Workforce Demographic Characteristics by Commuting Mode Split : 2012 - 2016

data.cambridgema.gov | Last Updated 6 May 2024

This data set provides demographic and journey to work characteristics of the Cambridge Workforce by primary mode of their journey to work. Attributes include age, presence of children, racial and ethnic minority status, vehicles available, time arriving at work, time spent traveling, and annual household income. The data set originates from a special tabulation of the American Community Survey - the 2012 - 2016 version of the Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP). The Cambridge Workforce consist of all persons who work in Cambridge, regardless of home location. For more information on Journey to Work data in Cambridge, please see the report Moving Forward: 2020 - https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/FactsandMaps/profiles/demo_moving_forward_2020.pdf

Tags: transportation, demographics, annual household income, labor force, commuting

This dataset has the following 10 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
DemographicdemographictextStatistical data about the characteristics of a population.
% of Workforceproportion_of_laborforcenumberPercent of Total Workforce by each Demographic.
Drove Alonedrove_alonenumberPercent of Workforce who list driving a car alone as primary mode of transportation to work.
CarpoolcarpoolnumberPercent of Workforce who list carpooling as primary mode of transportation to work
Public Transitpublic_transitnumberPercent of Workforce who list public transit as primary mode of transportation to work
BikebikenumberPercent of Workforce who list biking as primary mode of transportation to work
WalkwalknumberPercent of Workforce who list walking as primary mode of transportation to work
Bike or Walkbike_or_walknumberPercent of Workforce who list either biking or walking as primary mode of transportation to work
Other Modeother_modenumberPercent of Workforce who list taxicab, motorcycle or other method as primary mode of transportation to work
Work at Homework_at_homenumberPercent of Workforce who work from home.