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2005 Transportation Profiles

Geographic Area¹: Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1	1990	2000	2005 ACS	2005 ACS MOE 3
Persons in Household	1,052,483	1,218,213	1,276,794	*****4
Households	383,897	455,287	485,173	+/-4,439
Persons per household	2.74	2.68	2.63	*****
	Includes GQ pop		Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons	1,083,174	1,254,661	na	na
Total Employed2	513,245	616,710	624,751	*****
Workers at Work	501,941	605,610	608,797	+/-6,278
Mode to work1	1990		2000		2005 ACS
	Includes GQ pop				Does not include GQ Pop
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	MOE (%)
Total Workers	501,941	100.0	605,610	100.0	608,797	100.0	---
Drove alone	410,757	81.8	506,668	83.7	509,980	83.8	+/- 0.9
2-person carpool	45,234	9.0	47,491	7.8	48,407	8.0	+/- 0.6
3-person carpool	5,595	1.1	6,648	1.1	5,902	1.0	+/- 0.2
4-person carpool	1,780	0.4	2,213	0.4	2,559	0.4	+/- 0.2
5-or-6-person carpool	620	0.1	947	0.2	692	0.1	+/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool	1,038	0.2	468	0.1	1,053	0.2	+/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus	4,197	0.8	3,933	0.6	3,446	0.6	+/- 0.2
Streetcar or trolley car	23	0.0	26	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Subway or elevated	25	0.0	68	0.0	14	0.0	+/- 0.0
Railroad	35	0.0	66	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Ferryboat	21	0.0	72	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Bicycle	880	0.2	1,330	0.2	2,396	0.4	+/- 0.1
Walked	13,526	2.7	12,309	2.0	10,465	1.7	+/- 0.3
Taxicab	377	0.1	423	0.1	360	0.1	+/- 0.1
Motorcycle	424	0.1	213	0.0	1,305	0.2	+/- 0.1
Other means	2,388	0.5	3,316	0.5	4,009	0.7	+/- 0.2
Worked at home	15,021	3.0	19,419	3.2	18,209	3.0	+/- 0.3
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home)	486,920	100.0	586,191	100.0	590,588	100.0	---
Less than 5 minutes	20,941	4.3	23,167	4.0	23,517	4.0	+/- 0.5
5 to 9	69,974	14.4	74,857	12.8	69,526	11.8	+/- 0.7
10 to 14	92,163	18.9	101,473	17.3	96,559	16.3	+/- 0.8
15 to 19	94,454	19.4	105,234	18.0	111,397	18.9	+/- 0.8
20 to 29	108,876	22.4	136,028	23.2	142,596	24.1	+/- 1.0
30 to 44	65,123	13.4	92,260	15.7	94,705	16.0	+/- 0.7
45 to 59	20,784	4.3	29,656	5.1	31,791	5.4	+/- 0.5
60 or more	14,605	3.0	23,516	4.0	20,497	3.5	+/- 0.4
Mean travel time (minutes)	19.1	(X)	21.6	(X)	21.3	(X)	+/- 0.50
Departure Time to Work1
Workers (Did not work at home)	486,920	100.0	586,191	100.0	590,588	100.0	---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m.	39,391	8.1	49,541	8.5	53,419	9.0	+/- 0.6
6:00 - 6:59 a.m.	99,288	20.4	109,291	18.6	113,982	19.3	+/- 0.8
7:00 - 7:59 a.m.	139,587	28.7	171,913	29.3	164,783	27.9	+/- 1.0
8:00 - 8:59 a.m.	72,599	14.9	81,683	13.9	81,249	13.8	+/- 0.7
9:00 - 10:59 a.m.	28,639	5.9	35,182	6.0	37,970	6.4	+/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	53,277	10.9	62,579	10.7	62,535	10.6	+/- 0.7
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	54,139	11.1	76,002	13.0	76,650	13.0	+/- 0.7

Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. 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.

Geographic Area¹: Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.cfm
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.