Downtown Brooklyn Commuters

Where Downtown Brooklyn Residents Work and
How They Get There

Until its recent rezoning downtown Brooklyn was more of a commercial area than a residential one, and many who lived there resided in public housing hemmed in from subways and local employment opportunities by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. But the proximity to major employment centers - including MetroTech, Fulton Street retailers and Brooklyn Hospital Center - means downtown Brooklyn rivals Sunset Park for the number of residents who walk or bike to work, at 19 percent.

Among those who take mass transit, most have trips that are shorter than 45 minutes. A wide array of transit options mean that very few commuters drive (indeed, only 22 percent of households even own a vehicle).