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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: New York city, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: new_york_city_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 7,322,564 8,008,278 x x
Total Persons in Household 7,154,691 7,825,848 7,956,113 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 3,183,088 3,192,070 3,429,194 21,286
Total Workers, Place of Work 3,726,776 3,755,130 3,985,771 28,344
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.17 1.18 1.16 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 3,726,776 100.0 3,755,130 100.0 NA 3,985,771 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 925,626 24.8 973,125 25.9 0.1 962,212 24.1 0.4 Yes
2-person carpool 227,128 6.1 208,055 5.5 0.1 175,287 4.4 0.3 Yes
3-person carpool 47,791 1.3 43,800 1.2 0.0 31,844 0.8 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 40,489 1.1 34,425 0.9 0.0 26,068 0.7 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 1,986,393 53.3 1,984,085 52.8 0.1 2,242,972 56.3 0.5 Yes
Walked 340,282 9.1 329,390 8.8 0.1 325,993 8.2 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 82,248 2.2 90,095 2.4 0.0 97,756 2.5 0.1 No
Worked at home 76,819 2.1 92,150 2.5 0.0 123,639 3.1 0.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,649,957 100.0 3,662,980 100.0 NA 3,862,132 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 176,384 4.8 155,580 4.2 0.1 165,719 4.3 0.2 No
10 to 14 283,455 7.8 206,260 5.6 0.1 209,884 5.4 0.3 No
15 to 19 303,760 8.3 274,580 7.5 0.1 279,089 7.2 0.3 No
20 to 24 317,207 8.7 322,485 8.8 0.1 345,230 8.9 0.3 No
25 to 29 121,491 3.3 127,350 3.5 0.0 139,900 3.6 0.2 No
30 to 34 551,808 15.1 544,665 14.9 0.1 584,752 15.1 0.4 No
35 to 44 293,351 8.0 305,370 8.3 0.1 345,369 8.9 0.3 Yes
45 to 59 558,544 15.3 569,890 15.6 0.1 588,317 15.2 0.4 No
60 or more 1,043,957 28.6 1,156,795 31.6 0.1 1,203,872 31.2 0.5 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 39.8 (X) 44.9 (X) NA 42.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,649,957 100.0 3,662,980 100.0 NA 3,862,132 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 80,746 2.2 89,670 2.4 0.0 107,243 2.8 0.1 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 108,354 3.0 107,180 2.9 0.0 140,734 3.6 0.2 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 206,453 5.7 196,040 5.4 0.1 225,634 5.8 0.3 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 314,720 8.6 290,035 7.9 0.1 320,818 8.3 0.3 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 487,071 13.3 455,705 12.4 0.1 486,071 12.6 0.4 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 603,813 16.5 574,640 15.7 0.1 572,561 14.8 0.4 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 639,545 17.5 559,265 15.3 0.1 597,179 15.5 0.3 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 1,160,726 31.8 1,294,550 35.3 0.1 1,353,797 35.1 0.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 48,529 1.3 58,650 1.6 0.0 58,095 1.5 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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