The pie charts show the ways workers in Rockingham normally traveled to work in 2005 and 2015. Overall, the biggest and clearest change in the table is a sharp decline in the number of people in Rockingham driving car alone to work, while other forms of transport increased slightly or stayed the same
Driving car alone was the most common option that workers chose to commute to work in 2005. About 50 percent of people drove car alone to work in 2005 but the rate fell to 35% in 2015.
Less common than driving car alone in 2005 was bus and carpool. The number of people taking the bus in 2005 and 2015 still stayed the same at 15%. In 2005, one fourth of workers chose carpools, but over 10 years, it fell to 20%. In contrast to that method, the percentage of workers using bicycle or those choosing to stay at home had increased slightly. For instance, there was a slight increase in the percentage of people bicycling to work, from 5% to 10%.
Walking was still the least form of transportation to work. It accounted for 5% of workers in 2005 and still stayed the same in 2015.
The pie charts
show
the ways
workers
in Rockingham
normally
traveled to
work
in 2005 and 2015.
Overall
, the biggest and clearest
change
in the table is a sharp decline in the number of
people
in Rockingham driving
car
alone
to
work
, while other forms of transport increased
slightly
or stayed the same
Driving
car
alone
was the most common option that
workers
chose to commute to
work
in 2005. About 50 percent of
people
drove
car
alone
to
work
in 2005
but
the rate fell to 35% in 2015.
Less common than driving
car
alone
in 2005 was bus and carpool. The number of
people
taking the bus in 2005 and 2015
still
stayed the same at 15%. In 2005, one fourth of
workers
chose carpools,
but
over 10 years, it fell to 20%.
In contrast
to that method, the percentage of
workers
using bicycle or those choosing to stay at home had increased
slightly
.
For instance
, there was a slight increase in the percentage of
people
bicycling to
work
, from 5% to 10%.
Walking was
still
the least form of transportation to
work
. It accounted for 5% of
workers
in 2005 and
still
stayed the same in 2015.