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fflint Sep 21, 2012 10:44 PM

Bike Commute Share in US Cities
 
Selected cities, from the new 2011 ACS estimates, for bike commute share:

Charlotte - 0.1%
Detroit - 0.1%
Dallas - 0.2%
El Paso - 0.2%
Kansas City - 0.3%
Las Vegas - 0.3%
San Antonio - 0.3%
St. Louis - 0.3%
Cincinnati - 0.4%
Houston - 0.4%
Memphis - 0.4%
Columbus - 0.5%
Indianapolis - 0.5%
Cleveland - 0.6%
Baltimore - 0.8%
Milwaukee - 0.8%
New York City - 0.8%
Phoenix - 0.8%
Miami - 0.9%
San Diego - 0.9%
Los Angeles - 1%
San Jose - 1%
Long Beach - 1.1%
Chicago - 1.4%
Pittsburgh - 1.4%
Atlanta - 1.5%
Tampa - 1.5%
Boston - 1.7%
Philadelphia - 1.8%
Austin - 1.9%
Sacramento - 2.2%
New Orleans - 2.3%
Salt Lake City - 2.3%
Denver - 2.4%
Tucson - 2.8%
Oakland - 3.1%
Washington DC - 3.2%
Minneapolis - 3.4%
San Francisco - 3.4%
Seattle - 3.5%
Madison - 4.7%
Portland - 6.3%

No 2011 data is apparently available for Nashville and Honolulu.

How to find the bike commute data for your city

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyclelicious
Visit the US Census FactFinder web page. For “topic or table name”, enter “S0801″ (without the quotes). For “state county or place” enter the name of your city or county. For a city name, you’ll see a drop down selection that includes “City Name city.” Select that, then press “GO.”

If your city has a population greater than 65,000, you’ll find the brand new 2011 data as one of your choices listed as “2011 ACS 1-year estimates.” Click that table, and you’ll see data for “COMMUTING CHARACTERISTICS BY SEX.” The humble bicycle is one of the listed items beneath “MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK."

http://www.cyclelicio.us/2012/bicycl...bay-area-2011/

PLANSIT Sep 21, 2012 11:54 PM

Boulder - 4.0%

ardecila Sep 22, 2012 2:06 AM

Wow, New Orleans at #11. There are a lot of bikers here for sure, but the rank is surprising considering the near-absence of bike lanes and the terrible, terrible pavement.

KevinFromTexas Sep 22, 2012 2:47 AM

1.9% in Austin. Almost 5 times the share of the next city in Texas, but it's still pathetically low.

Anyway, I've ridden 66 miles this week, and I'll likely have to ride a few more this weekend.

JiminyCricket II Sep 23, 2012 12:02 AM

Probably been posted before, but it's so true in Portland, a handful of the cyclists have become law-entitled pricks.

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LMich Sep 24, 2012 8:00 AM

It's a college town, but they have Ann Arbor at 4.9% (14.% walking).

Wiz Khalifa Sep 26, 2017 8:02 PM

CITIES WITH HIGHEST SHARE OF BICYCLE COMMUTERS:

The rust belt leads in percent growth (Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland).


PORTLAND, OR - 6.3%
WASHINGTON, DC - 4.6%
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 3.9%
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - 3.7%
SEATTLE, WA - 3.5%
NEW ORLEANS, LA - 3.3%
OAKLAND, CA - 3.0%
PITTSBURGH, PA - 2.6%
TUCSON, AZ - 2.5%
BOSTON, MA - 2.4%
PHILADELPHIA, PA - 2.2%
DENVER, CO - 2.2%
SACRAMENTO, CA - 1.9%
CHICAGO, IL - 1.7%
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - 1.6%
HONOLULU, HI - 1.5%
ANCHORAGE, AK - 1.5%
AUSTIN, TX - 1.5%
TAMPA, FL - 1.5%
ATLANTA, GA - 1.4%
ST. PAUL, MN - 1.3%
NEW YORK CITY, NY - 1.2%
CLEVELAND, OH - 1.1%
LOS ANGELES, CA - 1.1%
BUFFALO, NY - 1.0%
DETROIT, MI - 1.0%
SAN DIEGO, CA - 1.0%
BALTIMORE, MD - 1.0%
MILWAUKEE, WI - 0.9%
SANTA ANA, CA - 0.9%
MIAMI, FL - 0.8%
ST. LOUIS, MO - 0.8%
SAN JOSE, CA - 0.8%
MESA, AZ - 0.7%
LONG BEACH, CA -0.7%

http://bikeleague.org/sites/default/..._Ride_2016.pdf

LosAngelesSportsFan Sep 26, 2017 11:24 PM

We've gone up .1% in 5 years! Woohoo LA

Sun Belt Sep 27, 2017 3:17 PM

New Orleans just below Seattle is surprisingly high to me. I would have guessed it would be somewhere between Tampa and Miami due to the climate.

electricron Sep 27, 2017 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun Belt (Post 7934798)
New Orleans just below Seattle is surprisingly high to me. I would have guessed it would be somewhere between Tampa and Miami due to the climate.

New Orleans is fairly easy for novices to bike because there are no hills to climb!
It’s flatter than a pancake.


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