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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: New Britain city, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: new_britain_city_connecticut.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 75,491 71,538 x x
Total Persons in Household 72,513 68,467 70,193 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,062 31,071 31,285 4,082
Total Workers, Place of Work 28,834 25,560 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.80 0.82 #VALUE! NA

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 28,834 100.0 25,560 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 22,967 79.7 20,935 81.9 1.1 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 2,615 9.1 1,695 6.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 310 1.1 255 1.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 235 0.8 175 0.7 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 410 1.4 590 2.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Walked 1,691 5.9 1,315 5.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 246 0.9 220 0.9 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 360 1.2 380 1.5 0.3 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,474 100.0 25,180 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,451 19.1 4,185 16.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,759 23.7 4,825 19.2 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 5,485 19.3 4,640 18.4 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,028 14.1 3,775 15.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,373 4.8 1,455 5.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,434 8.5 2,685 10.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,232 4.3 1,405 5.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,100 3.9 1,240 4.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 612 2.1 965 3.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.8 (X) 21.3 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,474 100.0 25,180 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 862 3.0 1,015 4.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,534 5.4 1,255 5.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,061 14.3 2,840 11.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,914 13.7 3,235 12.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,163 18.1 4,615 18.3 1.1 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,949 13.9 3,810 15.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,392 8.4 1,665 6.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,156 21.6 6,025 23.9 1.2 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 443 1.6 465 1.8 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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