Public transport is essential in New York City. 54.6% of New Yorkers commuted to work in 2005 using mass transit. This is in contrast to the rest of the United States, where about 90% of commuters drive automobiles to their workplace. According to the US Census Bureau, New York City residents spend an average of 38.4 minutes a day getting to work, the longest commute time in the nation among large cities. New York is the only US city in which a majority (52%) of households do not have a car; only 22% of Manhattanites own a car. Due to their high usage of mass transit, New Yorkers spend less of their household income on transportation than the national average, saving $19 billion annually on transportation compared to other urban Americans.
How many minutes does it take the average New Yorker to get to work? What percentage of New Yorkers use public transportation to get to work? What percentage of people living in Manhattan own a car? In 2005, what percentage of New York residents used mass transit to get to work? What percentage of Americans drive cars to work? In minutes, how long does it take for the average New Yorker to get to work? What percentage of New York households don't own an automobile? What percentage of Manhattan residents own an automobile?