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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Pontiac city, Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: pontiac_city_michigan.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 71,166 66,337 x x
Total Persons in Household 68,357 64,896 59,472 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 25,638 25,808 23,267 3,232
Total Workers, Place of Work 50,061 49,485 40,297 3,637
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.95 1.92 1.73 0.28

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 50,061 100.0 49,485 100.0 NA 40,297 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 42,788 85.5 44,080 89.1 0.6 35,691 88.6 3.6 No
2-person carpool 4,351 8.7 3,305 6.7 0.5 2,242 5.6 2.4 No
3-person carpool 640 1.3 485 1.0 0.2 675 1.7 1.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 627 1.3 310 0.6 0.2 334 0.8 0.6 No
Public Transportation 144 0.3 204 0.4 0.1 101 0.3 0.3 No
Walked 862 1.7 515 1.0 0.2 287 0.7 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 371 0.7 310 0.6 0.2 492 1.2 0.9 No
Worked at home 278 0.6 275 0.6 0.1 475 1.2 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 49,783 100.0 49,210 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,615 9.3 3,135 6.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,031 12.1 5,240 10.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,611 15.3 6,380 13.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 8,237 16.5 7,140 14.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 3,957 7.9 4,005 8.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 7,358 14.8 7,580 15.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 3,852 7.7 4,600 9.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 4,517 9.1 6,410 13.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 3,605 7.2 4,725 9.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.2 (X) 30.6 (X) NA 29.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 49,783 100.0 49,210 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 6,081 12.2 4,575 9.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,763 5.6 3,625 7.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,051 10.1 5,295 10.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,239 10.5 5,640 11.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,932 13.9 6,875 14.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,952 12.0 5,830 11.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,136 6.3 2,430 4.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 13,147 26.4 12,335 25.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,482 3.0 2,015 4.1 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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