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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Oswego County, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: oswego_county_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 121,771 122,377 x x
Total Persons in Household 116,928 118,372 118,560 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 50,706 52,833 52,714 2,556
Total Workers, Place of Work 40,498 36,685 39,910 3,235
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.80 0.69 0.76 0.08

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 40,498 100.0 36,685 100.0 NA 39,910 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 30,700 75.8 29,370 80.1 0.8 30,863 77.3 2.2 Yes
2-person carpool 4,091 10.1 2,920 8.0 0.6 4,941 12.4 4.4 Yes
3-person carpool 556 1.4 330 0.9 0.2 496 1.2 1.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 178 0.4 155 0.4 0.1 67 0.2 0.3 No
Public Transportation 457 1.1 344 0.9 0.2 451 1.1 1.1 No
Walked 2,834 7.0 1,905 5.2 0.5 967 2.4 1.0 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 470 1.2 325 0.9 0.2 565 1.4 1.0 No
Worked at home 1,212 3.0 1,340 3.7 0.4 1,560 3.9 2.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 39,286 100.0 35,345 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,810 25.0 9,710 27.5 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,261 21.0 7,065 20.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,579 16.7 5,595 15.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,378 13.7 4,480 12.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,853 4.7 1,805 5.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,296 8.4 2,635 7.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,486 3.8 1,355 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,671 4.3 1,485 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 952 2.4 1,215 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.4 (X) 18.4 (X) NA 16.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 39,286 100.0 35,345 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,005 5.1 2,760 7.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,162 5.5 2,020 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,296 13.5 3,590 10.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,783 12.2 3,885 11.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,429 13.8 5,300 15.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,714 12.0 4,215 11.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,665 6.8 2,520 7.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,338 28.9 9,945 28.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 894 2.3 1,005 2.8 0.4 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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