Transportation
Data is current as of January 2008 and will be updated in Summer 2008.
Wake County Transportation
The number of drivers on Wake County roads has increased significantly since 1990, and by the end of 2007, nearly 706,000 vehicles were registered in the county.
One of the main sources of traffic is people commuting to and from work. As the population increases, more people need to commute to and from work. Although a number of transportation modes exist, such as driving, carpooling, public transportation, biking and walking, the most common choice for commuting to work is driving alone. This tendency has increased over time.
Wake County Transportation Statistics2007 Registered vehicles: 706,000
2006 Commuters who drive alone: 325,175 drivers (85.6%)*
2006 Average commute time: 23.4 minutes*
2006 Commuters taking public transportation: 1.3%*
2006 Commuters carpooling: 10.7%*
2006 Commuters walking: 1.4%*
2006 Residents who worked from home: 21,606*
* 2006 U.S. Census Bureau