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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: michigan.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 9,295,297 9,938,444 x x
Total Persons in Household 9,083,605 9,688,555 9,865,583 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 4,082,403 4,540,372 4,398,500 19,331
Total Workers, Place of Work 4,052,880 4,512,080 4,358,915 19,377
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 0.99 0.99 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 4,052,880 100.0 4,512,080 100.0 NA 4,358,915 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 3,303,377 81.5 3,751,510 83.1 0.1 3,673,648 84.3 0.2 Yes
2-person carpool 356,759 8.8 355,675 7.9 0.0 306,438 7.0 0.2 Yes
3-person carpool 45,077 1.1 52,840 1.2 0.0 45,655 1.0 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 23,789 0.6 28,645 0.6 0.0 25,737 0.6 0.1 No
Public Transportation 62,632 1.5 55,865 1.2 0.0 49,186 1.1 0.1 Yes
Walked 124,150 3.1 100,970 2.2 0.0 77,791 1.8 0.1 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 36,640 0.9 38,810 0.9 0.0 43,681 1.0 0.1 Yes
Worked at home 100,456 2.5 127,765 2.8 0.0 136,779 3.1 0.1 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,952,424 100.0 4,384,315 100.0 NA 4,222,136 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 673,049 17.0 664,245 15.2 0.1 645,254 15.3 0.3 No
10 to 14 653,491 16.5 679,650 15.5 0.1 633,175 15.0 0.3 Yes
15 to 19 683,861 17.3 704,065 16.1 0.1 669,462 15.9 0.3 No
20 to 24 619,485 15.7 668,940 15.3 0.1 643,522 15.2 0.3 No
25 to 29 251,975 6.4 288,575 6.6 0.0 287,871 6.8 0.3 No
30 to 34 470,311 11.9 541,690 12.4 0.1 516,897 12.2 0.3 No
35 to 44 211,196 5.3 271,610 6.2 0.0 284,961 6.7 0.2 Yes
45 to 59 223,413 5.7 302,625 6.9 0.0 303,418 7.2 0.2 Yes
60 or more 165,643 4.2 262,920 6.0 0.0 237,576 5.6 0.2 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.2 (X) 24.1 (X) NA 22.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,952,424 100.0 4,384,315 100.0 NA 4,222,136 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 215,185 5.4 265,010 6.0 0.0 270,366 6.4 0.2 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 203,787 5.2 228,870 5.2 0.0 231,911 5.5 0.2 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 422,501 10.7 430,455 9.8 0.1 423,794 10.0 0.2 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 431,330 10.9 484,780 11.1 0.1 475,884 11.3 0.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 661,083 16.7 729,145 16.6 0.1 644,936 15.3 0.3 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 517,617 13.1 556,880 12.7 0.1 511,981 12.1 0.2 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 307,882 7.8 282,575 6.4 0.0 326,496 7.7 0.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 1,114,473 28.2 1,237,685 28.2 0.1 1,218,401 28.9 0.5 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 78,566 2.0 119,625 2.7 0.0 118,367 2.8 0.1 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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