What is close to work by in the US anyway? Looking at the commute distance of people in the US it seems that at least 50% live close enough to use a bicycle. I

What is close to work by in the US anyway? Looking at the commute distance of people in the US it seems that at least 50% live close enough to use a bicycle. I've seen countless articles about poor people in the US who can't afford a car and had to walk 2 hours every morning, that is most probably 30 minutes on a shitty bicycle even less on a decent one. American Commute Distance (One Way) Percent 1-5 Miles 29 % 6-10 Miles 22 % 11-15 Miles 17 % 16-20 Miles 10 % 21+ Miles 23 % (source: US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey. )