Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Roanoke
Roanoke: Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons was 40,706 Persons in 2023. ▬ Flat
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Roanoke, 2011–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Roanoke is 40,706 Persons, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Roanoke peaked at 45,328 Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,706 Persons, in 2023.
Roanoke ranks 250th of 286 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,192 Persons | 42,794 Persons | 45,328 Persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 42,564 Persons | 40,706 Persons | 44,115 Persons | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Roanoke?
- Main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Roanoke was 40,706 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 Roanoke?
- The highest recorded value was 45,328 Persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons recorded in Roanoke?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,706 Persons in 2023.
- How does Roanoke rank for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons?
- Roanoke ranks 250th out of 286 regions with data for 2023.
- Is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons rising or falling in Roanoke?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Roanoke 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