U.S. broadband, vehicle access and commuting data
Household internet subscriptions, vehicle availability and commuting help describe how residents connect to work and services. Environmental measurements require other sources, boundaries and observation methods.
How do households connect to work, services and the internet?
Subscription, vehicle availability and commuting are integrated. Air quality, water, energy and climate are catalog-only until monitor coverage, units, baselines and source connectors have been validated.
| Measure | United States | Who is counted / uncertainty |
|---|---|---|
| Households with broadband subscriptions 2020–2024 · percent · B28002 · percentage | 91.0% Derived MOE not calculated | Households Numerator: 117,573,073. Denominator: 129,227,496. |
| Households with no vehicle available 2020–2024 · percent · B08201 · percentage | 8.4% Derived MOE not calculated | Households Numerator: 10,793,323. Denominator: 129,227,496. |
| Workers who work from home 2020–2024 · percent · B08301 · percentage | 15.1% Derived MOE not calculated | Workers 16 years and over Numerator: 24,042,489. Denominator: 159,114,094. |
| Workers commuting by public transportation 2020–2024 · percent · B08301 · percentage | 3.2% Derived MOE not calculated | Workers 16 years and over Numerator: 5,157,401. Denominator: 159,114,094. |
| Workers driving alone 2020–2024 · percent · B08301 · percentage | 68.8% Derived MOE not calculated | Workers 16 years and over Numerator: 109,447,738. Denominator: 159,114,094. |
Questions and related measures
- What share of households have a broadband subscription? →
- How is households with broadband subscriptions measured? →
- How is households with no vehicle available measured? →
- How is workers who work from home measured? →
- How is workers commuting by public transportation measured? →
- How is workers driving alone measured? →
Dates, comparisons, and limits
Numeric coverage in this release is infrastructure and resident access. A broadband subscription can include cellular service. Commute measures describe usual work travel, not all trips, road traffic or emissions.
National, state and county estimates come from the same selected ACS five-year product. A five-year estimate describes the entire 2020–2024 period. It is not an annual observation for 2024, and it should not be described as a current-month statistic. Direct source estimates retain their published margins of error.
For derived percentages, inspect the source counts and denominator. This release retains source component uncertainty but does not calculate a derived margin of error or test whether a difference is statistically meaningful. A descriptive difference does not establish cause or a policy effect.
Historical and geographic context
The annual resident population series uses a single PEP Vintage 2025 release. Other integrated measures use one ACS period; historical ACS trends have not been integrated. County boundaries do not stand in for cities, institution attendance areas or service regions. The coverage page identifies the geographic scope and unavailable products.