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Means of Transportation to Work by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-23

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 2019-23, white residents of Lancaster County report the highest levels of driving alone to work, 83%. In comparison, 78% of Asians, 77% of Hispanics, and 75% of African Americans 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.

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, 2019-23
CarpooledDrove AlonePublic transportationTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, walked, or other means
Pennsylvania8%85%2%5%
Lancaster County11%83%1%*6%
Lancaster City7%*72%4%*17%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster8%*76%3%*14%
Penn Manor School District6%*88%0%***6%*
Pequea Valley School District30%54%1%***15%*
Solanco School District21%*70%0%***9%*
Warwick School District9%*85%0%***5%*
Cocalico School District9%*87%0%***3%**
Columbia Borough School District12%***80%0%***7%**
Conestoga Valley School District11%*81%1%***7%**
Donegal School District8%*86%0%***5%**
Eastern Lancaster County School District13%*78%0%***9%*
Elizabethtown Area School District8%*84%1%***7%*
Ephrata Area School District13%**82%0%***5%*
Hempfield School District5%*92%0%***2%**
Lampeter-Strasburg School District5%**92%0%***2%***
Manheim Central School District8%**90%1%***2%***
Manheim Township School District9%*88%1%***3%**
Lancaster County Boroughs
Christiana borough14%***83%*0%***3%***
Columbia borough12%***80%0%***7%**
Denver township6%***90%0%***4%***
East Petersburg borough3%***95%*1%***1%***
Elizabethtown borough7%**81%1%***11%*
Ephrata borough11%*85%0%***4%**
Lititz borough3%***86%1%***9%***
Manheim borough10%***88%1%***1%***
Marietta borough3%***89%1%***7%***
Millersville borough7%***76%0%***18%*
Mount Joy borough10%**83%0%***7%***
Mountville borough6%***91%0%***3%***
New Holland borough8%***90%0%***3%***
Quarryville borough10%***84%0%***6%***
Strasburg borough7%***84%0%***9%***
Terre Hill borough10%***84%*0%***6%***
Adamstown borough9%***89%*0%***1%***
Akron borough9%**83%0%***7%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township24%**51%*1%***23%**
Brecknock township10%**84%0%***6%***
Caernarvon township18%**76%0%***6%***
Clay township10%**90%0%***0%***
Colerain township25%**63%0%***12%**
Conestoga township7%***90%*0%***3%***
Conoy township26%***71%2%***1%***
Drumore township20%**68%*0%***13%***
Earl township20%***63%*0%***16%***
East Cocalico township9%**86%0%***5%***
East Donegal township9%***87%0%***4%***
Salisbury township34%56%1%***9%**
Strasburg township15%***83%*0%***2%***
Upper Leacock township11%*78%1%***10%***
Warwick township13%**84%0%***3%***
West Cocalico township12%**87%0%***2%***
West Donegal township4%***90%1%***6%***
West Earl township11%**79%0%***9%**
West Hempfield township4%**94%1%***2%***
West Lampeter township3%***96%0%***1%***
East Drumore township15%**78%1%***6%***
East Earl township11%***75%1%***13%***
East Hempfield township7%*91%0%***2%***
East Lampeter township12%**83%0%***5%***
Eden township35%*54%0%***11%***
Elizabeth township5%***90%0%***4%***
Ephrata township18%***75%0%***7%***
Fulton township17%**68%*0%***14%**
Lancaster township9%***86%0%***5%***
Leacock township22%**42%*0%***36%*
Little Britain township28%***65%*0%***6%***
Manheim township9%*88%1%***3%**
Manor township6%**93%0%***2%***
Martic township11%**86%0%***3%***
Mount Joy township5%**92%0%***3%***
Paradise township31%*63%*0%***6%***
Penn township8%***91%0%***1%***
Pequea township6%***84%1%***10%***
Providence township19%**79%0%***2%***
Rapho township7%***89%1%***3%***
Sadsbury township33%*57%0%***10%**
Lebanon County9%86%0%***4%
York County8%89%0%*3%
Berks County7%88%1%*4%
Chester County7%88%2%4%
Cumberland County6%88%0%**5%
Dauphin County8%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, 2019-23
CarpooledDrove AlonePublic transportationTaxicab, motorcycle, bicycle, walked, or other means
