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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Nashua city, New Hampshire

Download an Excel file* of this document: nashua_city_new_hampshire.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 79,662 86,605 x x
Total Persons in Household 78,701 85,202 84,632 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 43,410 44,972 45,845 3,528
Total Workers, Place of Work 47,731 51,040 48,667 3,559
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.10 1.13 1.06 0.19

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 47,731 100.0 51,040 100.0 NA 48,667 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 39,401 82.5 43,890 86.0 0.7 42,417 87.2 3.3 No
2-person carpool 4,518 9.5 3,525 6.9 0.5 3,113 6.4 1.7 No
3-person carpool 382 0.8 355 0.7 0.2 417 0.9 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 205 0.4 175 0.3 0.1 242 0.5 0.4 No
Public Transportation 359 0.8 263 0.5 0.1 494 1.0 1.0 No
Walked 1,216 2.5 1,100 2.2 0.3 301 0.6 0.5 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 651 1.4 520 1.0 0.2 510 1.0 0.9 No
Worked at home 999 2.1 1,205 2.4 0.3 1,173 2.4 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,732 100.0 49,835 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,959 14.9 6,815 13.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,139 19.6 9,410 18.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,611 18.4 8,130 16.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,267 13.4 7,350 14.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,564 5.5 2,940 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 5,670 12.1 6,270 12.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 2,445 5.2 2,850 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,843 6.1 3,090 6.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 2,234 4.8 2,975 6.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.3 (X) 23.2 (X) NA 23.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,732 100.0 49,835 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,442 3.1 2,595 5.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,958 4.2 2,525 5.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,934 12.7 5,105 10.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,695 12.2 5,885 11.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,021 17.2 7,490 15.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,810 16.7 7,290 14.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,230 9.1 3,480 7.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,075 23.7 13,480 27.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 567 1.2 1,005 2.0 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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