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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Gary city, Indiana


Download an Excel file* of this document: gary_city_indiana.xls.

W1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS
MOE3
  Includes GQ Pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 116,646 102,746 x x
Total Persons in Household 115,745 101,897 97,057 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,570 34,633 31,297 3,979
Total Workers, Place of Work 40,385 37,635 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.05 1.09 #VALUE! NA

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 40,385 100.0 37,635 100.0 738 NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 31,997 79.2 30,245 80.4 699 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 4,490 11.1 3,855 10.2 291 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 633 1.6 525 1.4 109 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 222 0.5 430 1.1 99 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 1,260 3.1 895 2.4 142 NA NA NA NA
Walked 1,109 2.7 775 2.1 133 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 349 0.9 323 0.9 86 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 325 0.8 580 1.5 115 NA NA NA NA
 

W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1

Workers (Did not work at home) 40,060 100.0 37,055 100.0 736 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,192 10.5 3,050 8.2 260 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,513 13.8 4,815 13.0 324 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,571 18.9 6,525 17.6 374 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 8,047 20.1 7,175 19.4 391 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,709 6.8 2,465 6.7 235 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 5,474 13.7 5,495 14.8 345 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,538 6.3 2,400 6.5 232 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,135 5.3 2,490 6.7 236 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,881 4.7 2,635 7.1 242 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.9 (X) 26.3 (X) NA NA (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 40,060 100.0 37,055 100.0 736 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,355 5.9 2,695 7.3 245 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,581 8.9 3,210 8.7 267 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,803 12.0 4,420 11.9 311 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,931 12.3 3,860 10.4 291 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,263 18.1 5,905 15.9 357 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,932 9.8 3,845 10.4 291 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,091 5.2 1,590 4.3 189 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,165 25.4 9,995 27.0 454 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 939 2.3 1,250 3.4 168 NA NA NA NA

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. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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