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Manhattan Commuting Flows by Mode
1 Dot = 10 Commuters
Purple = Subway
Blue = Commuter Rail
Green = Bus
Red = Auto
Yellow = Ferry
Made this map in 2012 so the data is a bit outdated (2006-08 American Community Survey): includes all commuter flows from each Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) origin level to Manhattan work destinations.
Some observations:
--Transit is the lifeblood of New York City. Subway commutes are predominant from all boroughs of NYC with subway service to Manhattan, and from areas close to the PATH train. Very few origins have a high rate of commuting into Manhattan by car, except in areas with limited transit access into NYC, such as Rockland and Orange counties, eastern Suffolk, and northern Bergen.
--From the suburbs, MetroNorth / LIRR is the dominant mode of access into Manhattan from most of the closer suburbs in Westchester, Long Island, and Connecticut. In NJ, it's more of an even split between rail and bus commutes: NJT rail commutes are more common in Essex, Union, and Mercer with one-stop trips into NYC via Midtown Direct or Northeast Corridor, while bus commutes are more common in Bergen, Passaic, and Monmouth.
Manhattan Commuting Flows by Mode
1 Dot = 10 Commuters
Purple = Subway
Blue = Commuter Rail
Green = Bus
Red = Auto
Yellow = Ferry
Made this map in 2012 so the data is a bit outdated (2006-08 American Community Survey): includes all commuter flows from each Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) origin level to Manhattan work destinations.
Some observations:
--Transit is the lifeblood of New York City. Subway commutes are predominant from all boroughs of NYC with subway service to Manhattan, and from areas close to the PATH train. Very few origins have a high rate of commuting into Manhattan by car, except in areas with limited transit access into NYC, such as Rockland and Orange counties, eastern Suffolk, and northern Bergen.
--From the suburbs, MetroNorth / LIRR is the dominant mode of access into Manhattan from most of the closer suburbs in Westchester, Long Island, and Connecticut. In NJ, it's more of an even split between rail and bus commutes: NJT rail commutes are more common in Essex, Union, and Mercer with one-stop trips into NYC via Midtown Direct or Northeast Corridor, while bus commutes are more common in Bergen, Passaic, and Monmouth.