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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Newport County, Rhode Island

Download an Excel file* of this document: newport_county_rhode_island.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 87,194 85,433 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,809 82,961 80,965 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 45,159 43,684 40,886 1,652
Total Workers, Place of Work 45,371 41,445 42,925 2,674
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 0.95 1.05 0.10

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 45,371 100.0 41,445 100.0 NA 42,925 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 33,310 73.4 32,965 79.5 0.9 36,259 84.5 1.5 Yes
2-person carpool 4,198 9.3 2,890 7.0 0.6 2,469 5.8 1.7 No
3-person carpool 497 1.1 365 0.9 0.2 290 0.7 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 390 0.9 465 1.1 0.2 234 0.5 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 382 0.8 290 0.7 0.2 265 0.6 0.5 No
Walked 2,952 6.5 2,320 5.6 0.5 1,475 3.4 1.5 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 751 1.7 490 1.2 0.3 504 1.2 0.9 No
Worked at home 2,891 6.4 1,660 4.0 0.5 1,429 3.3 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,480 100.0 39,785 100.0 NA 41,496 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,492 24.7 9,335 23.5 1.0 8,312 20.0 3.3 No
10 to 14 9,224 21.7 8,515 21.4 1.0 7,615 18.4 3.6 No
15 to 19 7,229 17.0 5,805 14.6 0.8 7,050 17.0 3.3 No
20 to 24 4,837 11.4 4,545 11.4 0.8 3,976 9.6 2.7 No
25 to 29 1,950 4.6 1,745 4.4 0.5 2,091 5.0 1.9 No
30 to 34 3,376 7.9 3,605 9.1 0.7 3,509 8.5 1.9 No
35 to 44 1,926 4.5 1,945 4.9 0.5 4,170 10.0 2.5 Yes
45 to 59 2,213 5.2 2,275 5.7 0.6 3,163 7.6 2.2 No
60 or more 1,233 2.9 2,020 5.1 0.5 1,610 3.9 1.5 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 20.5 (X) NA 21.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,480 100.0 39,785 100.0 NA 41,496 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,134 2.7 1,370 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,976 4.7 1,825 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,167 12.2 4,250 10.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 8,138 19.2 6,485 16.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,055 19.0 6,850 17.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,597 13.2 5,940 14.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,751 6.5 2,945 7.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,145 21.5 9,200 23.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 517 1.2 475 1.2 0.3 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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