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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Miami-Dade County, Florida

Download an Excel file* of this document: miami_dade_county_florida.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 1,937,094 2,253,362 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,904,375 2,207,391 2,329,187 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 887,996 899,323 1,004,232 11,585
Total Workers, Place of Work 940,397 956,460 1,069,811 15,241
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.06 1.06 1.07 0.03

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 940,397 100.0 956,460 100.0 NA 1,069,811 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 688,343 73.2 716,235 74.9 0.2 833,930 78.0 1.1 Yes
2-person carpool 115,291 12.3 106,140 11.1 0.2 84,143 7.9 0.7 Yes
3-person carpool 17,925 1.9 18,780 2.0 0.1 14,775 1.4 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 11,018 1.2 11,275 1.2 0.1 9,214 0.9 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 50,447 5.4 45,125 4.7 0.1 56,570 5.3 0.5 Yes
Walked 22,785 2.4 19,390 2.0 0.1 22,038 2.1 0.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 16,497 1.8 15,375 1.6 0.1 23,425 2.2 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 18,091 1.9 24,150 2.5 0.1 25,716 2.4 0.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 922,306 100.0 932,310 100.0 NA 1,044,095 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 75,907 8.2 62,350 6.7 0.1 66,244 6.3 0.5 No
10 to 14 107,167 11.6 91,260 9.8 0.1 93,716 9.0 0.6 Yes
15 to 19 145,231 15.7 124,580 13.4 0.2 121,549 11.6 0.6 Yes
20 to 24 146,437 15.9 130,555 14.0 0.2 133,322 12.8 0.6 Yes
25 to 29 57,219 6.2 52,085 5.6 0.1 55,192 5.3 0.4 No
30 to 34 187,709 20.4 182,720 19.6 0.2 204,827 19.6 0.8 No
35 to 44 66,520 7.2 74,835 8.0 0.1 99,765 9.6 0.7 Yes
45 to 59 84,115 9.1 111,525 12.0 0.2 136,932 13.1 0.7 Yes
60 or more 52,001 5.6 102,400 11.0 0.2 132,548 12.7 0.6 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.5 (X) 31.0 (X) NA 31.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 922,306 100.0 932,310 100.0 NA 1,044,095 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 28,359 3.1 31,460 3.4 0.1 40,841 3.9 0.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 40,881 4.4 40,060 4.3 0.1 50,488 4.8 0.4 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 85,165 9.2 80,685 8.7 0.1 94,038 9.0 0.5 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 117,348 12.7 102,845 11.0 0.2 114,700 11.0 0.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 143,085 15.5 133,960 14.4 0.2 134,814 12.9 0.7 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 146,170 15.8 141,920 15.2 0.2 143,395 13.7 0.7 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 104,507 11.3 91,180 9.8 0.1 122,298 11.7 0.7 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 240,794 26.1 273,070 29.3 0.2 318,186 30.5 1.0 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 15,997 1.7 20,140 2.2 0.1 25,335 2.4 0.3 No

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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