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Table 2.3 Transit commuting to downtowns (as dened)
Area
Total
commutes to
entire metro
area, 2,000
Total
commuters
to central
city
Total transit
commuters
to central
city
Transit
share to
central
city (%)
Total
downtown
commuters
2,000
Total transit
commuters to
downtown,
2,000
Downtown
land area
(square
miles)
Transit share
of downtown
commuters
(%)
Worker
density
(commuters
per square
mile)
New York
9,429,080
4,545,645
2,065,120
45.43
379,380
290,390
1.08
76.5
351,277.78
Chicago
4,263,430
1,686,150
420,975
24.97
341,014
210,490
1.13
61.7
301,782.30
San Fran cisco
3,523,465
1,809,120
273,430
15.11
320,170
156,764
2.55
49.0
125,556.86
Washington, DC 3,876,675
1,296,840
269,685
20.80
409,505
154,658
3.99
37.8
102,632.83
Boston
2,977,665
1,143,960
222,500
19.45
270,315
137,701
2.32
50.9
116,515.09
Philadelphia
2,790,705
875,785
190,310
21.73
230,358
105,387
2.40
45.7
95,982.50
Seattle
1,785,935
841,560
100,500
11.94
147,905
54,435
2.99
36.8
49,466.56
Los Angeles
6,744,860
2,776,585
185,515
6.68
215,340
43,656
3.78
20.3
56,968.25
Portland
1,107,080
549,160
49,940
9.09
104,810
28,839
2.11
27.5
49,672.99
Houston
2,078,465
1,354,610
62,665
4.63
155,050
25,874
1.68
16.7
92,291.67
Dallas
2,569,405
1,430,395
37,475
2.62
91,786
12,493
0.85
13.6
107,983.53
San Diego
1,293,940
801,530
29,830
3.72
75,850
8,675
2.16
11.4
35,115.74
Sacramento
802,455
308,235
14,855
4.82
64,830
7,959
1.26
12.3
51,452.38
San Antonio
708,445
582,675
18,045
3.10
53,440
3,842
1.15
7.2
46,469.57
Austin
657,455
506,750
15,514
3.06
76,150
2,913
0.95
3.8
80,157.89
Source
Adopted from Reference [
4
], p 94, Table 3.42
