Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Indianapolis
Indianapolis: Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons was 570,594 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Indianapolis, 2011–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Indianapolis stood at 570,594 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Indianapolis peaked at 597,821 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 533,914 Persons, in 2011.
Indianapolis ranks 30th of 286 regions on this measure, 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 Indianapolis, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 533,914 Persons | — |
| 2012 | 536,373 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 538,053 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 546,341 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 558,961 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 570,215 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 579,291 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 588,607 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 597,821 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 587,284 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 581,616 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 578,445 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 570,594 Persons | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 561,064 Persons | 533,914 Persons | 597,821 Persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 579,485 Persons | 570,594 Persons | 587,284 Persons | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Indianapolis?
- Main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Indianapolis was 570,594 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 Indianapolis?
- The highest recorded value was 597,821 Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons recorded in Indianapolis?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,914 Persons in 2011.
- How does Indianapolis rank for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons?
- Indianapolis ranks 30th out of 286 regions with data for 2023.
- Is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons rising or falling in Indianapolis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indianapolis 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