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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Orange County, New York


Download an Excel file* of this document: orange_county_new_york.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 307,647 341,367 x x
Total Persons in Household 293,491 327,675 359,089 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 141,664 152,489 166,914 4,018
Total Workers, Place of Work 115,608 127,660 139,499 5,891
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.82 0.84 0.84 0.06

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 115,608 100.0 127,660 100.0 1,352 139,499 100.0 5,891 Yes
Drove alone 88,041 76.2 100,450 78.7 1,273 108,121 77.5 5,556 Yes
2-person carpool 11,807 10.2 10,485 8.2 482 10,185 7.3 1,880 No
3-person carpool 1,700 1.5 1,710 1.3 197 922 0.7 536 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,013 0.9 1,235 1.0 168 2,320 1.7 1,161 No
Public Transportation 1,207 1.0 1,405 1.1 179 2,416 1.7 1,269 No
Walked 6,378 5.5 6,315 4.9 376 5,582 4.0 1,403 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,056 1.8 1,980 1.6 212 5,806 4.2 2,056 Yes
Worked at home 3,406 2.9 4,085 3.2 304 4,147 3.0 1,011 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 112,202 100.0 123,575 100.0 1,343 135,352 100.0 6,021 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 25,144 22.4 23,020 18.6 701 24,924 18.4 2,764 No
10 to 14 21,280 19.0 22,075 17.9 687 16,326 12.1 2,178 Yes
15 to 19 19,415 17.3 19,755 16.0 652 20,727 15.3 2,479 No
20 to 24 14,559 13.0 17,040 13.8 608 18,585 13.7 2,543 No
25 to 29 5,689 5.1 6,965 5.6 395 9,150 6.8 1,416 Yes
30 to 34 11,739 10.5 12,850 10.4 532 17,087 12.6 3,178 Yes
35 to 44 4,899 4.4 6,670 5.4 387 9,365 6.9 1,986 Yes
45 to 59 5,027 4.5 7,085 5.7 398 9,000 6.6 1,612 Yes
60 or more 4,450 4.0 8,115 6.6 426 10,188 7.5 2,015 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.2 (X) 23.0 (X) NA 23.5 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 112,202 100.0 123,575 100.0 1,343 135,352 100.0 6,021 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,546 3.2 4,645 3.8 324 5,803 4.3 1,478 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 5,049 4.5 6,200 5.0 373 5,624 4.2 1,306 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 10,474 9.3 12,655 10.2 528 13,875 10.3 1,941 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 14,367 12.8 14,260 11.5 559 14,341 10.6 1,921 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 19,665 17.5 20,195 16.3 659 17,097 12.6 2,402 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 15,934 14.2 16,745 13.6 603 19,324 14.3 2,512 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 10,870 9.7 10,745 8.7 488 11,337 8.4 1,929 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 30,160 26.9 33,750 27.3 834 45,258 33.4 4,031 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,137 1.9 3,165 2.6 268 2,693 2.0 878 No

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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