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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Newton city, Massachusetts

Download an Excel file* of this document: newton_city_massachusetts.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 82,585 83,829 x x
Total Persons in Household 76,604 78,251 82,383 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 45,687 44,217 41,519 3,734
Total Workers, Place of Work 45,086 45,765 43,716 3,552
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 1.04 1.05 0.18

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 45,086 100.0 45,765 100.0 NA 43,716 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 32,110 71.2 33,095 72.3 0.9 32,148 73.5 3.3 No
2-person carpool 3,613 8.0 3,200 7.0 0.5 3,253 7.4 1.8 No
3-person carpool 581 1.3 475 1.0 0.2 930 2.1 1.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 237 0.5 270 0.6 0.2 183 0.4 0.4 No
Public Transportation 2,867 6.4 2,795 6.1 0.5 1,719 3.9 1.6 Yes
Walked 2,761 6.1 2,470 5.4 0.5 1,593 3.6 1.6 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 481 1.1 565 1.2 0.2 114 0.3 0.3 Yes
Worked at home 2,436 5.4 2,895 6.3 0.5 3,776 8.6 2.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,650 100.0 42,870 100.0 NA 39,940 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,337 12.5 4,375 10.2 0.6 3,694 9.2 2.3 No
10 to 14 5,671 13.3 5,270 12.3 0.7 4,098 10.3 3.2 No
15 to 19 6,088 14.3 5,260 12.3 0.7 5,899 14.8 2.6 No
20 to 24 5,593 13.1 5,390 12.6 0.7 4,368 10.9 2.7 No
25 to 29 2,327 5.5 2,215 5.2 0.5 1,415 3.5 1.2 Yes
30 to 34 6,272 14.7 6,680 15.6 0.8 5,835 14.6 3.3 No
35 to 44 3,817 8.9 3,765 8.8 0.6 3,960 9.9 2.4 No
45 to 59 4,030 9.4 4,720 11.0 0.7 5,059 12.7 2.3 No
60 or more 3,515 8.2 5,210 12.2 0.7 5,612 14.1 3.5 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.0 (X) 29.9 (X) NA 29.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,650 100.0 42,870 100.0 NA 39,940 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 709 1.7 925 2.2 0.3 1,286 3.2 1.5 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,327 3.1 1,465 3.4 0.4 886 2.2 1.4 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,702 6.3 2,895 6.8 0.5 4,297 10.8 4.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,894 9.1 4,585 10.7 0.7 4,033 10.1 2.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,054 14.2 6,035 14.1 0.7 6,160 15.4 3.4 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,820 18.3 7,155 16.7 0.8 5,803 14.5 3.0 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 7,269 17.0 5,290 12.3 0.7 4,848 12.1 2.5 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,548 29.4 13,370 31.2 1.0 12,038 30.1 3.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 327 0.8 550 1.3 0.2 589 1.5 1.2 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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