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Bicycle Commuting Data
Bicycle Commuting Data
The number of bicyclists is growing rapidly from coast to coast. The National Household Travel Survey showed that the number of trips made by bicycle in the U.S. more than doubled from 1.7 billion in 2001 to 4 billion in 2009.
For bicyclists of all stripes, there's nothing like Bike to Work Day (BTWD), an annual celebration of active transportation. Thanks, in part, to encouragement efforts like BTWD, the number of bike commuters is on the rise, as well — especially in Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC). From 2000 to 2011, bicycle commuting rates in large BFCs increased 80 percent — far above the national average of 47 percent and more than double the rate in non-BFCs (32 percent).
In many Bicycle Friendly Communities, including Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Denver and Lexington, Ky., have more than doubled their bike commuter share since 2000.
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The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey collects data on bicycle commuting in 375 cities in the United States.
» Download 2010 bicycle commuter data for all 375 cities, including number and share of bicycle commuters by gender
» Download 1990-2011 data for the 70 largest U.S. cities, including share of bicycle commuters and percent change
» Download 2011 bicycle commuter rates by state, including percentage and number of bicyclists by gender
Note: ACS numbers are based on surveys of a sample of the population, so they are just estimates -- sometimes with large margins of error. Some changes may not be statistically significant. They are just bike commuter estimates; many people who ride bikes are not counted here.
