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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Mount Vernon city, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: mount_vernon_city_new_york.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 67,153 68,381 x x
Total Persons in Household 66,351 67,633 65,354 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 31,603 30,158 29,442 3,783
Total Workers, Place of Work 23,869 18,360 21,924 2,842
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.76 0.61 0.74 0.18

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 23,869 100.0 18,360 100.0 NA 21,924 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 13,858 58.1 11,060 60.2 1.7 12,862 58.7 7.4 No
2-person carpool 2,526 10.6 1,865 10.2 1.1 2,146 9.8 3.8 No
3-person carpool 463 1.9 225 1.2 0.4 48 0.2 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 286 1.2 245 1.3 0.4 170 0.8 1.0 No
Public Transportation 3,367 14.1 2,589 14.1 1.2 3,182 14.5 4.3 No
Walked 2,346 9.8 1,395 7.6 0.9 1,720 7.8 2.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 530 2.2 375 2.0 0.5 1,307 6.0 3.5 Yes
Worked at home 493 2.1 610 3.3 0.6 489 2.2 1.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 23,376 100.0 17,750 100.0 NA 21,435 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,071 13.1 1,860 10.5 1.1 3,156 14.7 5.6 No
10 to 14 4,004 17.1 2,525 14.2 1.3 3,936 18.4 3.9 No
15 to 19 4,030 17.2 3,035 17.1 1.4 3,359 15.7 4.2 No
20 to 24 3,158 13.5 2,205 12.4 1.2 2,998 14.0 4.9 No
25 to 29 929 4.0 765 4.3 0.7 354 1.7 1.3 Yes
30 to 34 2,553 10.9 2,425 13.7 1.2 2,367 11.0 3.6 No
35 to 44 1,182 5.1 955 5.4 0.8 1,852 8.6 3.0 Yes
45 to 59 1,657 7.1 1,440 8.1 1.0 1,142 5.3 2.3 Yes
60 or more 2,792 11.9 2,545 14.3 1.3 2,271 10.6 4.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.6 (X) 30.3 (X) NA 24.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 23,376 100.0 17,750 100.0 NA 21,435 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 721 3.1 460 2.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 762 3.3 595 3.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,920 8.2 1,340 7.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,618 11.2 2,260 12.7 1.2 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,023 17.2 3,470 19.5 1.4 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,386 18.8 3,095 17.4 1.4 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,202 13.7 1,825 10.3 1.1 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,392 23.1 4,055 22.8 1.5 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 352 1.5 295 1.7 0.5 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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