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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Maryland

Download an Excel file* of this document: maryland.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 4,781,468 5,296,486 x x
Total Persons in Household 4,667,612 5,162,430 5,461,318 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 2,482,462 2,591,670 2,706,453 15,958
Total Workers, Place of Work 2,201,783 2,323,905 2,454,466 16,186
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.01

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 2,201,783 100.0 2,323,905 100.0 NA 2,454,466 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 1,593,862 72.4 1,763,675 75.9 0.1 1,873,304 76.3 0.3 Yes
2-person carpool 241,468 11.0 215,785 9.3 0.1 201,917 8.2 0.4 Yes
3-person carpool 40,925 1.9 36,505 1.6 0.0 35,272 1.4 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 26,601 1.2 23,450 1.0 0.0 25,750 1.0 0.2 No
Public Transportation 125,323 5.7 107,805 4.6 0.1 127,146 5.2 0.3 Yes
Walked 82,346 3.7 64,565 2.8 0.1 56,290 2.3 0.2 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 26,423 1.2 25,410 1.1 0.0 34,295 1.4 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 64,835 2.9 86,705 3.7 0.1 100,492 4.1 0.3 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,136,948 100.0 2,237,200 100.0 NA 2,353,974 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 238,636 11.2 216,590 9.7 0.1 234,472 10.0 0.3 No
10 to 14 281,424 13.2 269,110 12.0 0.1 269,323 11.4 0.4 Yes
15 to 19 330,434 15.5 317,000 14.2 0.1 341,887 14.5 0.4 No
20 to 24 323,929 15.2 326,700 14.6 0.1 334,794 14.2 0.4 No
25 to 29 147,289 6.9 150,345 6.7 0.1 154,838 6.6 0.3 No
30 to 34 323,607 15.1 335,155 15.0 0.1 353,518 15.0 0.5 No
35 to 44 160,248 7.5 181,830 8.1 0.1 193,641 8.2 0.3 No
45 to 59 191,211 8.9 222,660 10.0 0.1 225,238 9.6 0.3 Yes
60 or more 140,170 6.6 217,805 9.7 0.1 246,263 10.5 0.4 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.0 (X) 28.8 (X) NA 27.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,136,948 100.0 2,237,200 100.0 NA 2,353,974 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 88,401 4.1 106,405 4.8 0.1 144,126 6.1 0.3 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 120,687 5.6 125,335 5.6 0.1 145,644 6.2 0.3 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 226,258 10.6 214,375 9.6 0.1 233,049 9.9 0.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 286,815 13.4 273,480 12.2 0.1 289,298 12.3 0.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 346,297 16.2 351,595 15.7 0.1 328,781 14.0 0.4 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 330,200 15.5 326,240 14.6 0.1 307,397 13.1 0.3 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 210,932 9.9 183,050 8.2 0.1 227,262 9.7 0.4 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 489,294 22.9 565,065 25.3 0.1 618,983 26.3 0.6 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 38,064 1.8 49,230 2.2 0.0 59,434 2.5 0.2 Yes

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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