Portland, Oregon has the highest rate of cycling to work among large US cities, with 6.1% of residents cycling. This is due to safety and convenience improvements. Workers aged 16-24 and those with a bachelor’s or professional degree are most likely to cycle.
Portland, Oregon is the city that cycles the most to work among large cities in the United States, with approximately 6.1 percent of city residents cycling to work. The average bike commute rate for all US cities is less than 1%. Portland is thought to have a high rate of cycling due to changes the city has made to improve safety and convenience for cyclists on its streets. Washington, DC and Minneapolis, Minnesota made similar changes.
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Workers aged 16 to 24 are the group most likely to cycle to work in the US, at about 1%, and those over the age of 55 are the least likely, at 0.3%.
More than twice as many men cycle to work as women, with 0.8% of US men cycling to work and 0.3% of women doing so.
People who earn a bachelor’s or professional degree have the highest rates of cycling to work, about 0.9%.
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