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Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity

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Means of Transportation to Work by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-22

What does this measure?

The type of transportation used on a daily basis by workers over the age of 16 who commute to work, expressed as a percentage of all workers who do not work at home, by race/ethnicity.

Why is this important?

Patterns of transportation usage impact environmental and transportation planning. These patterns may also reflect issues of poverty, location of employment, the availability and quality of public transit, local land use and environmental policies, or lifestyle choices of residents.

How does our county compare?

In 2018-22, white and Asian residents of Lancaster County report the highest levels of driving alone to work, 82% and 86%, respectively. In comparison, 72% of African Americans, and 76% of Hispanics report driving alone to work. Both African Americans and Hispanic residents report higher rates of carpooling and public transportation compared to white and Asian residents.

In the City of Lancaster, 71% of white residents report driving along, while 9% report carpooling, 3% report taking public transportation, and 17% report other means, such as using motorcycles, bicycles, taxis or walking. By comparison, 58% of African Americans, and 71% of Hispanics report driving alone to work.

Surrounding counties report fairly similar statistics for the period, with the majority of all groups reporting that they drive alone to work and with higher percentages of African Americans and Hispanics carpooling or using public transportation than whites.

Why do these disparities exist?

Historic and current policies and systems, from racist housing policies to employment discrimination to education systems that fail to equitably serve all populations, have prevented people of color from fully participating in our economy, locking them out of economic opportunity. This can result in less ability to afford a private vehicle. In addition, people of color tend to live in urbanized areas at higher rates, where public transit systems are more available.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are expected to be released annually in December.


Means of Transportation to Work by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-22
CarpooledDrove AlonePublic transportationTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, walked, or other means
Pennsylvania8%84%3%5%
Lancaster County11%82%1%*6%
Lancaster City9%*71%3%**17%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster8%*75%3%**14%
Penn Manor School District6%*89%0%***5%*
Pequea Valley School District29%54%1%***16%*
Solanco School District19%*72%0%***9%
Warwick School District9%*87%0%***4%**
Cocalico School District11%*86%0%***3%**
Columbia Borough School District11%**81%2%***6%**
Conestoga Valley School District13%*80%0%***6%*
Donegal School District9%**86%0%***5%**
Eastern Lancaster County School District17%74%0%***9%*
Elizabethtown Area School District8%*86%1%***6%*
Ephrata Area School District14%*81%0%***4%**
Hempfield School District5%*93%1%***1%**
Lampeter-Strasburg School District6%**93%0%***1%***
Manheim Central School District9%*88%1%***2%**
Manheim Township School District11%*86%1%***3%**
Lancaster County Boroughs
Christiana borough9%***87%*0%***4%***
Columbia borough11%**81%2%***6%**
Denver township11%**84%0%***5%***
East Petersburg borough2%***96%1%***1%***
Elizabethtown borough8%***81%1%***9%*
Ephrata borough13%*84%0%***3%***
Lititz borough6%**85%0%***9%**
Manheim borough12%***86%1%***2%***
Marietta borough3%***91%1%***5%***
Millersville borough4%***83%*1%***12%**
Mount Joy borough8%***82%1%***9%***
Mountville borough5%***93%1%***0%***
New Holland borough11%***86%0%***3%***
Quarryville borough3%***88%1%***9%***
Strasburg borough10%***87%0%***3%***
Terre Hill borough8%***87%**0%***5%***
Adamstown borough8%***91%*0%***1%***
Akron borough9%**84%0%***7%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township25%**48%*0%***28%**
Brecknock township13%**79%0%***8%***
Caernarvon township21%**69%0%***9%***
Clay township12%**88%0%***0%***
Colerain township16%*71%0%***12%**
Conestoga township4%***93%0%***3%***
Conoy township16%***83%1%***1%***
Drumore township16%**72%*0%***12%***
Earl township28%**59%*0%***13%**
East Cocalico township11%**84%0%***5%***
East Donegal township13%***86%0%***2%***
Salisbury township35%56%1%***8%**
Strasburg township12%***87%*1%***0%***
Upper Leacock township14%*76%0%***10%***
Warwick township11%**86%0%***2%***
West Cocalico township11%***89%0%***0%***
West Donegal township5%***89%0%***5%***
West Earl township13%**79%1%***7%***
West Hempfield township4%**95%1%***1%***
West Lampeter township4%***96%0%***0%***
East Drumore township13%***79%1%***7%***
East Earl township13%***76%1%***11%***
East Hempfield township6%**92%0%***2%***
East Lampeter township14%*83%1%***3%***
Eden township39%*50%0%***11%***
Elizabeth township5%***92%0%***3%***
Ephrata township19%***72%0%***8%***
Fulton township21%**68%*0%***11%***
Lancaster township6%**90%0%***5%***
Leacock township21%**40%*0%***39%*
Little Britain township31%***65%*0%***3%***
Manheim township11%*86%1%***3%**
Manor township6%**92%0%***2%***
Martic township12%**85%0%***3%***
Mount Joy township6%**91%0%***3%***
Paradise township28%*66%0%***6%***
Penn township10%**88%1%***1%***
Pequea township6%**84%1%***9%***
Providence township16%**81%0%***3%***
Rapho township8%***89%1%***2%***
Sadsbury township29%*59%0%***12%*
Lebanon County9%87%0%***4%
York County8%89%0%*2%
Berks County7%88%1%*4%
Chester County6%89%2%4%
Cumberland County6%88%0%**5%
Dauphin County7%87%1%*5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percent of those who do not work at home. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.




