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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Nashua city, New Hampshire


Download an Excel file* of this document: nashua_city_new_hampshire.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 79,662 86,605 x x
Total Persons in Household 78,701 85,202 84,632 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 43,410 44,972 45,845 3,528
Total Workers, Place of Work 47,731 51,040 48,667 3,559
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.10 1.13 1.06 0.19

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 47,731 100.0 51,040 100.0 639 48,667 100.0 3,559 No
Drove alone 39,401 82.5 43,890 86.0 649 42,417 87.2 3,493 No
2-person carpool 4,518 9.5 3,525 6.9 257 3,113 6.4 844 No
3-person carpool 382 0.8 355 0.7 83 417 0.9 281 No
4-or-more-person carpool 205 0.4 175 0.3 58 242 0.5 217 No
Public Transportation 359 0.8 263 0.5 71 494 1.0 512 No
Walked 1,216 2.5 1,100 2.2 145 301 0.6 228 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 651 1.4 520 1.0 100 510 1.0 447 No
Worked at home 999 2.1 1,205 2.4 152 1,173 2.4 498 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,732 100.0 49,835 100.0 642 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,959 14.9 6,815 13.7 350 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,139 19.6 9,410 18.9 404 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,611 18.4 8,130 16.3 379 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,267 13.4 7,350 14.7 362 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,564 5.5 2,940 5.9 235 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 5,670 12.1 6,270 12.6 337 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,445 5.2 2,850 5.7 232 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,843 6.1 3,090 6.2 241 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 2,234 4.8 2,975 6.0 237 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.3 (X) 23.2 (X) NA 23.7 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,732 100.0 49,835 100.0 642 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,442 3.1 2,595 5.2 221 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,958 4.2 2,525 5.1 219 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,934 12.7 5,105 10.2 306 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,695 12.2 5,885 11.8 327 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,021 17.2 7,490 15.0 365 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,810 16.7 7,290 14.6 361 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,230 9.1 3,480 7.0 255 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,075 23.7 13,480 27.0 471 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 567 1.2 1,005 2.0 139 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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