Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Washington (Greater)
Washington (Greater): Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons was 2.13 million Persons in 2023. ▬ Flat
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Washington (Greater), 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 Washington (Greater) is 2.13 million Persons, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Washington (Greater) peaked at 2.60 million Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million Persons, in 2023.
That places Washington (Greater) 9th out of 286 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons in Washington (Greater), year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.33 million Persons | — |
| 2012 | 2.38 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.45 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million Persons | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million Persons | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.35 million Persons | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.23 million Persons | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.13 million Persons | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.48 million Persons | 2.33 million Persons | 2.60 million Persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million Persons | 2.13 million Persons | 2.48 million Persons | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Washington (Greater)?
- Main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons in Washington (Greater) was 2.13 million 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 Washington (Greater)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons recorded in Washington (Greater)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million Persons in 2023.
- How does Washington (Greater) rank for main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons?
- Washington (Greater) ranks 9th out of 286 regions with data for 2023.
- Is main mode of transport to work - cities and fuas — employed persons rising or falling in Washington (Greater)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Washington (Greater) 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