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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Danbury city, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: danbury_city_connecticut.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 65,585 74,848 x x
Total Persons in Household 62,681 71,720 72,312 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 34,907 39,448 40,135 5,728
Total Workers, Place of Work 44,875 46,350 45,256 4,453
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.29 1.17 1.13 0.36

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 44,875 100.0 46,350 100.0 NA 45,256 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 37,783 84.2 38,380 82.8 0.8 36,066 79.7 11.0 No
2-person carpool 3,937 8.8 3,575 7.7 0.5 3,698 8.2 2.7 No
3-person carpool 428 1.0 675 1.5 0.2 911 2.0 1.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 467 1.0 470 1.0 0.2 641 1.4 1.1 No
Public Transportation 407 0.9 920 2.0 0.3 279 0.6 0.6 Yes
Walked 894 2.0 825 1.8 0.3 1,901 4.2 4.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 248 0.6 385 0.8 0.2 606 1.3 0.9 No
Worked at home 711 1.6 1,120 2.4 0.3 1,154 2.5 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,164 100.0 45,230 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,454 14.6 5,355 11.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,474 19.2 8,660 19.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 9,143 20.7 7,965 17.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,047 13.7 6,055 13.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,199 5.0 2,320 5.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,303 9.7 5,430 12.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,708 6.1 3,025 6.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,886 6.5 3,605 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,950 4.4 2,815 6.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.1 (X) 24.4 (X) NA 24.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,164 100.0 45,230 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,037 2.3 1,225 2.7 0.3 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,671 3.8 1,655 3.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,054 9.2 3,905 8.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,446 12.3 5,885 13.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,529 19.3 8,075 17.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,567 17.1 7,635 16.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,329 9.8 4,095 9.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,975 24.9 11,040 24.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 556 1.3 630 1.4 0.2 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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