Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Charlotte
Charlotte: Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons was 449,702 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Charlotte, 2011–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Charlotte recorded 449,702 Persons for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Charlotte peaked at 513,950 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 425,001 Persons, in 2011.
That places Charlotte 36th out of 286 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Charlotte, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 425,001 Persons | — |
| 2012 | 430,109 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 433,046 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 446,080 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 461,664 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 476,040 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 491,205 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 503,751 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 513,950 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 503,525 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 478,928 Persons | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 463,622 Persons | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 449,702 Persons | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 464,538 Persons | 425,001 Persons | 513,950 Persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 473,944 Persons | 449,702 Persons | 503,525 Persons | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Charlotte?
- Main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Charlotte was 449,702 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons recorded in Charlotte?
- The highest recorded value was 513,950 Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons recorded in Charlotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,001 Persons in 2011.
- How does Charlotte rank for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons?
- Charlotte ranks 36th out of 286 regions with data for 2023.
- Is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons rising or falling in Charlotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Charlotte data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons commuting to work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides an indicator of the main mode of transport to work in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. The indicator is defined as the share of people using a given mode to commute to work. Modes of transport include car, scooter, public transport (including company buses), bicycle, walking and other. The indicator excludes employed people working from home. Data sources and methodology The indicator uses data extracted from the Eurostat database for European countries. For non-European countries, data is collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. A detailed description of the data sources can be found in the annex of Regions and Cities at a Glance 2024. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Main mode of transport to work - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org