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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Kennebec County, Maine

Download an Excel file* of this document: kennebec_county_maine.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 115,904 117,114 x x
Total Persons in Household 111,759 113,428 117,620 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 55,014 56,351 60,717 2,202
Total Workers, Place of Work 56,730 57,785 61,758 2,814
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.03 1.02 0.08

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 56,730 100.0 57,785 100.0 NA 61,758 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 43,154 76.1 46,495 80.5 0.6 52,415 84.9 1.9 Yes
2-person carpool 6,805 12.0 5,085 8.8 0.4 3,432 5.6 1.4 Yes
3-person carpool 806 1.4 695 1.2 0.2 1,183 1.9 1.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 473 0.8 390 0.7 0.1 465 0.8 0.5 No
Public Transportation 179 0.3 150 0.3 0.1 33 0.1 0.1 Yes
Walked 2,500 4.4 1,980 3.4 0.3 1,372 2.2 0.8 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 652 1.1 625 1.1 0.2 764 1.2 0.6 No
Worked at home 2,161 3.8 2,370 4.1 0.3 2,094 3.4 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,569 100.0 55,415 100.0 NA 59,664 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 11,491 21.1 10,455 18.9 0.6 10,638 17.8 2.6 No
10 to 14 10,084 18.5 9,290 16.8 0.6 10,194 17.1 2.9 No
15 to 19 9,503 17.4 8,725 15.7 0.6 8,778 14.7 2.2 No
20 to 24 7,894 14.5 8,115 14.6 0.6 8,193 13.7 2.4 No
25 to 29 3,197 5.9 3,395 6.1 0.4 3,794 6.4 1.3 No
30 to 34 5,595 10.3 6,465 11.7 0.5 7,635 12.8 1.7 No
35 to 44 1,925 3.5 2,455 4.4 0.3 2,816 4.7 1.7 No
45 to 59 2,572 4.7 3,280 5.9 0.4 3,805 6.4 1.8 No
60 or more 2,308 4.2 3,240 5.8 0.4 3,811 6.4 1.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.4 (X) 22.4 (X) NA 22.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,569 100.0 55,415 100.0 NA 59,664 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,790 5.1 3,480 6.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,967 7.3 3,670 6.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,128 14.9 6,955 12.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 8,811 16.1 8,630 15.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 10,013 18.3 10,605 19.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,288 11.5 6,235 11.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,654 4.9 2,405 4.3 0.3 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,787 19.8 10,920 19.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,131 2.1 1,930 3.5 0.3 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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