EMBARGOED UNTIL:  DEC. 5, 1995 (TUESDAY)

Public Information Office                         CB95-212
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Gloria Swieczkowski
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ABOUT THREE OUT OF FOUR OF THE NATION'S WORKERS DROVE TO 
WORK ALONE IN 1990, CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS

     EMBARGOED UNTIL:  DEC. 5, 1995 (TUESDAY) - The Commerce
Department's Census Bureau is releasing data showing that 
three-quarters of all drivers were commuting to work alone in
1990.  This information is included in 14 tables based on 
1990 census data that provide information about travel to work
and place-of-work for the United States, states, selected
metropolitan areas, and selected cities.   

     The tables, entitled "Selected Journey-to-Work and Place-of-
Work Characteristics" (CPH-L-161), provide 1990 and 1980 national
level data on means of transportation to work, travel time to
work, time leaving home to go to work, private vehicle occupancy,
and place of work.  Data on means of transportation to work for
1960 through 1990 (U.S. level) also are provided.   

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Editor's note:  media representatives may obtain copies of the
tables from the Census Bureau's Public Information Office on 
301-457-3030; fax: 301-457-3670; or e-mail:  pio@census.gov.  
Non-media orders should be directed to the Population Division's
Statistical Information Staff on 301-457-2422.  In addition, the
tables are available on the Internet at www.census.gov; look for
the announcement on the Census Bureau's home page.