According to the 2005 census (click here for the press release) 77% of Americans still drive to work alone. On top of that, 87.7% of workers prefer driving to work over alternative modes of transportation.
Top ten cities, ranked by percentage of bicycling commuters:
City - Percentage
- Portland - 3.5
- Minneapolis - 2.4
- Seattle - 2.3
- Tucson - 2.2
- San Francisco - 1.8
- Sacramento - 1.8
- Washington DC - 1.7
- Oakland - 1.5
- Honolulu - 1.4
- Denver - 1.4
It will be interesting to see what the next census says. I'm going to guess that these percentages go up, by just a little. An interesting fact: The national average according to the census is 0.4%. The lowest ranking city is Kansas City, MO with 0.0%. Apparently there's a ripe market in KC for selling some bicycles!
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