Travel Trend Brief 16. The Evolving Role of Commuting

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Figure 16-1

Worker Increase Trends by Decade

U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 ACS 1-Year Estimates: Table DP03 - Selected Economic Characteristics, combined with 1960,1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 data reported in Commuting in America III

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_DP03&prodType=table

 

 

Figure 16-2

Labor Force Growth by Age Group, 2012–2022

Monthly Labor Review, Labor Force Projections to 2022, December 2013

http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_303.htm

 

 

Figure 16-3

U.S. Mean Center of Population, 1790–2010

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/centersofpop.html

 

 

Figure 16-4

Distribution of Jobs, Workers, and Population by Area Type

Custom table of 2010 population, workers, and jobs for metro area components, prepared by Cambridge Systematics

2013_MSA_Pop-Wkrs-Jobs.xlsx

 

 

Figure 16-5

Fundamental Factors Influencing Commuting

Visual graphic (no data), prepared by CUTR