2001 URBAN TRANSPORT DATA: 230 US METROPOLITAN AREAS
Urban Personal Vehicle Market Share: Ranked

PERSONAL VEHICLE MARKET SHARE: ALL URBAN TRAVEL: 2001
Ranked by Personal Vehicle Market Share    
         
Rank Metropolitan Area Midpoint Estimate Low Estimate High Estimate
1 Auburn 99.99% 99.99% 99.99%
2 Benton Harbor 99.99% 99.99% 99.99%
3 Idaho Falls 99.98% 99.99% 99.98%
4 Terre Haute 99.98% 99.99% 99.98%
5 Montgomery 99.98% 99.98% 99.98%
6 McAllen 99.98% 99.98% 99.97%
7 Jackson 99.98% 99.98% 99.97%
8 Johnson City, TN, VA 99.98% 99.98% 99.97%
9 Danville 99.96% 99.97% 99.96%
10 Lewiston 99.96% 99.97% 99.96%
11 Sumter 99.96% 99.97% 99.95%
12 Killeen 99.96% 99.96% 99.95%
13 Melbourne 99.96% 99.96% 99.95%
14 College Station 99.96% 99.96% 99.95%
15 Huntsville 99.95% 99.96% 99.95%
16 Cheyenne 99.95% 99.96% 99.94%
17 Amarillo 99.95% 99.95% 99.94%
18 Tuscaloosa 99.94% 99.95% 99.93%
19 Fayetteville 99.92% 99.93% 99.91%
20 Greenville 99.92% 99.93% 99.91%
21 Rapid City 99.91% 99.93% 99.90%
22 Knowville 99.91% 99.92% 99.90%
23 Augusta 99.91% 99.92% 99.90%
24 Birmingham 99.90% 99.92% 99.89%
25 Columbia 99.90% 99.91% 99.88%
26 Asheville 99.90% 99.91% 99.88%
27 St. Joseph 99.89% 99.91% 99.88%
28 Parkersburg 99.89% 99.91% 99.88%
29 Youngstown 99.89% 99.91% 99.87%
30 Columbus, GA 99.89% 99.91% 99.87%
31 Abilene 99.89% 99.90% 99.87%
32 Oklahoma City 99.88% 99.90% 99.87%
33 Waco 99.88% 99.90% 99.86%
34 Harrisburg 99.88% 99.89% 99.86%
35 Greensboro 99.88% 99.89% 99.86%
36 Biloxi 99.87% 99.89% 99.86%
37 San Angelo 99.87% 99.89% 99.85%
38 Mansfield 99.87% 99.89% 99.85%
39 Fort Wayne 99.87% 99.89% 99.85%
40 Norwich 99.87% 99.89% 99.85%
41 Mobile 99.87% 99.89% 99.85%
42 Canton 99.87% 99.89% 99.84%
43 Pensacola 99.86% 99.88% 99.84%
44 Waterloo 99.86% 99.88% 99.84%
45 Houma 99.86% 99.88% 99.84%
46 Boise 99.86% 99.88% 99.84%
47 Glens Falls 99.86% 99.88% 99.84%
48 Jackson 99.85% 99.88% 99.83%
49 Fayetteville 99.85% 99.87% 99.83%
50 Evansville 99.85% 99.87% 99.83%
51 Tulsa 99.85% 99.87% 99.82%
52 Columbia, MO 99.84% 99.87% 99.82%
53 Grand Junction 99.84% 99.86% 99.82%
54 Chattanooga 99.84% 99.86% 99.81%
55 Santa Fe 99.84% 99.86% 99.81%
56 Saginaw 99.83% 99.86% 99.81%
57 Las Cruces 99.83% 99.86% 99.81%
58 Medford 99.83% 99.86% 99.80%
59 Huntington 99.83% 99.85% 99.80%
60 Fargo 99.83% 99.85% 99.80%
61 Wilmington 99.83% 99.85% 99.80%
62 Great Falls 99.82% 99.85% 99.80%
63 Green Bay 99.82% 99.85% 99.79%
64 Janesville 99.82% 99.85% 99.79%
65 Clarksville 99.81% 99.84% 99.79%
66 Lakeland 99.81% 99.84% 99.79%
67 Bloomington, IL 99.81% 99.84% 99.79%
68 Springfield 99.81% 99.84% 99.78%
69 Longview 99.81% 99.84% 99.78%
70 Grand Rapids 99.81% 99.84% 99.78%
71 Sioux Falls 99.80% 99.83% 99.78%
72 Myrtle Beach 99.80% 99.83% 99.77%
73 Beaumont 99.80% 99.83% 99.77%
74 Omaha 99.80% 99.83% 99.77%
75 Burlington, VT 99.79% 99.82% 99.76%
76 Lafayette 99.79% 99.82% 99.75%
77 Billings 99.78% 99.82% 99.75%
78 Bangor 99.78% 99.82% 99.75%
