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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: New Bedford city, Massachusetts

Download an Excel file* of this document: new_bedford_city_massachusetts.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 99,922 93,768 x x
Total Persons in Household 97,542 91,782 84,898 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,207 37,537 35,817 3,698
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,466 38,085 36,996 3,294
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.11 1.01 1.03 0.13

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 43,466 100.0 38,085 100.0 NA 36,996 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 33,395 76.8 30,660 80.5 0.9 29,418 79.5 3.6 No
2-person carpool 4,812 11.1 3,510 9.2 0.7 3,178 8.6 3.4 No
3-person carpool 642 1.5 635 1.7 0.3 1,018 2.8 2.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 399 0.9 265 0.7 0.2 169 0.5 0.5 No
Public Transportation 845 1.9 419 1.1 0.2 695 1.9 1.3 No
Walked 2,144 4.9 1,485 3.9 0.4 1,511 4.1 1.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 542 1.2 660 1.7 0.3 396 1.1 0.8 No
Worked at home 687 1.6 450 1.2 0.2 611 1.7 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,779 100.0 37,635 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,856 20.7 6,940 18.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 10,978 25.7 9,080 24.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 10,284 24.0 7,890 21.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,711 13.4 5,780 15.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,499 3.5 1,810 4.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,629 6.1 2,380 6.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 617 1.4 1,095 2.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,211 2.8 1,125 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 994 2.3 1,540 4.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.2 (X) 18.9 (X) NA 18.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,779 100.0 37,635 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,325 5.4 2,185 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,332 5.5 2,440 6.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,862 16.0 5,360 14.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,544 13.0 4,680 12.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,539 15.3 5,870 15.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,575 13.0 4,690 12.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,117 7.3 2,140 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,647 22.6 8,730 23.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 838 2.0 1,015 2.7 0.4 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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