Table 102.95.

Percentage distribution of public and private school students ages 5 to 17 who traveled from home to school, by usual means of travel, distance from home to school, and selected child and family characteristics: 2017

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected child or family characteristic	Usual means of travel											Distance from home to school
	Private vehicle			School bus		Walk/bike			Transit/ other			Less than 0.5 mile		0.5 to 1 mile		1 to 2 miles			More than 2 miles
1	2			3		4			5			6		7		8			9
Total	50.2		(0.94)	36.5	(1.02)	10.7		(0.57)	2.5		(0.32)	7.5	(0.48)	12.1	(0.46)	20.7		(0.76)	59.8	(1.27)
Sex of child
Male	48.0		(1.17)	38.3	(1.04)	10.6		(0.90)	3.1		(0.39)	7.3	(0.70)	11.8	(0.60)	20.3		(0.66)	60.5	(1.46)
Female	52.6		(1.27)	34.6	(1.22)	10.9		(0.52)	2.0		(0.35)	7.6	(0.69)	12.4	(0.51)	21.0		(1.09)	59.0	(1.40)
Race/ethnicity of child
White	51.4		(1.59)	38.2	(1.83)	9.2		(0.70)	1.2		(0.22)	5.9	(0.42)	10.7	(0.91)	19.1		(0.87)	64.2	(1.38)
Black	35.2		(1.61)	45.1	(2.41)	13.6		(2.31)	6.1		(1.45)	8.5	(1.81)	10.2	(1.63)	24.1		(2.75)	57.2	(3.44)
Hispanic	55.8		(1.70)	28.4	(1.37)	12.3		(0.95)	3.5		(0.41)	10.1	(1.07)	14.6	(0.87)	22.9		(1.53)	52.5	(1.04)
Asian	49.8		(3.32)	35.0	(3.83)	13.5		(2.21)	1.7	!	(0.52)	9.1	(1.45)	13.8	(1.40)	21.7		(1.65)	55.5	(2.74)
Pacific Islander	52.9	!	(22.41)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	67.8	(14.91)
American Indian/Alaska Native	52.5		(9.91)	43.7	(8.93)	2.5	!	(1.04)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	62.4	(11.72)
Some other race	44.2	!	(17.34)	27.5	(3.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	8.7	!	(2.67)	59.1	(13.66)
Two or more races	52.2		(5.83)	35.7	(5.43)	8.7		(1.25)	3.4		(0.92)	6.4	(1.49)	17.1	(2.54)	19.3		(2.05)	57.3	(2.63)
Other1	54.4		(15.37)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	70.9	(16.08)
Age of child
5 to 12 years old	50.0		(1.13)	37.8	(0.92)	11.1		(0.69)	1.2		(0.19)	9.5	(0.54)	15.1	(0.58)	22.3		(1.03)	53.1	(1.75)
13 to 15 years old	44.6		(0.90)	40.1	(1.73)	11.3		(1.45)	4.1		(0.45)	4.4	(0.88)	7.3	(0.58)	18.7		(1.72)	69.6	(2.47)
16 and 17 years old	60.2		(1.93)	25.4	(2.25)	8.5		(1.13)	5.9		(1.31)	3.7	(0.80)	6.8	(0.63)	16.9		(0.94)	72.6	(1.51)
Number of children ages 5 to 17 in the household
One	55.2		(1.39)	32.0	(1.90)	9.1		(0.60)	3.7		(0.85)	6.5	(0.36)	11.5	(0.83)	21.0		(0.64)	61.0	(0.92)
Two	51.4		(1.69)	36.3	(1.67)	10.1		(0.67)	2.2		(0.26)	7.9	(0.65)	11.7	(0.54)	19.9		(0.53)	60.5	(1.39)
Three or more	42.4		(1.93)	42.1	(1.35)	13.8		(1.40)	1.7		(0.40)	7.9	(1.07)	13.4	(1.54)	21.6		(2.50)	57.1	(2.91)
Number of adults in the household
One	40.8		(2.25)	42.2	(2.79)	12.8		(0.80)	4.2		(1.00)	9.5	(2.09)	12.4	(1.00)	19.2		(1.13)	58.9	(2.32)
Two	51.3		(1.08)	36.4	(1.31)	10.3		(0.60)	2.0		(0.28)	7.1	(0.31)	12.5	(0.61)	21.3		(0.87)	59.0	(1.20)
