The 2015 MAKE MY TRIP COUNT Commuter Survey
illustrates the travel patterns of more than 20,700
commuters. How do Pittsburghers get to work?
Here are the highlights. Details at:
www.makemytripcount.com.

DESTINATIONS
Where are commuters headed?
Respondents selected their final commute destination as Downtown, Oakland or other.

Downtown 46%

Oakland 34%

Other 20%

Responses: 20,710

DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographic information of respondents who provided information.
5,000

26.4%

4,000
Male
37%

Female
63%

19.9%

20.7%

19.9%

3,000
2,000

18.1%

1,000
0

3.4%
.3%

.1%

<17

 18 -24  25 - 34  35 - 44  45 - 54  55 - 64  65 - 74

 75 >

Age
SECTORS

Education
Healthcare
Finance / Insurance
Other
Government
Nonprofit
Professional & Business Services
Information / Media
Construction / Real Estate
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Retail Trade
Transportation / Warehousing
Utilities
Wholesale Trade

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

COMMUTE DAYS
How many days a week do commuters travel to and from work?

1 DAY

2 DAYS

3 DAYS

4 DAYS

5 DAYS

6 DAYS

7 DAYS

0.8%

1.2%

4.6%

8.3%

77.3%

5.2%

2.7%

COMMUTER MODES
Mode splits by destination.

All Destinations

46.7%

5.3%

0.4%

2.2%

Drive Alone

Carpool

Vanpool

Dropped Off

25.7%

5.4%

2.7%

0.5%

Bus

Light Rail (T)

Park and Ride

University Shuttle

4.2%

4.3%

1.3%

1.3%

Bike

Walk

Telecommute

Other

Downtown Destinations
Walk Telecommute Other
Bike 2.5%
2.3%
0.4%
2.5%
University Shuttle
0.1%
Park and Ride
3.8%

Oakland Destinations

Drive Alone
38.3%

Light Rail
9.7%

University Shuttle
1.2%
Park and Ride
2.2%

Walk
Bike 7.2%
5.7%

Telecommute
0.2%
Other
0.4%
Drive Alone
47.3%

Light Rail
1.5%

Bus
31.3%

Carpool
6.2%
Vanpool
0.2%

Dropped Off
2.2%

Bus
26.1%

Dropped Off
Vanpool
2.4%
0.5%

Carpool
4.9%

ZIP CODES
Response origins by zip code.

1 - 42
43 - 120
121 - 238
239 - 395
396 - 667
668 - 1,264

MILES TRAVELED
Number of miles traveled by mode.

1.3 Million (Avoided)
Telecommute

1.5 Million

Human Powered

21.1 Million
Public Transit

38.2 Million
Motor Vehicle

*Note: Miles are only calculated for Oakland and Downtown based destinations.

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