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Table 4-13.Means of Transportation to
Work of Employed Heads of Households, 1973 (number and percent of
employed household heads)
| Transportation
mode |
Number
(millions) |
Percent |
| All employed heads |
49.7 |
100 |
| Private
transportation-mode |
42.2 |
85 |
| Car |
37.6 |
76 |
| Truck |
4.4 |
9 |
| Motorcycle |
.3 |
1 |
| Taxi |
.2 |
|
| Public transit |
3.8 |
8 |
| Bus or streetcar |
2.4 |
5 |
| Subway, elevated
train |
1.1 |
2 |
| Commuter train |
.8 |
2 |
| Walk or bicycle |
2.3 |
5 |
| Unknown |
2.1 |
4 |
| Private
transportation-presence of others |
42.2 |
100 |
| Alone |
35.0 |
83 |
| With others |
6.6 |
16 |
| One other |
3.7 |
9 |
| 2 or more |
2.8 |
7 |
| Source: Washington
Center for Metropolitan Studies' Lifestyles and Energy
Surveys. |
Table 4-14.Distance to Work of Employed
Heads of Households by Means of Transportation, 1973 (percent of
employed household heads)
| Distance to
work |
Total |
Private
transportation |
Public
transit |
| All employed heads |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Less than 5 miles |
33 |
31 |
20 |
| 5-14 |
31 |
34 |
25 |
| 15 and over |
24 |
24 |
45 |
| No fixed
place/unknown |
13 |
11 |
10 |
| Source: Washington
Center for Metropolitan Studies' Lifestyles and Energy
Surveys. |