Percentage of People with and without Disabilities who Commute by Car, Alone, 2016
Use of transportation is an important indicator for community participation. Transportation has been identified as one of the biggest barriers for people with disabilities. We compared the percent of people 16 and older with and without disabilities that work and commute by car. Use of private car for work is lower among people with disabilities when compared to people without disabilities, while use of public transit is higher among people with disabilities when compared to people without disabilities. This higher percentage of commute by public transit and lower percentage of commute by car among people with disabilities may be due to limited accessibility and affordability of private cars and low economic status of people with disabilities.
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Data source. 2016, American Community Survey (ACS), 5 year Estimates. Table S1811, selected economic characteristics for the civilian noninstitutionalized population by disability status.
Calculation. Number of workers aged 16 and above with/without a disability who commute by car alone divided by the total number of workers aged 16 and above with/without a disability. ACS Table S1811 provides these percentages.
Percentage of People with and without Disabilities who Commute by Car, Alone by region
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| Region | With a disability | Without a disability |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 70.7% | 76.8% |
| Alabama | 80.9% | 86.1% |
| Alaska | 61.2% | 68.6% |
| Arizona | 70.2% | 77.1% |
| Arkansas | 76.7% | 83.2% |
| California | 65.6% | 74.0% |
| Colorado | 69.8% | 75.6% |
| Connecticut | 69.6% | 78.9% |
| Delaware | 74.4% | 81.7% |
| District of Columbia | 34.4% | 33.6% |
| Florida | 73.9% | 79.8% |
| Georgia | 74.6% | 80.0% |
| Hawaii | 60.8% | 67.2% |
| Idaho | 73.5% | 78.6% |
| Illinois | 67.9% | 73.8% |
| Indiana | 76.5% | 83.4% |
| Iowa | 72.6% | 81.2% |
| Kansas | 76.4% | 82.8% |
| Region | With a disability | Without a disability |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 75.8% | 82.9% |
| Louisiana | 75.6% | 83.1% |
| Maine | 72.3% | 78.6% |
| Maryland | 67.1% | 74.2% |
| Massachusetts | 65.0% | 71.4% |
| Michigan | 73.9% | 83.0% |
| Minnesota | 65.0% | 78.7% |
| Mississippi | 78.6% | 85.4% |
| Missouri | 74.0% | 82.4% |
| Montana | 65.9% | 75.8% |
| Nebraska | 73.7% | 81.8% |
| Nevada | 71.9% | 78.4% |
| New Hampshire | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| New Jersey | 66.3% | 71.9% |
| New Mexico | 72.6% | 80.4% |
| New York | 51.2% | 53.1% |
| North Carolina | 77.0% | 81.5% |
| North Dakota | 72.0% | 81.1% |
| Region | With a disability | Without a disability |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 73.9% | 84.0% |
| Oklahoma | 77.3% | 83.3% |
| Oregon | 64.6% | 71.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 68.9% | 76.9% |
| Rhode Island | 71.4% | 80.4% |
| South Carolina | 78.3% | 83.8% |
| South Dakota | 71.6% | 80.2% |
| Tennessee | 78.0% | 83.9% |
| Texas | 74.4% | 80.8% |
| Utah | 68.7% | 76.3% |
| Vermont | 68.8% | 76.1% |
| Virginia | 71.5% | 77.9% |
| Washington | 67.7% | 72.6% |
| West Virginia | 74.8% | 82.6% |
| Wisconsin | 71.9% | 81.2% |
| Wyoming | 74.5% | 77.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 74.4% | 82.1% |