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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: pittsburgh_city_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 369,879 334,563 x x
Total Persons in Household 349,041 311,749 284,366 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 150,956 141,844 128,161 5,790
Total Workers, Place of Work 305,351 281,445 271,613 8,509
Employment-Residence Ratio 2.02 1.98 2.12 0.11

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 305,351 100.0 281,445 100.0 NA 271,613 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 167,953 55.0 177,565 63.1 0.4 178,568 65.7 1.0 Yes
2-person carpool 36,668 12.0 27,465 9.8 0.2 23,361 8.6 1.0 Yes
3-person carpool 6,212 2.0 3,730 1.3 0.1 3,394 1.2 0.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,483 1.1 2,015 0.7 0.1 1,129 0.4 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 65,644 21.5 51,185 18.2 0.3 47,020 17.3 1.0 No
Walked 20,169 6.6 13,715 4.9 0.2 11,862 4.4 1.1 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,536 0.8 2,410 0.9 0.1 3,462 1.3 0.3 Yes
Worked at home 2,686 0.9 3,360 1.2 0.1 2,817 1.0 0.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 302,665 100.0 278,085 100.0 NA 268,796 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 21,418 7.1 18,605 6.7 0.2 18,509 6.9 1.0 No
10 to 14 28,417 9.4 25,840 9.3 0.2 26,978 10.0 1.4 No
15 to 19 39,684 13.1 34,615 12.4 0.3 32,518 12.1 1.0 No
20 to 24 47,874 15.8 41,065 14.8 0.3 40,140 14.9 1.3 No
25 to 29 21,813 7.2 18,720 6.7 0.2 18,996 7.1 0.7 No
30 to 34 54,959 18.2 48,330 17.4 0.3 44,857 16.7 1.5 No
35 to 44 28,761 9.5 27,345 9.8 0.2 26,738 9.9 0.9 No
45 to 59 35,831 11.8 34,430 12.4 0.3 34,111 12.7 1.1 No
60 or more 23,908 7.9 29,140 10.5 0.3 25,949 9.7 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 28.1 (X) 30.8 (X) NA 29.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 302,665 100.0 278,085 100.0 NA 268,796 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 9,169 3.0 9,985 3.6 0.2 12,157 4.5 0.5 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 14,622 4.8 14,350 5.2 0.2 13,417 5.0 0.7 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 30,172 10.0 27,795 10.0 0.3 27,162 10.1 1.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 39,605 13.1 33,950 12.2 0.3 31,612 11.8 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 53,720 17.7 48,040 17.3 0.3 42,104 15.7 0.9 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 48,480 16.0 42,040 15.1 0.3 38,540 14.3 1.1 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 29,935 9.9 21,260 7.6 0.2 25,747 9.6 0.8 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 73,175 24.2 69,525 25.0 0.4 73,525 27.4 1.6 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,787 1.3 4,555 1.6 0.1 4,532 1.7 0.4 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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