Ah, an Update On Sex, Suicide and Suvs: ; Census Abstract Is Just Packed with Fascinating Insights
Charleston Daily Mail › January 12, 2010
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WASHINGTON - You may think that the last place to find a portrait of a nation is a book full of numbers. But turn to page 673 of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, and you find these intriguing figures.
* About three-quarters of Americans (76.1 percent in 2007, to be exact) get to work by driving alone. Only 10.4 percent carpool, while 4.9 percent use public transportation and 2.8 percent walk.See the full content of this document
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Ah, an Update On Sex, Suicide and Suvs: ; Census Abstract Is Just Packed with Fascinating Insights
On average, Americans spend 25.3 minutes commuting each way.
The state with the longest commuting time is New York, at 31.5 minutes; the states with the shortest are North and South Dakota, at about 16 minutes, fol...See the full content of this document
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