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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cranston city, Rhode Island

Download an Excel file* of this document: cranston_city_rhode_island.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 76,060 79,269 x x
Total Persons in Household 72,297 74,610 77,025 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 35,565 35,991 38,601 3,316
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,894 34,725 34,004 3,182
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.87 0.96 0.88 0.16

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 30,894 100.0 34,725 100.0 NA 34,004 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,890 83.8 28,555 82.2 1.0 28,898 85.0 1.5 Yes
2-person carpool 2,687 8.7 2,430 7.0 0.7 2,513 7.4 2.6 No
3-person carpool 365 1.2 365 1.1 0.3 0 0.0 0.8 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 208 0.7 175 0.5 0.2 301 0.9 0.6 No
Public Transportation 425 1.4 535 1.5 0.3 711 2.1 1.6 No
Walked 587 1.9 1,715 4.9 0.6 213 0.6 0.8 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 158 0.5 300 0.9 0.2 292 0.9 0.6 No
Worked at home 574 1.9 655 1.9 0.3 1,076 3.2 1.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,320 100.0 34,070 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,972 16.4 5,285 15.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,254 20.6 6,425 18.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,700 22.1 6,875 20.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,429 17.9 5,900 17.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,832 6.0 2,150 6.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,786 9.2 3,615 10.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 940 3.1 1,290 3.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 817 2.7 1,170 3.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 590 1.9 1,355 4.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 20.8 (X) NA 18.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,320 100.0 34,070 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 729 2.4 1,095 3.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,429 4.7 1,355 4.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,654 12.1 3,805 11.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,717 12.3 4,075 12.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,386 17.8 5,520 16.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,851 16.0 5,310 15.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,935 9.7 2,815 8.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,172 23.7 8,825 25.9 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 447 1.5 790 2.3 0.4 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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