Commute Mode Share

The Commute Mode Share indicator measures the proportion of residents who commute to work via public transit, walking, biking, or carpool. Higher percentages are better than lower percentages. Commute mode share is calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

Fewer vehicles on the road due to carpooling is linked to lower air pollution and car accidents. Regular transit riders are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines and have lower rates of obesity than non-transit riders. Carpool riders are more likely to walk or bike for non-commuting trips during the day. Walking and biking also promote health. Commute Mode Share is in the Transportation Services domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 13.5% 82
Audubon Park 25.4% 50
Bancroft 29.1% 43
Beltrami 38.2% 21
Bottineau 25.0% 51
Bryant 36.4% 25
Bryn - Mawr 21.7% 61
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 32.4% 36
Camden Industrial 0.0% 86
Cedar - Isles - Dean 17.0% 71
Cedar Riverside 56.1% 3
Central 38.8% 18
Cleveland 20.4% 67
Columbia Park 22.6% 58
Como 41.0% 15
Cooper 18.7% 68
Corcoran 37.3% 23
Diamond Lake 15.3% 79
Downtown East 38.4% 19
Downtown West 48.7% 10
East Calhoun (ECCO) 23.2% 55
East Harriet 23.0% 56
East Isles 23.6% 53
East Phillips 62.2% 2
Elliot Park 55.4% 4
Ericsson 23.3% 54
Field 21.7% 61
Folwell 32.4% 36
Fulton 16.4% 76
Hale 17.0% 71
Harrison 35.2% 27
Hawthorne 34.1% 32
Hiawatha 28.7% 45
Holland 36.1% 26
Howe 30.4% 40
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 86
Jordan 32.2% 38
Keewaydin 17.7% 69
Kenny 12.6% 84
Kenwood 17.0% 71
King Field 26.9% 49
Lind - Bohanon 13.9% 81
Linden Hills 15.5% 78
Logan Park 39.3% 17
Longfellow 32.7% 34
Loring Park 49.9% 9
Lowry Hill 22.1% 60
Lowry Hill East 38.3% 20
Lyndale 34.3% 31
Lynnhurst 17.0% 71
Marcy Holmes 51.1% 8
Marshall Terrace 21.6% 63
McKinley 24.7% 52
Mid - City Industrial 41.0% 15
Midtown Phillips 46.0% 11
Minnehaha 28.6% 46
Morris Park 13.5% 82
Near - North 37.3% 23
Nicollet Island - East Bank 34.0% 33
North Loop 35.0% 28
Northeast Park 38.2% 21
Northrop 20.9% 66
Page 15.7% 77
Phillips West 51.5% 6
Powderhorn Park 32.6% 35
Prospect Park - East River Road 53.9% 5
Regina 28.8% 44
Seward 42.6% 13
Sheridan 27.8% 47
Shingle Creek 12.6% 84
St. Anthony East 34.8% 29
St. Anthony West 29.4% 42
Standish 27.5% 48
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 41.3% 14
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 34.5% 30
Tangletown 16.8% 75
University of Minnesota 64.1% 1
Ventura Village 51.5% 6
Victory 21.2% 65
Waite Park 22.6% 58
Webber - Camden 31.5% 39
Wenonah 21.4% 64
West Calhoun 14.3% 80
Whittier 44.5% 12
Willard - Hay 29.7% 41
Windom 17.1% 70
Windom Park 23.0% 56

Key Citations:
1. Edwards J. Public transit, obesity, and medical costs: assessing the magnitudes. Preventive Medicine. 2008;46:14-21.

2. MacDonald JM et al. The effect of light rail transit on body mass index and physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2010; 39(2):105-112.