Three or more	54.6		(1.22)	31.7	(1.48)	10.6		(1.50)	3.1		(0.52)	7.0	(1.03)	10.2	(1.17)	19.7		(1.75)	63.2	(2.33)
Number of adults in the household      participating in the labor force
None	31.8		(3.01)	47.9	(4.45)	14.4		(1.76)	6.0	!	(1.91)	10.3	(2.21)	14.5	(2.66)	21.9		(4.24)	53.3	(3.12)
One	48.4		(1.54)	38.9	(1.49)	10.2		(0.80)	2.6		(0.20)	7.9	(1.00)	13.1	(0.88)	21.2		(1.00)	57.8	(1.21)
Two	53.9		(1.36)	33.3	(1.65)	10.8		(1.02)	2.0		(0.41)	6.8	(0.39)	11.9	(0.75)	20.6		(0.77)	60.7	(1.15)
Three or more	56.3		(3.25)	32.4	(2.02)	9.4		(2.67)	2.0		(0.34)	6.9	(1.57)	7.0	(0.80)	18.2		(1.76)	68.0	(2.89)
Highest education level of adults in the household
High school diploma or less	36.0		(2.23)	45.3	(3.10)	14.3		(1.56)	4.4		(1.55)	11.0	(1.83)	15.1	(2.77)	20.2		(1.54)	53.7	(2.86)
Associate's degree or some college	46.3		(1.59)	40.4	(1.45)	10.6		(1.42)	2.7		(0.42)	6.8	(0.82)	11.7	(0.79)	22.3		(1.54)	59.1	(2.13)
Bachelor's degree	55.9		(2.03)	33.1	(2.18)	8.6		(0.62)	2.4		(0.48)	7.0	(1.05)	11.9	(1.01)	19.4		(1.63)	61.7	(2.65)
Graduate/professional degree	55.7		(0.90)	31.6	(1.37)	11.0		(0.89)	1.6		(0.21)	6.9	(0.50)	11.2	(0.83)	20.4		(1.00)	61.6	(1.24)
Household income
$24,999 or less	32.4		(2.08)	46.2	(2.47)	16.5		(1.88)	5.0		(1.02)	9.7	(2.02)	14.8	(1.89)	24.2		(2.05)	51.4	(3.06)
$25,000 to $49,999	51.1		(1.69)	38.3	(1.60)	8.5		(0.95)	2.1		(0.49)	7.2	(1.01)	13.1	(0.95)	22.7		(1.61)	56.9	(1.77)
$50,000 to $74,999	49.6		(1.92)	38.4	(2.02)	10.0		(1.37)	2.0		(0.35)	7.3	(0.91)	13.0	(1.77)	16.8		(0.77)	62.9	(2.03)
$75,000 to $99,999	56.6		(2.59)	33.1	(2.33)	8.0		(0.65)	2.2		(0.34)	6.2	(1.36)	10.7	(1.29)	20.2		(1.76)	62.9	(2.63)
$100,000 and over	57.9		(1.00)	30.2	(1.08)	10.1		(0.96)	1.8		(0.26)	7.2	(0.62)	10.2	(0.65)	19.9		(1.21)	62.7	(1.56)
Urban/rural classification of household2
Urban	53.9		(2.24)	15.0	(1.41)	21.4		(1.75)	9.6		(1.07)	15.3	(1.26)	15.9	(1.16)	21.1		(1.28)	47.7	(1.87)
Suburban	50.1		(0.96)	38.1	(1.29)	10.4		(1.23)	1.4	!	(0.42)	6.7	(1.01)	11.3	(0.65)	23.4		(1.26)	58.6	(1.57)
Second city	52.4		(1.56)	32.3	(1.71)	13.4		(1.53)	1.9	!	(0.73)	8.5	(1.43)	17.7	(0.87)	26.9		(2.06)	46.9	(2.84)
Small town	48.5		(2.95)	44.5	(1.84)	6.1		(1.61)	0.8	!	(0.32)	4.2	(0.98)	9.3	(0.98)	20.4		(0.94)	66.1	(1.76)
Rural	46.8		(1.38)	48.2	(1.87)	4.4	!	(1.57)	0.6	!	(0.25)	4.3	(1.17)	7.0	(1.69)	10.4		(1.20)	78.3	(2.45)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).

1Includes race/ethnicity unknown and not reported.

2The classification is based on the Claritas urbanization methodology, which classifies neighborhoods based on density of population. For more information about the Claritas urbanization methodology, please see https://claritas360.claritas.com/knowledgecenter/help/content/gis/references/gis_references_urbanicity_data_3.htm.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), 2017. (This table was prepared August 2022.)