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> bicycle commuters tend to be from higher income brackets In the United States, the income segment with the highest rate of bicycle commuting (1.5%) is those
by tomjakubowski 9y ago
> bicycle commuters tend to be from higher income brackets
In the United States, the income segment with the highest rate of bicycle commuting (1.5%) is those individuals earning $10k/year or less [1]. Workers from households earning under $35k/year are 10x more likely to bike to work than workers from other households [2].
Of course, this doesn't directly imply that bicycle commuters tend to not be from higher income brackets, but if you examine the US household income distribution [3], it seems probable; as of 2014, a third of US households have an income below $35k/year. The Census Bureau provides some data tools which one could certainly use to break down bicycle commuters by income category, but their interface gives me trouble.
[1] https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-86.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-86....
[2] http://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/equity_report.pdf http://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/equity_report.pdf
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Distribution_of_household_income_in_2014_according_to_US_Census_data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...