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Table 5 Commuting distances by mode and location

From: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the active commuting behaviors of U.S. Department of the Interior employees

 

Non-Active

Walk

Bike

Mixed-Mode

Year

Mean (SD)

Median

Mean (SD)

Median

Mean (SD)

Median

Mean (SD)

Median

All (miles)

 2010

21.2 (23.0)

15

1.21 (7.03)

0.5

4.94 (4.38)

4

18.4 (17.5)

14

 2012

22.8 (26.7)

15

0.94 (3.17)

0.5

5.14 (4.39)

4

13.3 (17.0)

8

 2013

19.4 (21.3)

13

0.84 (1.28)

0.5

4.65 (3.92)

4

12.1 (13.6)

8

 2014

19.9 (21.7)

13

0.85 (0.91)

0.5

4.58 (3.86)

3

12.6 (17.3)

8

 2015

20.1 (22.0)

13

0.85 (0.97)

0.5

4.53 (4.10)

3

12.5 (14.4)

8

 2016

19.9 (21.9)

13

0.80 (0.79)

0.5

4.43 (3.96)

3

12.3 (13.8)

8

Metro (miles)

 2010

21.3 (22.0)

15

1.28 (2.78)

0.5

5.45 (4.55)

4

18.4 (15.8)

14

 2012

22.3 (24.8)

15

1.23 (4.37)

0.5

5.60 (4.40)

5

15.0 (17.6)

10

 2013

19.3 (20.4)

13

1.01 (1.49)

0.5

5.10 (3.94)

4

13.9 (14.0)

10

 2014

19.6 (20.5)

13

1.01 (0.95)

0.5

5.00 (3.80)

4

14.0 (15.0)

10

 2015

19.6 (20.2)

13

1.08 (1.27)

0.5

5.00 (4.14)

4

14.0 (13.7)

10

 2016

19.6 (20.9)

13

0.96 (0.87)

0.5

4.90 (4.01)

4

13.9 (13.9)

10

Non-Metro (miles)

 2010

20.9 (25.7)

15

1.14 (10.2)

0.5

2.85 (2.70)

2

18.4 (36.8)

7

 2012

24.3 (32.0)

14

0.63 (0.60)

0.5

3.13 (3.76)

2

7.9 (13.4)

4

 2013

19.7 (24.1)

12

0.68 (1.01)

0.5

2.92 (3.33)

2

6.0 (9.8)

3

 2014

21.0 (25.0)

12

0.69 (0.82)

0.5

3.03 (3.75)

2

7.4 (23.1)

3

 2015

21.7 (26.8)

13

0.61 (0.33)

0.5

2.77 (3.44)

2

6.8 (15.4)

3

 2016

20.6 (24.9)

12

0.64 (0.66)

0.5

2.49 (2.77)

2

6.8 (12.0)

3

  1. Mean (Standard Deviation)
  2. Non-active commuters were respondents who chose to drive some type of vehicle (such as a car) to work for all five days of the survey
  3. Walkers were commuters that walked for at least three commute trips during the sample week
  4. Bikers were commuters that biked for at least three commute trips during the sample week
  5. Mixed-mode described commuters that walked or biked in combination with a non-active mode for at least one trip during the sample week
  6. The sample sizes were: 2010 (n=23,231), 2012 (n=25,974), 2013 (n=24,686), 2014 (n=23,078), 2015 (n=21,725), and 2016 (n=23,609)