Commuter Stats from Census Announced

[Chuck]

Cincinnati Cycling Friends,

The 2010 U.S. Census figures for bicycle commuting were released today by the League of American Bicyclists.

I attach the Excel spreadsheet for the entire country released by the League.

The figures are by city within state.  Interestingly, the margin of error frequently exceeded the number of bicycle commuters for many cities nationwide.

Among Ohio cities, the census found the percentage of bicycle commuters versus those taking other forms of transportation to work was 1.4% for Dayton, 0.8% for Cleveland, 0.7% for Columbus, 0.4% for Toledo and Cincinnati, and 0.1% for Akron.    Caution must be advised in drawing any conclusions from a survey which such a high margin of error. 

- Chuck Smith

Chair, Ohio Bicycle Federation