Indicator Category
Transportation
Looking at transportation, nearly a quarter of households in the City of Rochester lack access to a vehicle, making it difficult to access the community’s assets and address basic needs. Public transit is available through the Regional Transit Service, yet ridership hasn’t rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, and 85% of commuters drive to work. Those who take transit have longer commutes, with a third of commuters using transit spending an hour or more getting to work. Cyclists, walkers, motorcyclists and those using cabs or other means have some of the shortest commutes – 40% of whom got to work within 10 minutes.
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42%
Livingston County saw RTS ridership per capita jump 42% in 2022 compared to 2021. However, it's still down 51% from 2019 levels.
33.4%
More than 33.4% of people using public transport have a commute time of more than 60 minutes.
1.5x
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita for the whole 8-county region (24) is 1.5 times the New York State average (16).