Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
Chart 1 of 1 · Commuting
How long is the commute to work in each state?
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In the Census Bureau's five-year survey ending in 2024, workers in New York had the longest average one-way commute, 32.6 minutes, followed by Maryland (31.1) and New Jersey (30.5). South Dakota's was shortest at 17.8 minutes, and the U.S. average was 26.4. People who work from home are not counted.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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