79 Sarasota 99.78% 99.81% 99.75%
80 Cedar Rapids 99.78% 99.81% 99.75%
81 Jackson 99.78% 99.81% 99.74%
82 Lincoln 99.78% 99.81% 99.74%
83 Springvield 99.78% 99.81% 99.74%
84 Wichita 99.78% 99.81% 99.74%
85 Decatur 99.78% 99.81% 99.74%
86 Kalamazoo 99.77% 99.81% 99.74%
87 Pueblo 99.77% 99.80% 99.73%
88 West Palm Beach 99.77% 99.80% 99.73%
89 Utica 99.76% 99.80% 99.73%
90 Kansas City 99.76% 99.79% 99.72%
91 Colorado Springs 99.75% 99.79% 99.71%
92 Nashville 99.75% 99.78% 99.71%
93 La Crosse 99.74% 99.78% 99.71%
94 Indianapolis 99.74% 99.78% 99.70%
95 Lexington 99.74% 99.78% 99.70%
96 Logan 99.73% 99.77% 99.69%
97 Raleigh-Durham 99.73% 99.77% 99.69%
98 Reading 99.73% 99.77% 99.69%
99 Eau Claire 99.73% 99.77% 99.68%
100 Alexandria, LA 99.72% 99.77% 99.68%
101 Des Moines 99.72% 99.76% 99.68%
102 Roanoke 99.72% 99.76% 99.68%
103 Topeka 99.72% 99.76% 99.68%
104 Little Rock 99.72% 99.76% 99.68%
105 Allentown 99.72% 99.76% 99.67%
106 Altoona 99.71% 99.76% 99.67%
107 Providence 99.71% 99.75% 99.67%
108 Wausau 99.71% 99.75% 99.67%
109 Appleton 99.71% 99.75% 99.67%
110 Pocatello 99.71% 99.75% 99.66%
111 Tampa-St. Petersburg 99.70% 99.74% 99.65%
112 Scranton 99.70% 99.74% 99.65%
113 Charleston, SC 99.69% 99.74% 99.65%
114 Rockford 99.69% 99.74% 99.64%
115 South Bend 99.69% 99.74% 99.64%
116 Toledo 99.69% 99.73% 99.64%
117 Charleston 99.68% 99.73% 99.63%
118 Yakima 99.68% 99.73% 99.63%
119 Fort Myers 99.67% 99.72% 99.62%
120 Monroe 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
121 Savannah 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
122 Richmond 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
123 Lancaster 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
124 Elmira 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
125 Tallahassee 99.66% 99.71% 99.61%
126 Fort Collins 99.65% 99.70% 99.59%
127 Albuquerque 99.64% 99.69% 99.59%
128 Sheboygan 99.64% 99.69% 99.58%
129 Jacksonville 99.63% 99.69% 99.58%
130 New London 99.63% 99.69% 99.58%
131 Charlotte 99.63% 99.69% 99.58%
132 Peoria 99.63% 99.68% 99.57%
133 Shreveport 99.63% 99.68% 99.57%
134 Muncie 99.62% 99.68% 99.56%
135 Davenport-Moline 99.61% 99.67% 99.55%
136 Williamsport 99.61% 99.67% 99.55%
137 Springfield 99.61% 99.67% 99.55%
138 Charlottesville 99.60% 99.66% 99.54%
139 Chico 99.60% 99.66% 99.54%
140 Lychburg 99.60% 99.66% 99.54%
141 Grand Forks 99.60% 99.66% 99.54%
142 Virginia Beach-Norfolk 99.59% 99.65% 99.53%
143 Baton Rouge 99.58% 99.65% 99.52%
144 Louisville 99.58% 99.64% 99.52%
145 Yuba City 99.58% 99.64% 99.52%
146 Phoenix 99.58% 99.64% 99.51%
147 Rochester 99.57% 99.64% 99.51%
148 Binghampton 99.57% 99.63% 99.51%
149 Sioux City 99.57% 99.63% 99.50%
150 Rochester 99.56% 99.62% 99.49%
151 Modesto 99.55% 99.62% 99.49%
152 Missoula 99.55% 99.61% 99.48%
153 Daytona Beach 99.55% 99.61% 99.48%
154 Detroit 99.54% 99.61% 99.47%
155 Columbus 99.54% 99.61% 99.47%
156 Visalia 99.53% 99.60% 99.46%
