Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex &
DART Service Area Journey to Work Data:
1990-2000

DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT SERVICE AREA
All light rail stations in 2000 were within the city of Dallas
All commuter rail stations in 2000 were in Dallas County (the downtown terminus is in the city of Dallas)

2000 Journey to Work Data              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 537,006 380,265 95,437 29,361 10,466 6,458 15,019
Balance Dallas County 501,773 397,107 71,833 7,564 6,924 4,986 13,359
Dallas County 1,038,779 777,372 167,270 36,925 17,390 11,444 28,378
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 1,488,869 1,213,245 185,370 8,840 19,941 14,451 47,022
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 2,527,648 1,990,617 352,640 45,765 37,331 25,895 75,400
               
2000 Market Share              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 100.0% 70.8% 17.8% 5.5% 1.9% 1.2% 2.8%
Balance Dallas County 100.0% 79.1% 14.3% 1.5% 1.4% 1.0% 2.7%
Dallas County 100.0% 74.8% 16.1% 3.6% 1.7% 1.1% 2.7%
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 100.0% 81.5% 12.5% 0.6% 1.3% 1.0% 3.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 100.0% 78.8% 14.0% 1.8% 1.5% 1.0% 3.0%
               
1990-2000 Numeric Change              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 36,440 17,454 19,543 (3,988) (1,584) 1,073 3,942
Balance Dallas County 59,193 41,209 11,951 927 (53) 1,203 3,956
Dallas County 95,633 58,663 31,494 (3,061) (1,637) 2,276 7,898
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 455,409 376,350 48,109 2,322 2,194 4,048 22,386
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 551,042 435,013 79,603 (739) 557 6,324 30,284
               
1990-2000 Percentage Change              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 7.3% 4.8% 25.8% -12.0% -13.1% 19.9% 35.6%
Balance Dallas County 13.4% 11.6% 20.0% 14.0% -0.8% 31.8% 42.1%
Dallas County 10.1% 8.2% 23.2% -7.7% -8.6% 24.8% 38.6%
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 44.1% 45.0% 35.0% 35.6% 12.4% 38.9% 90.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 27.9% 28.0% 29.2% -1.6% 1.5% 32.3% 67.1%
               
1990-2000 Market Share Change            
Area   Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas   -2.3% 17.2% -17.9% -19.0% 11.8% 26.4%
Balance Dallas County   -1.6% 5.8% 0.5% -12.5% 16.3% 25.3%
Dallas County   -1.8% 11.9% -16.2% -17.0% 13.3% 25.8%
Metroplex Outside Dallas County   0.6% -6.3% -5.9% -22.0% -3.6% 32.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex   0.1% 1.0% -23.0% -20.6% 3.5% 30.7%
               
1990-2000 Share of Change              
Area   Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas   47.9% 53.6% -10.9% -4.3% 2.9% 10.8%
Balance Dallas County   69.6% 20.2% 1.6% -0.1% 2.0% 6.7%
Dallas County   61.3% 32.9% -3.2% -1.7% 2.4% 8.3%
Metroplex Outside Dallas County   82.6% 10.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% 4.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex   78.9% 14.4% -0.1% 0.1% 1.1% 5.5%
               
1990 Journey to Work Data              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 500,566 362,811 75,894 33,349 12,050 5,385 11,077
Balance Dallas County 442,580 355,898 59,882 6,637 6,977 3,783 9,403
Dallas County 943,146 718,709 135,776 39,986 19,027 9,168 20,480
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 1,033,460 836,895 137,261 6,518 17,747 10,403 24,636
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 1,976,606 1,555,604 273,037 46,504 36,774 19,571 45,116
               
1990 Market Share              
Area Workers Single Occupancy Vehicles Car Pool Transit Walk Other Work at Home
City of Dallas 100.0% 72.5% 15.2% 6.7% 2.4% 1.1% 2.2%
Balance Dallas County 100.0% 80.4% 13.5% 1.5% 1.6% 0.9% 2.1%
Dallas County 100.0% 76.2% 14.4% 4.2% 2.0% 1.0% 2.2%
Metroplex Outside Dallas County 100.0% 81.0% 13.3% 0.6% 1.7% 1.0% 2.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex 100.0% 78.7% 13.8% 2.4% 1.9% 1.0% 2.3%
               
Calculated from US Census data.              
Note: All DART light rail stations were in the city of Dallas in 2000 (3 lines opened between 1990 and 2000    
Note: Commuter rail line opened between 1990 and 2000, all stations in 2000 were in Dallas County (terminus is in the city of Dallas)

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