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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: New London County, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: new_london_county_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 254,957 259,088 x x
Total Persons in Household 241,364 247,208 253,468 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 130,451 129,553 132,528 2,757
Total Workers, Place of Work 131,315 135,185 139,432 3,842
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.01 1.04 1.05 0.05

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 131,315 100.0 135,185 100.0 NA 139,432 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 96,021 73.1 109,865 81.3 0.5 112,152 80.4 2.1 No
2-person carpool 13,348 10.2 10,785 8.0 0.3 13,506 9.7 1.4 Yes
3-person carpool 2,260 1.7 1,385 1.0 0.1 1,842 1.3 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,579 2.7 1,785 1.3 0.1 1,361 1.0 0.5 No
Public Transportation 999 0.8 1,790 1.3 0.1 2,652 1.9 0.9 No
Walked 7,224 5.5 4,815 3.6 0.2 2,630 1.9 0.6 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,694 1.3 1,350 1.0 0.1 1,471 1.1 0.4 No
Worked at home 6,190 4.7 3,405 2.5 0.2 3,818 2.7 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 125,125 100.0 131,780 100.0 NA 135,614 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 21,907 17.5 21,270 16.1 0.4 22,212 16.4 2.1 No
10 to 14 21,599 17.3 21,325 16.2 0.4 19,878 14.7 1.7 No
15 to 19 22,806 18.2 22,740 17.3 0.5 23,482 17.3 1.9 No
20 to 24 19,973 16.0 20,865 15.8 0.4 21,214 15.6 1.7 No
25 to 29 8,380 6.7 8,690 6.6 0.3 11,082 8.2 1.3 Yes
30 to 34 14,542 11.6 15,085 11.4 0.4 16,050 11.8 1.5 No
35 to 44 6,018 4.8 7,505 5.7 0.3 6,962 5.1 1.0 No
45 to 59 5,881 4.7 7,090 5.4 0.3 7,982 5.9 0.8 No
60 or more 4,019 3.2 7,200 5.5 0.3 6,752 5.0 1.0 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.9 (X) 22.7 (X) NA 21.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 125,125 100.0 131,780 100.0 NA 135,614 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 4,514 3.6 7,190 5.5 0.3 7,972 5.9 1.0 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,752 7.8 9,105 6.9 0.3 8,007 5.9 1.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 18,435 14.7 15,065 11.4 0.4 12,885 9.5 1.4 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 18,940 15.1 15,780 12.0 0.4 16,477 12.1 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 18,517 14.8 19,535 14.8 0.4 19,361 14.3 1.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 14,844 11.9 16,135 12.2 0.4 17,858 13.2 1.4 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 8,758 7.0 8,160 6.2 0.3 9,453 7.0 1.1 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 29,390 23.5 35,220 26.7 0.5 38,244 28.2 2.2 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,975 1.6 3,965 3.0 0.2 5,357 4.0 0.9 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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