Appendix B: UNC-Chapel Hill Commuter Mode Data, 1997-2013
A survey of employee and student commuters to UNC-CH has been conducted since 1997, first every three years and currently biannually. The questions have remained the same in every survey, so data are comparable across the 15-year span.
Mode shares shown in the table below total to more than 100% in most cases because respondents are asked about their travel behavior for each day of the week. A single person may take multiple modes in one week, and thus they are counted in each mode’s total.
| Mode | Total | Percent of Total Respondents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Data | 2011 Data | 2009 Data | 2007 Data | 2004 Data | 2001 Data | 1997 Data | ||
| Drive Alone (not park & ride) | 1051 | 65.6% | 67.9% | 61.6% | 68.7% | 69.9% | 78.3% | 76.9% |
| Park & Ride | 301 | 18.8% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 7.8% | 5.6% |
| Carpool | 85 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| Vanpool | 22 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 3.4% | Less than 1% | Less than 1% |
| Bus | 287 | 17.9% | 11.5% | 16.2% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 9.4% | 4.9% |
| Motorcycle/Moped | 17 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Less than 1% | Less than 1% |
| Walk | 55 | 3.4% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Bicycle | 84 | 5.2% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| Dropped off by Friend/Spouse | 71 | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 5.5% |
| Telework from Home | 116 | 7.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 3.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Other | 24 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.4% | Less than 1% | Less than 1% |
| Mode | Total | Percent of Total Respondents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Data | 2011 Data | 2009 Data | 2007 Data | 2004 Data | 2001 Data | 1997 Data | ||
| Drive Alone (not park & ride) | 408 | 47.2% | 50.8% | 52.2% | 54.9% | 44.1% | 56.4% | 41.3% |
| Park & Ride | 187 | 21.6% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 16.6% | 10.1% |
| Carpool | 73 | 8.4% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 8.6% |
| Vanpool | 26 | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Bus | 434 | 50.2% | 55.0% | 53.0% | 47.8% | 41.8% | 27.9% | 26.1% |
| Motorcycle/Moped | 31 | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | Less than 1% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Walk | 206 | 23.8% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 19.7% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 27.1% |
| Bicycle | 123 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 11.2% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 16.5% |
| Dropped off by Friend/Spouse | 82 | 9.5% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 13.4% | 9.1% |
| Telework from Home | 50 | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 2.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Other | 23 | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Less than 1% |