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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Albany city, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: albany_city_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 101,082 95,658 x x
Total Persons in Household 91,458 85,756 78,402 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 49,045 42,605 37,617 3,119
Total Workers, Place of Work 122,599 109,445 108,692 4,170
Employment-Residence Ratio 2.50 2.57 2.89 0.27

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%) Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers 122,599 100.0 109,445 100.0 NA 108,692 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 81,974 66.9 83,060 75.9 0.6 88,117 81.1 0.6 Yes
2-person carpool 16,546 13.5 11,030 10.1 0.4 9,047 8.3 1.7 Yes
3-person carpool 2,454 2.0 1,700 1.6 0.2 1,458 1.3 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,189 1.0 550 0.5 0.1 256 0.2 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 11,615 9.5 6,939 6.3 0.4 4,420 4.1 0.9 Yes
Walked 6,744 5.5 4,420 4.0 0.3 3,307 3.0 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,149 0.9 720 0.7 0.1 767 0.7 0.5 No
Worked at home 928 0.8 1,025 0.9 0.1 1,320 1.2 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 121,671 100.0 108,420 100.0 NA 107,372 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,909 8.1 8,205 7.6 0.4 6,800 6.3 1.6 No
10 to 14 16,240 13.3 13,675 12.6 0.5 12,884 12.0 1.7 No
15 to 19 21,390 17.6 18,290 16.9 0.5 17,926 16.7 2.1 No
20 to 24 21,549 17.7 19,730 18.2 0.6 20,334 18.9 2.4 No
25 to 29 9,534 7.8 8,810 8.1 0.4 7,958 7.4 1.1 No
30 to 34 18,974 15.6 16,545 15.3 0.5 17,459 16.3 2.3 No
35 to 44 8,845 7.3 7,875 7.3 0.4 7,863 7.3 1.3 No
45 to 59 9,379 7.7 8,280 7.6 0.4 10,927 10.2 1.6 Yes
60 or more 5,851 4.8 7,005 6.5 0.4 5,221 4.9 0.9 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.3 (X) 26.5 (X) NA 25.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 121,671 100.0 108,420 100.0 NA 107,372 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,720 1.4 2,265 2.1 0.2 3,091 2.9 0.8 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,191 2.6 3,435 3.2 0.3 3,105 2.9 1.2 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 9,382 7.7 9,230 8.5 0.4 9,460 8.8 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 15,905 13.1 14,225 13.1 0.5 14,060 13.1 1.6 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 23,856 19.6 20,640 19.0 0.6 20,179 18.8 2.3 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 25,044 20.6 20,500 18.9 0.6 19,011 17.7 1.6 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 16,351 13.4 10,815 10.0 0.4 12,692 11.8 1.6 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 25,043 20.6 22,650 20.9 0.6 23,510 21.9 2.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,179 1.0 1,430 1.3 0.2 2,264 2.1 0.8 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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