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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Baltimore County, Maryland

Download an Excel file* of this document: baltimore_county_maryland.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 692,134 754,292 x x
Total Persons in Household 678,424 736,652 767,597 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 360,170 373,496 375,795 5,794
Total Workers, Place of Work 318,677 341,675 345,749 9,142
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.88 0.91 0.92 0.04

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 318,677 100.0 341,675 100.0 NA 345,749 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 242,957 76.2 268,185 78.5 0.3 274,776 79.5 1.3 No
2-person carpool 33,633 10.6 30,695 9.0 0.2 25,392 7.3 0.9 Yes
3-person carpool 5,194 1.6 4,540 1.3 0.1 4,080 1.2 0.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,312 1.0 2,690 0.8 0.1 3,131 0.9 0.5 No
Public Transportation 13,988 4.4 13,960 4.1 0.2 16,231 4.7 0.8 No
Walked 8,533 2.7 7,860 2.3 0.1 4,602 1.3 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,297 1.0 3,405 1.0 0.1 4,434 1.3 0.3 No
Worked at home 7,763 2.4 10,350 3.0 0.1 13,103 3.8 0.6 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 310,914 100.0 331,325 100.0 NA 332,646 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 32,520 10.5 30,515 9.2 0.2 28,285 8.5 0.8 No
10 to 14 41,621 13.4 39,805 12.0 0.3 36,025 10.8 0.8 Yes
15 to 19 47,348 15.2 46,390 14.0 0.3 48,747 14.7 1.2 No
20 to 24 48,639 15.6 50,405 15.2 0.3 54,676 16.4 1.1 Yes
25 to 29 24,511 7.9 24,685 7.5 0.2 24,725 7.4 0.9 No
30 to 34 49,601 16.0 51,865 15.7 0.3 50,336 15.1 1.1 No
35 to 44 25,759 8.3 28,215 8.5 0.2 29,848 9.0 1.1 No
45 to 59 25,112 8.1 31,615 9.5 0.2 31,568 9.5 1.0 No
60 or more 15,803 5.1 27,835 8.4 0.2 28,436 8.5 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.4 (X) 28.4 (X) NA 26.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 310,914 100.0 331,325 100.0 NA 332,646 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 11,709 3.8 15,085 4.6 0.2 19,021 5.7 0.7 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 17,153 5.5 17,935 5.4 0.2 20,235 6.1 0.8 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 32,518 10.5 30,320 9.2 0.2 27,905 8.4 0.9 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 39,372 12.7 38,055 11.5 0.3 41,491 12.5 1.1 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 47,500 15.3 52,355 15.8 0.3 46,605 14.0 1.0 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 48,316 15.5 49,195 14.8 0.3 43,832 13.2 1.2 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 32,051 10.3 26,950 8.1 0.2 34,242 10.3 0.8 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 77,481 24.9 88,130 26.6 0.4 93,193 28.0 1.3 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 4,814 1.5 6,325 1.9 0.1 6,122 1.8 0.3 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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