHTSA Estimates 39,345 Traffic Fatalities in 2024 (2024) nhtsa.gov
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How many public transit trips did Americans take in 2024?
Answer7.66 billion
Ridership climbed from 4.81 billion trips in 2021.
Source: APTA, New APTA Data Shows Public Transportation Drives Economic Growth, Creates Jobs and Powers U.S. Mobility (2024) apta.com
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