Working from home continues to gain traction as a popular work access mode.
According to new American Community Survey data for 2016, gathered by New Geography, the nation's work force working from home has risen from 3.3 percent in 2000 to 5.0 percent in 2016. Indeed, the percentage of those working from home nearly equals that of those using public transit (5.1 percent). Despite new rail systems implemented in some metropolitan areas, working from home remains favorable in those locations.
Among the 53 major metropolitan areas, the largest transit market share is in New York, at 31.2 percent, while the smallest is in Oklahoma City, at 0.4 percent, a spread of more than 80 times (8,000 percent). The median metropolitan area has a transit work trip market share of 2.6 percent.
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