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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cape May County, New Jersey

Download an Excel file* of this document: cape_may_county_new_jersey.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 95,089 102,326 x x
Total Persons in Household 92,414 99,670 96,630 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 41,117 44,022 43,201 1,706
Total Workers, Place of Work 34,956 38,310 41,053 2,764
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.85 0.87 0.95 0.07

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 34,956 100.0 38,310 100.0 NA 41,053 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,775 73.7 29,745 77.6 0.9 31,840 77.6 2.9 No
2-person carpool 4,057 11.6 3,405 8.9 0.6 3,551 8.6 1.9 No
3-person carpool 372 1.1 495 1.3 0.3 559 1.4 1.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 178 0.5 205 0.5 0.2 183 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 313 0.9 660 1.7 0.3 882 2.1 1.6 No
Walked 2,314 6.6 1,900 5.0 0.5 2,009 4.9 1.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 857 2.5 650 1.7 0.3 1,050 2.6 1.3 No
Worked at home 1,090 3.1 1,255 3.3 0.4 979 2.4 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,866 100.0 37,055 100.0 NA 40,074 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,859 26.2 8,970 24.2 1.0 8,546 21.3 2.8 No
10 to 14 6,696 19.8 7,405 20.0 0.9 7,047 17.6 3.2 No
15 to 19 6,696 19.8 6,560 17.7 0.9 7,552 18.8 3.9 No
20 to 24 4,221 12.5 5,175 14.0 0.8 6,333 15.8 3.3 No
25 to 29 1,435 4.2 1,525 4.1 0.5 1,721 4.3 1.3 No
30 to 34 2,591 7.7 2,915 7.9 0.6 2,913 7.3 2.0 No
35 to 44 918 2.7 1,045 2.8 0.4 1,661 4.1 1.3 Yes
45 to 59 1,343 4.0 1,355 3.7 0.4 1,515 3.8 1.3 No
60 or more 1,107 3.3 2,100 5.7 0.5 2,786 7.0 2.4 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.1 (X) NA 20.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,866 100.0 37,055 100.0 NA 40,074 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,303 3.8 1,135 3.1 0.4 1,305 3.3 1.3 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 953 2.8 1,360 3.7 0.4 1,956 4.9 1.5 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,867 8.5 3,375 9.1 0.7 3,639 9.1 2.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,449 10.2 3,970 10.7 0.7 4,577 11.4 2.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,911 17.5 6,240 16.8 0.9 6,378 15.9 2.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,039 17.8 5,865 15.8 0.8 4,927 12.3 2.4 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,792 11.2 4,295 11.6 0.7 4,888 12.2 2.5 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,056 26.7 10,235 27.6 1.0 11,726 29.3 3.2 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 496 1.5 685 1.8 0.3 678 1.7 0.7 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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