Community & Work Disparities
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Percentage of People with and without Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit in California

With Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit in California Counties have been grouped using the US state quartile ranges and California is in the third quartile with a value of 7.2%. The following cities in California have the value, Fresno 2.4%, Oakland 21.4%, Riverside 7.8%, Sacramento 8.8%, San Francisco 36.6% & Santa Barbara 13.2%.With Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit Fresno, 2.4%Oakland, 21.4%Riverside, 7.8%Sacramento, 8.8%San Francisco, 36.6%Santa Barbara, 13.2% Without Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit in California Counties have been grouped using the US state quartile ranges and California is in the third quartile with a value of 7.2%. The following cities in California have the value, Fresno 2.4%, Oakland 21.4%, Riverside 7.8%, Sacramento 8.8%, San Francisco 36.6% & Santa Barbara 13.2%.Without Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit Fresno, 1.9%Oakland, 20.8%Riverside, 2.2%Sacramento, 3.4%San Francisco, 33.5%Santa Barbara, 4.8%

Data source. , American Community Survey (ACS), 5 year Estimates. Table S1811, selected economic characteristics for the civilian noninstitutionalized population by disability status.
Calculation. Number of workers aged 16 and above with/without a disability who commute by public transport divided by the total number of workers aged 16 and above with/without a disability. ACS Table S1811 provides these percentages.

Percentage of People with and without Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit by Region
RegionWith Disabilities who Commute by Public TransitWithout Disabilities who Commute by Public Transit
United States5.7%5.1%
California7.2%5.1%
Fresno2.4%1.9%
Oakland21.4%20.8%
Riverside7.8%2.2%
Sacramento8.8%3.4%
San Francisco36.6%33.5%
Santa Barbara13.2%4.8%