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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Gary city, Indiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: gary_city_indiana.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 116,646 102,746 x x
Total Persons in Household 115,745 101,897 97,057 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,570 34,633 31,297 3,979
Total Workers, Place of Work 40,385 37,635 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.05 1.09 #VALUE! NA

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 40,385 100.0 37,635 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 31,997 79.2 30,245 80.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 4,490 11.1 3,855 10.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 633 1.6 525 1.4 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 222 0.5 430 1.1 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 1,260 3.1 895 2.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Walked 1,109 2.7 775 2.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 349 0.9 323 0.9 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 325 0.8 580 1.5 0.3 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 40,060 100.0 37,055 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,192 10.5 3,050 8.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,513 13.8 4,815 13.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,571 18.9 6,525 17.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 8,047 20.1 7,175 19.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,709 6.8 2,465 6.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 5,474 13.7 5,495 14.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,538 6.3 2,400 6.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,135 5.3 2,490 6.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,881 4.7 2,635 7.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.9 (X) 26.3 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 40,060 100.0 37,055 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,355 5.9 2,695 7.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,581 8.9 3,210 8.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,803 12.0 4,420 11.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,931 12.3 3,860 10.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,263 18.1 5,905 15.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,932 9.8 3,845 10.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,091 5.2 1,590 4.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,165 25.4 9,995 27.0 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 939 2.3 1,250 3.4 0.4 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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