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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Essex County, New Jersey

Download an Excel file* of this document: essex_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 778,206 793,633 x x
Total Persons in Household 759,590 770,844 769,628 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 356,562 328,214 336,256 6,527
Total Workers, Place of Work 380,092 354,185 364,680 11,094
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.07 1.08 1.08 0.05

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 380,092 100.0 354,185 100.0 NA 364,680 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 259,078 68.2 244,115 68.9 0.3 250,176 68.6 1.4 No
2-person carpool 37,447 9.9 29,925 8.4 0.2 22,519 6.2 0.7 Yes
3-person carpool 6,354 1.7 5,425 1.5 0.1 5,732 1.6 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 5,806 1.5 4,960 1.4 0.1 4,312 1.2 0.4 No
Public Transportation 42,207 11.1 40,950 11.6 0.2 48,289 13.2 1.4 Yes
Walked 17,805 4.7 13,830 3.9 0.1 14,621 4.0 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 4,567 1.2 5,875 1.7 0.1 8,564 2.3 0.6 Yes
Worked at home 6,828 1.8 9,105 2.6 0.1 10,467 2.9 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 373,264 100.0 345,080 100.0 NA 354,213 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 37,774 10.1 30,335 8.8 0.2 34,032 9.6 1.0 No
10 to 14 47,442 12.7 36,780 10.7 0.2 38,294 10.8 1.2 No
15 to 19 56,638 15.2 45,505 13.2 0.3 48,423 13.7 1.0 No
20 to 24 56,655 15.2 48,645 14.1 0.3 49,662 14.0 1.0 No
25 to 29 22,148 5.9 19,635 5.7 0.2 18,882 5.3 0.7 No
30 to 34 59,316 15.9 53,835 15.6 0.3 57,496 16.2 1.4 No
35 to 44 25,608 6.9 26,255 7.6 0.2 27,545 7.8 0.9 No
45 to 59 32,452 8.7 34,740 10.1 0.2 32,224 9.1 0.9 Yes
60 or more 35,231 9.4 49,360 14.3 0.3 47,655 13.5 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.6 (X) 32.1 (X) NA 29.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 373,264 100.0 345,080 100.0 NA 354,213 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 10,899 2.9 12,930 3.7 0.1 15,042 4.2 0.7 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 15,233 4.1 14,885 4.3 0.2 15,998 4.5 0.7 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 31,537 8.4 27,865 8.1 0.2 29,671 8.4 1.0 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 46,330 12.4 36,215 10.5 0.2 42,292 11.9 1.2 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 62,498 16.7 51,550 14.9 0.3 50,601 14.3 0.9 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 64,908 17.4 55,870 16.2 0.3 52,142 14.7 1.2 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 47,576 12.7 35,960 10.4 0.2 40,694 11.5 0.9 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 88,643 23.7 95,280 27.6 0.3 98,450 27.8 1.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 5,640 1.5 7,995 2.3 0.1 9,323 2.6 0.5 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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