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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Farmington Hills city, Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: farmington_hills_city_michigan.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 74,652 82,111 x x
Total Persons in Household 73,698 80,798 78,803 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,980 41,626 38,846 3,477
Total Workers, Place of Work 46,002 56,145 53,707 4,024
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.15 1.35 1.38 0.21

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 46,002 100.0 56,145 100.0 NA 53,707 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 40,632 88.3 50,090 89.2 0.6 46,353 86.3 2.0 Yes
2-person carpool 3,060 6.7 3,230 5.8 0.4 2,734 5.1 1.6 No
3-person carpool 354 0.8 450 0.8 0.2 783 1.5 1.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 106 0.2 240 0.4 0.1 486 0.9 0.6 No
Public Transportation 211 0.5 385 0.7 0.2 308 0.6 0.6 No
Walked 434 0.9 305 0.5 0.1 332 0.6 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 193 0.4 235 0.4 0.1 333 0.6 0.5 No
Worked at home 1,012 2.2 1,215 2.2 0.3 2,378 4.4 1.7 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,990 100.0 54,930 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,956 8.8 3,930 7.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,487 12.2 5,515 10.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,296 14.0 6,805 12.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,466 16.6 8,765 16.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 3,895 8.7 4,180 7.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 8,172 18.2 9,780 17.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 3,930 8.7 5,585 10.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 3,893 8.7 6,165 11.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,895 4.2 4,215 7.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.2 (X) 29.2 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,990 100.0 54,930 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 925 2.1 1,500 2.7 0.3 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,307 2.9 1,915 3.5 0.3 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,601 8.0 4,530 8.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,044 11.2 6,855 12.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 9,022 20.1 10,445 19.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 9,038 20.1 10,330 18.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 5,695 12.7 5,020 9.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,033 22.3 12,025 21.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 325 0.7 670 1.2 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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