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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: East Orange city, New Jersey

Download an Excel file* of this document: east_orange_city_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 73,552 69,824 x x
Total Persons in Household 71,481 68,520 61,147 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 32,937 26,503 23,433 4,992
Total Workers, Place of Work 22,926 16,945 16,839 3,763
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.70 0.64 0.72 0.20

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 22,926 100.0 16,945 100.0 NA 16,839 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 14,853 64.8 10,390 61.3 1.7 10,375 61.6 4.1 No
2-person carpool 2,558 11.2 1,595 9.4 1.0 719 4.3 2.5 Yes
3-person carpool 522 2.3 340 2.0 0.5 143 0.8 0.9 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 319 1.4 270 1.6 0.4 309 1.8 1.5 No
Public Transportation 2,473 10.8 2,370 14.0 1.2 2,929 17.4 10.2 No
Walked 1,254 5.5 1,030 6.1 0.8 1,773 10.5 6.1 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 442 1.9 455 2.7 0.5 285 1.7 2.0 No
Worked at home 505 2.2 500 3.0 0.6 306 1.8 1.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,421 100.0 16,445 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 2,018 9.0 1,585 9.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 3,645 16.3 2,145 13.0 1.2 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,722 16.6 2,655 16.1 1.3 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,369 15.0 2,460 15.0 1.2 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,149 5.1 905 5.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,534 15.8 2,240 13.6 1.2 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,386 6.2 1,125 6.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,980 8.8 1,355 8.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,618 7.2 1,975 12.0 1.1 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.1 (X) 29.5 (X) NA 23.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,421 100.0 16,445 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 575 2.6 620 3.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 879 3.9 655 4.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,869 8.3 1,520 9.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,905 13.0 2,100 12.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,745 16.7 2,670 16.2 1.3 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,909 17.4 2,645 16.1 1.3 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,014 13.4 1,520 9.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,004 22.3 4,035 24.5 1.5 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 521 2.3 445 2.7 0.6 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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