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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Norwalk city, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: norwalk_city_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 78,331 82,951 x x
Total Persons in Household 77,442 82,086 86,354 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,556 44,061 44,090 6,889
Total Workers, Place of Work 48,166 45,275 45,940 5,667
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.08 1.03 1.04 0.34

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 48,166 100.0 45,275 100.0 NA 45,940 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 38,665 80.3 35,710 78.9 0.8 35,939 78.2 4.6 No
2-person carpool 4,324 9.0 3,530 7.8 0.6 2,871 6.2 1.9 No
3-person carpool 503 1.0 725 1.6 0.3 326 0.7 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 337 0.7 390 0.9 0.2 373 0.8 0.6 No
Public Transportation 1,435 3.0 2,059 4.5 0.4 3,193 7.0 2.7 No
Walked 1,154 2.4 895 2.0 0.3 917 2.0 1.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 344 0.7 335 0.7 0.2 890 1.9 1.5 No
Worked at home 1,404 2.9 1,635 3.6 0.4 1,431 3.1 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,762 100.0 43,640 100.0 NA 44,509 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,845 14.6 5,700 13.1 0.7 4,421 9.9 2.4 Yes
10 to 14 7,943 17.0 7,270 16.7 0.8 6,354 14.3 3.7 No
15 to 19 7,408 15.8 5,960 13.7 0.7 7,298 16.4 3.6 No
20 to 24 5,787 12.4 4,950 11.3 0.7 5,068 11.4 2.2 No
25 to 29 2,296 4.9 2,120 4.9 0.5 2,840 6.4 2.9 No
30 to 34 5,958 12.7 5,050 11.6 0.7 5,814 13.1 3.3 No
35 to 44 3,506 7.5 3,235 7.4 0.6 3,203 7.2 2.3 No
45 to 59 4,178 8.9 4,690 10.7 0.7 3,939 8.8 1.9 No
60 or more 2,841 6.1 4,660 10.7 0.7 5,572 12.5 1.7 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.5 (X) 28.0 (X) NA 28.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,762 100.0 43,640 100.0 NA 44,509 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 890 1.9 880 2.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,553 3.3 1,485 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,157 8.9 3,330 7.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,117 13.1 5,170 11.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 9,031 19.3 7,260 16.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 9,472 20.3 7,895 18.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,052 12.9 5,805 13.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,979 19.2 10,625 24.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 511 1.1 650 1.5 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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