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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Erie city, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: erie_city_pennsylvania.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 108,718 103,717 x x
Total Persons in Household 104,219 97,863 91,423 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 45,193 43,835 39,215 3,162
Total Workers, Place of Work 61,366 56,915 53,308 3,356
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.36 1.30 1.36 0.14

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 61,366 100.0 56,915 100.0 NA 53,308 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 46,039 75.0 45,805 80.5 0.7 44,593 83.7 1.3 Yes
2-person carpool 7,569 12.3 5,040 8.9 0.5 4,638 8.7 2.2 No
3-person carpool 962 1.6 655 1.2 0.2 319 0.6 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 441 0.7 525 0.9 0.2 512 1.0 0.7 No
Public Transportation 1,300 2.1 935 1.6 0.2 629 1.2 0.7 No
Walked 3,999 6.5 2,800 4.9 0.4 2,039 3.8 1.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 543 0.9 590 1.0 0.2 400 0.8 0.4 No
Worked at home 513 0.8 565 1.0 0.2 178 0.3 0.3 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 60,853 100.0 56,350 100.0 NA 53,130 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,318 17.0 9,195 16.3 0.7 7,651 14.4 2.4 No
10 to 14 12,861 21.1 11,865 21.1 0.8 11,155 21.0 3.4 No
15 to 19 14,518 23.9 12,305 21.8 0.8 12,436 23.4 3.1 No
20 to 24 10,204 16.8 9,490 16.8 0.7 7,993 15.0 1.9 No
25 to 29 3,021 5.0 3,165 5.6 0.4 3,157 5.9 1.7 No
30 to 34 4,992 8.2 5,030 8.9 0.5 5,421 10.2 2.0 No
35 to 44 1,737 2.9 1,845 3.3 0.3 2,185 4.1 1.2 No
45 to 59 1,903 3.1 1,695 3.0 0.3 1,836 3.5 1.0 No
60 or more 1,299 2.1 1,760 3.1 0.3 1,296 2.4 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.7 (X) 19.3 (X) NA 19.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 60,853 100.0 56,350 100.0 NA 53,130 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,133 3.5 2,300 4.1 0.4 2,989 5.6 1.6 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,643 4.3 2,350 4.2 0.4 1,717 3.2 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,793 11.2 6,260 11.1 0.6 5,104 9.6 1.9 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,532 10.7 5,945 10.6 0.6 6,607 12.4 2.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 12,189 20.0 11,595 20.6 0.8 10,273 19.3 2.3 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 9,100 15.0 8,065 14.3 0.7 7,514 14.1 2.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,016 6.6 3,025 5.4 0.4 3,848 7.2 1.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 16,249 26.7 14,745 26.2 0.8 14,325 27.0 2.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,198 2.0 1,340 2.4 0.3 753 1.4 0.6 Yes

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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