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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lowell city, Massachusetts

Download an Excel file* of this document: lowell_city_massachusetts.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 103,439 105,167 x x
Total Persons in Household 99,261 101,326 96,876 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,917 46,764 43,865 4,190
Total Workers, Place of Work 42,106 37,630 36,536 3,819
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.94 0.80 0.83 0.15

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 42,106 100.0 37,630 100.0 NA 36,536 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 33,096 78.6 30,145 80.1 0.9 31,121 85.2 2.9 Yes
2-person carpool 4,079 9.7 3,025 8.0 0.6 1,810 5.0 1.6 Yes
3-person carpool 449 1.1 390 1.0 0.2 385 1.1 0.9 No
4-or-more-person carpool 194 0.5 355 0.9 0.2 186 0.5 0.5 No
Public Transportation 915 2.2 719 1.9 0.3 343 0.9 1.1 No
Walked 2,349 5.6 1,975 5.2 0.5 1,830 5.0 2.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 551 1.3 430 1.1 0.2 591 1.6 1.4 No
Worked at home 473 1.1 590 1.6 0.3 270 0.7 0.6 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,633 100.0 37,040 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,595 15.8 5,160 13.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,178 19.6 7,115 19.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,926 19.0 6,310 17.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,891 14.1 4,835 13.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,099 5.0 1,940 5.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,507 10.8 4,255 11.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,480 6.0 2,310 6.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,332 5.6 2,915 7.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,625 3.9 2,200 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 23.7 (X) NA 22.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,633 100.0 37,040 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,488 3.6 1,410 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,040 4.9 1,600 4.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,643 11.2 3,635 9.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,702 13.7 4,690 12.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,716 16.1 6,000 16.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,991 16.8 5,935 16.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,786 9.1 3,335 9.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,693 23.3 9,180 24.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 574 1.4 580 1.6 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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