The noticeable lack of density of purple people in the major job center-area of Buckhead on this map from Decatur’s 2010 Strategic Plan got me thinking.

Who’s got the worst daily commute from Decatur to another part of the Atlanta metro?  Does it involve a great distances on the highway?  Or is it the shear lack of highways to your destination that leave stuck on overwhelmed, residential streets?

From the 2010 Decatur Citizen Survey…

During a typical week, how many days do you commute to work (for the longest distance of your commute) in each of the ways listed below?

[Percentage represents "Percent of days mode used"]

In 2008, the % of commuters driving alone was also 65%, while public transportation came in at 8%, and bicycling registered at 1%.  As for children driving other children to work (I believe it should be phrased “with children or other adults”), it’s grown 2% in two years.

All to say, nothing’s really changed in two years.