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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: 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 17,990,455 18,976,457 x x
Total Persons in Household 17,445,190 18,395,996 18,655,275 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 8,220,613 8,211,916 8,423,129 30,948
Total Workers, Place of Work 8,447,756 8,460,460 8,693,739 33,267
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.03 1.03 0.01

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 8,447,756 100.0 8,460,460 100.0 NA 8,693,739 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 4,494,878 53.2 4,661,720 55.1 0.1 4,708,597 54.2 0.3 Yes
2-person carpool 694,516 8.2 600,725 7.1 0.0 532,992 6.1 0.2 Yes
3-person carpool 107,462 1.3 98,130 1.2 0.0 77,874 0.9 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 74,286 0.9 67,050 0.8 0.0 56,268 0.6 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 2,155,612 25.5 2,136,590 25.3 0.1 2,389,375 27.5 0.3 Yes
Walked 574,379 6.8 509,870 6.0 0.0 471,640 5.4 0.2 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 133,401 1.6 138,500 1.6 0.0 165,192 1.9 0.1 Yes
Worked at home 213,222 2.5 247,870 2.9 0.0 291,801 3.4 0.1 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 8,234,534 100.0 8,212,590 100.0 NA 8,401,938 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 987,263 12.0 897,685 10.9 0.1 916,451 10.9 0.2 No
10 to 14 1,074,965 13.1 954,565 11.6 0.1 924,509 11.0 0.2 Yes
15 to 19 1,102,193 13.4 1,019,970 12.4 0.1 1,018,306 12.1 0.2 Yes
20 to 24 1,010,698 12.3 1,015,780 12.4 0.1 1,033,367 12.3 0.2 No
25 to 29 385,709 4.7 402,080 4.9 0.0 436,837 5.2 0.1 Yes
30 to 34 1,085,430 13.2 1,074,500 13.1 0.1 1,112,070 13.2 0.2 No
35 to 44 524,080 6.4 558,620 6.8 0.0 605,722 7.2 0.1 Yes
45 to 59 805,664 9.8 841,880 10.3 0.1 867,575 10.3 0.2 No
60 or more 1,258,532 15.3 1,447,515 17.6 0.1 1,487,101 17.7 0.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 29.3 (X) 33.0 (X) NA 31.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 8,234,534 100.0 8,212,590 100.0 NA 8,401,938 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 219,772 2.7 268,500 3.3 0.0 304,722 3.6 0.1 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 298,222 3.6 311,295 3.8 0.0 352,220 4.2 0.1 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 648,772 7.9 615,360 7.5 0.0 666,314 7.9 0.2 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 862,632 10.5 811,080 9.9 0.0 865,014 10.3 0.2 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 1,259,108 15.3 1,207,505 14.7 0.1 1,189,726 14.2 0.2 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,301,547 15.8 1,236,145 15.1 0.1 1,204,976 14.3 0.2 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,132,248 13.7 963,475 11.7 0.1 1,051,658 12.5 0.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 2,394,991 29.1 2,551,240 31.1 0.1 2,609,536 31.1 0.3 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 117,242 1.4 153,130 1.9 0.0 157,772 1.9 0.1 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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