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Did You Know?

The National Safety Council estimates that riding the bus is over
170 times safer than automobile travel – and
it's greener too!

An individual flying from Los Angeles to New York produces as much emissions as the average American driver does over the course of 2 months

Transportation (1 of 3)

For a quick assessment, input averages and change the fields you know:

Bus

How many people take the bus to work?

What is the average one-way commute of people who take the bus?

Miles (US avg: 11.73*)

Light Rail

How many people take light rail (subway, metro, trolley, etc.) to work?

What is the average one-way commute of people who take light rail?

Miles (US avg: 11.73*)

Train

How many people take the train to work?

What is the average one-way commute of people who take the train?

Miles (US avg: 11.73*)

Car & Taxi

How many people take their car or a taxi to work?

What is the average one-way commute of people who take a car or taxi?

Miles (US avg: 12.1)

Airplane

How many miles do employees fly each month?

Miles (US avg: 113.1 per person)

What percent of those miles fall into each of the following categories?

Short Haul Flights
(<300 miles)

Medium Haul Flights
(300 to 1000 miles)

Long Haul Flights
(>1000 miles)

If people in your office walk or bike to work, congratulations!
The Calculator assumes the impact of these activities is negligible.

*Note: This is the average one-way commute distance for users of public transportation.

Avoid air travel by conferencing via phone, video, or webinar

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