157 Memphis 99.53% 99.60% 99.46%
158 Florence 99.52% 99.60% 99.45%
159 Erie 99.51% 99.59% 99.44%
160 St. Cloud 99.51% 99.58% 99.43%
161 Portland, ME 99.50% 99.57% 99.42%
162 Albany 99.49% 99.57% 99.42%
163 Dayton 99.49% 99.57% 99.42%
164 Orlando 99.45% 99.53% 99.36%
165 Harford 99.44% 99.53% 99.36%
166 Anchorage 99.44% 99.52% 99.36%
167 Lafayette 99.43% 99.51% 99.34%
168 Brownsville 99.41% 99.50% 99.33%
169 Lansing 99.40% 99.49% 99.31%
170 Buffalo 99.40% 99.49% 99.30%
171 Syracuse 99.39% 99.48% 99.30%
172 Gainsville 99.38% 99.48% 99.29%
173 Lubbock 99.36% 99.46% 99.26%
174 Fresno 99.33% 99.43% 99.23%
175 St. Louis 99.33% 99.43% 99.23%
176 Corpus Christi 99.33% 99.43% 99.23%
177 Dallas-Fort Worth 99.33% 99.43% 99.23%
178 Duluth 99.33% 99.43% 99.22%
179 Johnstown 99.30% 99.41% 99.20%
180 Bakersfield 99.29% 99.40% 99.19%
181 Bloomington, IN 99.26% 99.37% 99.15%
182 Stockton 99.24% 99.35% 99.13%
183 Salt Lake City 99.23% 99.35% 99.12%
184 Cincinnati 99.22% 99.34% 99.11%
185 Tucson 99.21% 99.33% 99.09%
186 Santa Barbara 99.21% 99.33% 99.09%
187 Spokane 99.18% 99.30% 99.05%
188 Sacramento 99.15% 99.28% 99.03%
189 Reno 99.15% 99.28% 99.02%
190 Austin 99.14% 99.27% 99.02%
191 Iowa City 99.11% 99.24% 98.98%
192 El Paso 99.09% 99.22% 98.95%
193 Bellingham 99.09% 99.22% 98.95%
194 Cleveland 99.09% 99.22% 98.95%
195 Madison 99.08% 99.22% 98.94%
196 Minneapolis-St. Paul 99.06% 99.20% 98.92%
197 San Antonio 99.02% 99.17% 98.88%
198 Houston 98.98% 99.14% 98.83%
199 Richland 98.95% 99.11% 98.80%
200 Milwaukee 98.91% 99.07% 98.75%
201 Las Vegas 98.85% 99.02% 98.68%
202 Miami 98.76% 98.94% 98.57%
203 Eugene 98.72% 98.92% 98.53%
204 Ithaca 98.70% 98.90% 98.51%
205 Denver 98.69% 98.89% 98.50%
206 Laredo 98.68% 98.87% 98.48%
207 San Diego 98.64% 98.85% 98.44%
208 Los Angeles 98.63% 98.84% 98.42%
209 Atlanta 98.53% 98.75% 98.31%
210 State College 98.47% 98.70% 98.24%
211 New Orleans 98.30% 98.56% 98.05%
212 Seattle 98.30% 98.55% 98.04%
213 Pittsburgh 98.28% 98.53% 98.02%
214 Portland, OR 98.06% 98.35% 97.77%
215 Champaign-Urbana 97.76% 98.10% 97.43%
216 Philadelphia 97.53% 97.90% 97.16%
217 Boston 97.14% 97.57% 96.72%
218 Washington-Baltimore 96.78% 97.26% 96.29%
219 San Francisco 96.75% 97.24% 96.26%
220 Chicago 96.32% 96.87% 95.77%
221 Honolulu 95.09% 95.82% 94.35%
222 New York 90.78% 92.16% 89.40%
         
Sources: Estimated from Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and Federal Highway Administratio "Highway Statistics" data (2001).
         
Notes:        
Personal vehicle market share is percentage of person miles traveled (transit plus personal vehicle) in the urbanized areas within the specified metropolitan areas.
Midpoint share assumes the national private vehicle occupancy rate of 1.6.
High and low estimates are 15 percent above and below the midpoint estimate.
All metropolitan areas with sufficient data reported    
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