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

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.