Long Commuters – With Concentrations in Northeast States – Heavily Use Public Transport

The Census Bureau has released new figures from its 2011 American Community Survey, revealing work commute trends among the American population that could be of keen interest to radio and outdoor advertisers. Among the highlights, of US workers who did not work at home, 8.1% had commute times of 60 minutes or longer, with 23% of this group reporting use of public transportation, compared to 5.3% of commuters overall. (more…)