American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Maryland
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 4,667,612 | 5,162,430 | 5,461,318 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,748,991 | 1,980,859 | 2,085,647 | +/-7,404 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.67 | 2.61 | 2.62 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,781,468 | 5,296,486 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,528,360 | 2,640,623 | 2,785,036 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,482,462 | 2,591,670 | 2,706,453 | +/-15,958 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,482,462 | 100.0 | 2,591,670 | 100.0 | 2,706,453 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,732,837 | 69.8 | 1,910,917 | 73.7 | 1,991,786 | 73.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 285,892 | 11.5 | 249,591 | 9.6 | 226,081 | 8.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 50,988 | 2.1 | 43,068 | 1.7 | 40,456 | 1.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 21,333 | 0.9 | 15,540 | 0.6 | 14,879 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 8,130 | 0.3 | 6,773 | 0.3 | 7,360 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 10,106 | 0.4 | 6,020 | 0.2 | 5,280 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 122,066 | 4.9 | 93,111 | 3.6 | 111,599 | 4.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 1,337 | 0.1 | 1,619 | 0.1 | 1,207 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 65,326 | 2.6 | 75,090 | 2.9 | 100,106 | 3.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 7,672 | 0.3 | 10,568 | 0.4 | 16,170 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 61 | 0.0 | 144 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 4,715 | 0.2 | 4,843 | 0.2 | 4,744 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 83,417 | 3.4 | 64,852 | 2.5 | 56,401 | 2.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 5,707 | 0.2 | 6,714 | 0.3 | 5,880 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 3,219 | 0.1 | 1,496 | 0.1 | 3,496 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 14,821 | 0.6 | 14,621 | 0.6 | 20,461 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 64,835 | 2.6 | 86,703 | 3.3 | 100,492 | 3.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,417,627 | 100.0 | 2,504,967 | 100.0 | 2,605,961 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 54,263 | 2.2 | 47,843 | 1.9 | 63,883 | 2.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 186,393 | 7.7 | 169,884 | 6.8 | 170,385 | 6.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 287,738 | 11.9 | 271,204 | 10.8 | 269,344 | 10.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 338,961 | 14.0 | 320,679 | 12.8 | 345,214 | 13.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 502,979 | 20.8 | 496,154 | 19.8 | 503,425 | 19.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 571,823 | 23.7 | 590,856 | 23.6 | 610,290 | 23.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 261,588 | 10.8 | 291,586 | 11.6 | 292,909 | 11.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 213,882 | 8.8 | 316,761 | 12.6 | 350,511 | 13.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.0 | (X) | 31.2 | (X) | 30.8 | (X) | +/- 0.39 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,417,627 | 100.0 | 2,504,967 | 100.0 | 2,605,961 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 171,306 | 7.1 | 202,740 | 8.1 | 250,286 | 9.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 520,615 | 21.5 | 502,905 | 20.1 | 537,449 | 20.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 752,889 | 31.1 | 757,779 | 30.3 | 689,907 | 26.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 454,503 | 18.8 | 454,398 | 18.1 | 462,772 | 17.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 171,602 | 7.1 | 207,965 | 8.3 | 245,835 | 9.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 155,753 | 6.4 | 162,447 | 6.5 | 169,091 | 6.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 190,959 | 7.9 | 216,733 | 8.7 | 250,621 | 9.6 | +/- 0.4 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.htm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Maryland
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 31.2 | 2,504,965 | 217,730 | 591,885 | 496,150 | 590,860 | 291,585 | 316,760 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 2,605,961 | 234,268 | 614,558 | 503,425 | 610,290 | 292,909 | 350,511 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | +/-14,545 | +/-8,064 | +/-14,082 | +/-12,840 | +/-14,604 | +/-8,585 | +/-10,658 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.3 | 1,910,915 | 159,730 | 483,530 | 411,685 | 459,465 | 207,555 | 188,950 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 1,991,786 | 175,828 | 508,112 | 421,981 | 475,653 | 209,779 | 200,433 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.44 | +/-14,920 | +/-6,411 | +/-12,059 | +/-11,390 | +/-12,875 | +/-7,414 | +/-8,437 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 32.2 | 249,590 | 18,290 | 55,840 | 47,890 | 61,430 | 31,770 | 34,375 |
| 2005 | 31.2 | 226,081 | 19,405 | 52,698 | 41,802 | 55,222 | 24,372 | 32,582 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.97 | +/-10,028 | +/-2,630 | +/-4,482 | +/-4,074 | +/-4,726 | +/-2,755 | +/-3,448 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 39.8 | 71,405 | 3,800 | 11,690 | 10,525 | 18,195 | 10,960 | 16,230 |
| 2005 | 37.2 | 67,975 | 3,233 | 12,450 | 12,814 | 17,304 | 8,650 | 13,524 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.12 | +/-5,952 | +/-983 | +/-2,598 | +/-2,583 | +/-3,167 | +/-1,764 | +/-2,346 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.3 | 93,110 | 1,465 | 8,370 | 10,535 | 22,795 | 15,590 | 34,355 |
| 2005 | 52.2 | 111,599 | 1,429 | 9,217 | 9,088 | 24,474 | 19,074 | 48,317 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.45 | +/-7,557 | +/-703 | +/-2,084 | +/-1,580 | +/-3,419 | +/-3,091 | +/-5,618 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.7 | 87,420 | 320 | 1,205 | 4,405 | 20,835 | 23,020 | 37,630 |
| 2005 | 54.4 | 117,538 | SSS | 2,577 | 5,574 | 28,017 | 28,779 | 52,110 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.88 | +/-5,795 | SSS | +/-1,211 | +/-1,331 | +/-3,376 | +/-3,445 | +/-3,946 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.5 | 92,525 | 34,125 | 31,250 | 11,105 | 8,130 | 2,690 | 5,230 |
| 2005 | 16.8 | 90,982 | 33,892 | 29,504 | 12,166 | 9,620 | 2,255 | 3,545 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.02 | +/-6,553 | +/-3,768 | +/-3,545 | +/-2,166 | +/-1,777 | +/-835 | +/-792 |
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Percent of Workers | Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 31.2 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 23.6 | 19.8 | 23.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 23.6 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 11.2 | 13.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.3 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 10.9 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 25.5 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.44 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 32.2 | 100.0 | 7.3 | 22.4 | 19.2 | 24.6 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| 2005 | 31.2 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 23.3 | 18.5 | 24.4 | 10.8 | 14.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.97 | ***** | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 39.8 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 15.3 | 22.7 |
| 2005 | 37.2 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 25.5 | 12.7 | 19.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.12 | ***** | +/-8.8 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.3 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 24.5 | 16.7 | 36.9 |
| 2005 | 52.2 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 43.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.45 | ***** | +/-6.8 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.7 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.4 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.7 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 43.0 |
| 2005 | 54.4 | 100.0 | SSS | 2.2 | 4.7 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 44.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.88 | ***** | SSS | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.7 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.5 | 100.0 | 36.9 | 33.8 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 16.8 | 100.0 | 37.3 | 32.4 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.02 | ***** | +/-7.0 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.htm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.
