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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: philadelphia_county_pennsylvania.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 1,585,577 1,517,550 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,541,025 1,462,819 1,406,415 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 640,577 569,761 537,233 10,042
Total Workers, Place of Work 761,244 660,050 648,171 12,543
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.19 1.16 1.21 0.03

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 761,244 100.0 660,050 100.0 NA 648,171 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 358,883 47.1 338,140 51.2 0.3 339,425 52.4 1.3 No
2-person carpool 73,959 9.7 59,545 9.0 0.2 45,292 7.0 0.8 Yes
3-person carpool 13,126 1.7 10,230 1.5 0.1 9,430 1.5 0.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 7,824 1.0 5,115 0.8 0.0 6,023 0.9 0.3 No
Public Transportation 220,310 28.9 174,940 26.5 0.2 177,507 27.4 1.1 No
Walked 66,173 8.7 50,725 7.7 0.1 43,156 6.7 0.7 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 9,266 1.2 10,600 1.6 0.1 13,179 2.0 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 11,703 1.5 10,750 1.6 0.1 14,159 2.2 0.4 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 749,541 100.0 649,300 100.0 NA 634,012 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 55,567 7.4 42,490 6.5 0.1 37,593 5.9 0.5 Yes
10 to 14 70,065 9.3 54,630 8.4 0.2 47,192 7.4 0.7 Yes
15 to 19 85,962 11.5 70,805 10.9 0.2 66,716 10.5 0.9 No
20 to 24 98,961 13.2 82,385 12.7 0.2 85,177 13.4 0.8 No
25 to 29 46,990 6.3 37,455 5.8 0.1 39,568 6.2 0.6 No
30 to 34 138,670 18.5 117,365 18.1 0.2 115,242 18.2 1.1 No
35 to 44 70,958 9.5 61,155 9.4 0.2 57,612 9.1 0.6 No
45 to 59 103,543 13.8 90,420 13.9 0.2 91,555 14.4 0.9 No
60 or more 78,825 10.5 92,595 14.3 0.2 93,357 14.7 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 29.8 (X) 33.7 (X) NA 33.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 749,541 100.0 649,300 100.0 NA 634,012 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 21,169 2.8 21,950 3.4 0.1 24,457 3.9 0.5 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 30,171 4.0 27,635 4.3 0.1 35,220 5.6 0.7 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 69,233 9.2 54,520 8.4 0.2 60,011 9.5 0.8 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 85,049 11.3 67,070 10.3 0.2 60,418 9.5 0.7 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 121,362 16.2 100,400 15.5 0.2 88,144 13.9 0.8 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 124,041 16.5 106,065 16.3 0.2 100,267 15.8 0.8 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 99,072 13.2 63,160 9.7 0.2 75,206 11.9 0.9 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 187,831 25.1 178,795 27.5 0.2 178,264 28.1 1.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 11,613 1.5 11,410 1.8 0.1 12,025 1.9 0.3 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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