Between 2010 and 2018 the category with the largest change in commuting patterns was “Work From Home” (WFH), going from 3.4% to 5.4%, which means an increase of over 90,000 residents working from home. (102,902 in 2010, and 194,272 in 2018, an increase of 88%) With the increase in technological capabilities, current events, and change in acceptance of WFH, it is likely that this segment of the workforce will continue to grow in the coming years as new data is released.
During the study period the workforce grew from 3.01 million to 3.62 million, a 19.98% increase in just eight years. The only commute methods that grew with or above the workforce growth rate were “Drove Alone” (20.27%), “Bicycle” (42.41%), and “WFH” (88.79%). While bicycle has almost doubled in size, its real numbers are small enough to not impact the included graphic. (4,428 in 2010 to 6,305 in 2018)
Public Transportation use went down 0.1%, but due to population growth the number of transit riders increased from 46,054 to 51,325.