I found these statistics for a reporter. They shows which cities of various sizes have the highest percentages of commuters who get to work without a car, don’t own cars at all, or walk, bike, or ride transit to work. Among large cities, DC is second in percentage not driving to work (47.95%) after New York (65.55%).

We’re also second to New York in the percentage who take transit, second to Boston in the percentage who walk to work, and third (after New York and Newark) in the percentage of households who don’t own cars. We’re a little farther behind in percentage bicycling to work, with 1.21%, placing us 11th (Tuscon, San Francisco, and Seattle are on top).

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.