Green Stats-Earth Day 2011
"Earth Day is Friday, April 22. To help you celebrate, we offer a sampling of green data collected and published by the US Census Bureau.

According to the American Community Survey (5-year estimates):

0.5% of Americans bike to and from work. More men bike to work than women (0.7% vs. 0.3%).
10.5% of U.S. residents carpool to work. Men are more likely to carpool than women (11% vs. 10%).
5% of U.S. residents take public transportation to work. Women are more likely to take public transportation (5.4% vs. 4.6%).
About 36,000 households in the United States rely on solar energy to heat their homes..."