Number of Workers by Means of Transportation, by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-22
CarpooledDrove AlonePublic transportationTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, walked, or other means
Pennsylvania348,6823,665,561113,453217,702
Lancaster County23,553174,4851,318*12,306
Lancaster City1,365*10,450492**2,506
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster1,683*14,897509**2,744
Penn Manor School District1,206*16,85956***879*
Pequea Valley School District2,6704,92957***1,448*
Solanco School District2,434*9,01919***1,130
Warwick School District1,226*12,03130***595**
Cocalico School District1,124*8,94623***318**
Columbia Borough School District432**3,21568***234**
Conestoga Valley School District1,676*10,00452***726*
Donegal School District929**8,57427***476**
Eastern Lancaster County School District2,2019,90017***1,176*
Elizabethtown Area School District1,078*11,74674***777*
Ephrata Area School District2,251*12,6691***701**
Hempfield School District898*17,883108***239**
Lampeter-Strasburg School District564**8,65524***60***
Manheim Central School District1,153*11,017100***213**
Manheim Township School District1,596*13,010153***412**
Lancaster County Boroughs
Christiana borough33***320*0***13***
Columbia borough432**3,21568***234**
Denver township175**1,3430***73***
East Petersburg borough43***2,00815***17***
Elizabethtown borough415***4,03246***469*
Ephrata borough803*5,1780***178***
Lititz borough233**3,43819***371**
Manheim borough243***1,80717***44***
Marietta borough29***1,0168***59***
Millersville borough127***2,352*20***338**
Mount Joy borough297***2,87219***318***
Mountville borough68***1,18717***0***
New Holland borough239***1,8030***56***
Quarryville borough37***1,0056***98***
Strasburg borough136***1,1750***36***
Terre Hill borough35***376**0***22***
Adamstown borough72***808*0***10***
Akron borough143**1,3860***113***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township261**502*0***290**
Brecknock township448**2,7720***272***
Caernarvon township329**1,0800***145***
Clay township360**2,5960***7***
Colerain township236*1,0255***178**
Conestoga township68***1,5471***53***
Conoy township271***1,42313***13***
Drumore township152**690*0***117***
Earl township752**1,603*0***362**
East Cocalico township525**3,96523***235***
East Donegal township530***3,6200***81***
Salisbury township1,5792,54953***387**
Strasburg township186***1,389*17***0***
Upper Leacock township404*2,2410***297***
Warwick township905**7,00711***178***
West Cocalico township352***2,8430***0***
West Donegal township160***2,82015***168***
West Earl township437**2,65717***241***
West Hempfield township237**6,29662***43***
West Lampeter township242***5,8797***24***
East Drumore township191***1,1568***101***
East Earl township398***2,26617***319***
East Hempfield township550**8,39214***179***
East Lampeter township835*5,10635***188***
Eden township321*4110***88***
Elizabeth township88***1,5860***46***
Ephrata township945***3,5091***403***
Fulton township223**729*0***120***
Lancaster township288**4,67217***238***
Leacock township492**952*0***932*
Little Britain township538***1,120*0***60***
Manheim township1,626*13,010153***412**
Manor township588**8,83018***179***
Martic township245**1,7700***59***
Mount Joy township305**4,5370***145***
Paradise township599*1,4284***129***
Penn township487**4,35240***45***
Pequea township178**2,34717***250***
Providence township475**2,3810***78***
Rapho township423***4,85843***124***
Sadsbury township399*8110***165*
Lebanon County4,74145,52376***2,153
York County13,733158,733786*4,271
Berks County10,572128,1881,042*6,054
Chester County11,355162,7432,9516,744
Cumberland County5,97485,674429**4,964
Dauphin County6,39076,208700*4,241

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.




INDICATORS TREND
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Decreasing
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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