Pennsylvania328,7083,526,854100,273214,869
Lancaster County21,781170,6131,190*12,847
Lancaster City954*9,996496*2,402
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster1,432*14,379496*2,634
Penn Manor School District1,231*16,68838***1,075*
Pequea Valley School District2,6994,84446***1,303*
Solanco School District2,626*8,61429***1,102*
Warwick School District1,209*11,36455***678*
Cocalico School District948*8,8207***346**
Columbia Borough School District477***3,0820***274**
Conestoga Valley School District1,422*10,02380***886**
Donegal School District789*8,09117***478**
Eastern Lancaster County School District1,680*10,12123***1,190*
Elizabethtown Area School District1,154*11,69588***905*
Ephrata Area School District1,947**12,5371***714*
Hempfield School District1,013*17,68795***332**
Lampeter-Strasburg School District472**8,2326***192***
Manheim Central School District962**10,96562***218***
Manheim Township School District1,225*12,435147***382**
Lancaster County Boroughs
Christiana borough43***261*0***9***
Columbia borough477***3,0820***274**
Denver township94***1,5250***67***
East Petersburg borough56***1,991*24***19***
Elizabethtown borough387**4,16427***584*
Ephrata borough650*5,1230***272**
Lititz borough140***3,49645***361***
Manheim borough217***1,93818***18***
Marietta borough26***89515***68***
Millersville borough202***2,3010***540*
Mount Joy borough349**2,9702***257***
Mountville borough73***1,1236***31***
New Holland borough157***1,7880***50***
Quarryville borough118***9840***70***
Strasburg borough92***1,1280***115***
Terre Hill borough34***298*0***23***
Adamstown borough79***760*0***12***
Akron borough147**1,3100***112***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township257**537*13***247**
Brecknock township348**2,9390***200***
Caernarvon township286**1,2160***94***
Clay township288**2,4890***0***
Colerain township362**9245***171**
Conestoga township111***1,439*1***43***
Conoy township458***1,25744***22***
Drumore township182**629*0***118***
Earl township530***1,648*0***428***
East Cocalico township405**3,7767***214***
East Donegal township332***3,2430***133***
Salisbury township1,5812,62034***404**
Strasburg township212***1,205*0***27***
Upper Leacock township327*2,23933***290***
Warwick township990**6,50110***251***
West Cocalico township370**2,7720***53***
West Donegal township130***2,78017***173***
West Earl township370**2,62916***304**
West Hempfield township235**6,00765***114***
West Lampeter township168***5,7406***40***
East Drumore township235**1,18311***90***
East Earl township325***2,23223***395***
East Hempfield township649*8,5660***168***
East Lampeter township725**5,15531***292***
Eden township286*4330***88***
Elizabeth township79***1,3670***66***
Ephrata township862***3,6151***330***
Fulton township182**714*0***151**
Lancaster township478***4,5540***242***
Leacock township459**890*8***771*
Little Britain township507***1,164*0***108***
Manheim township1,225*12,435147***382**
Manor township523**8,75318***148***
Martic township226**1,7320***66***
Mount Joy township261**4,4770***146***
Paradise township659*1,334*4***128***
Penn township377***4,3420***37***
Pequea township169***2,45119***278***
Providence township497**2,0460***59***
Rapho township368***4,68544***163***
Sadsbury township452*7750***129**
Lebanon County4,59944,02680***2,226
York County12,928153,642612*4,680
Berks County9,652122,309820*5,456
Chester County11,488153,8052,6736,699
Cumberland County5,96982,403326**4,784
Dauphin County6,13170,756762**3,744

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 Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Maintaining
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 Increasing
Working Poor Maintaining
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 Increasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Decreasing
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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