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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Putnam County, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: putnam_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 83,941 95,745 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,838 93,581 98,303 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,216 48,167 48,135 1,838
Total Workers, Place of Work 20,099 23,995 26,926 2,548
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.45 0.50 0.56 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 20,099 100.0 23,995 100.0 NA 26,926 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 15,919 79.2 19,195 80.0 1.0 22,032 81.8 4.9 No
2-person carpool 1,639 8.2 1,585 6.6 0.6 1,901 7.1 2.8 No
3-person carpool 203 1.0 220 0.9 0.2 533 2.0 1.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 194 1.0 190 0.8 0.2 116 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 265 1.3 309 1.3 0.3 253 0.9 0.8 No
Walked 597 3.0 690 2.9 0.4 526 2.0 1.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 172 0.9 224 0.9 0.3 335 1.2 1.0 No
Worked at home 1,110 5.5 1,585 6.6 0.6 1,230 4.6 1.8 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 18,989 100.0 22,410 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,901 20.5 3,620 16.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 3,624 19.1 3,375 15.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 2,999 15.8 3,165 14.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,333 12.3 3,115 13.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 975 5.1 1,430 6.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 1,960 10.3 2,595 11.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,277 6.7 1,680 7.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,025 5.4 1,785 8.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 895 4.7 1,645 7.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 25.1 (X) NA 23.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 18,989 100.0 22,410 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 502 2.6 745 3.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 587 3.1 950 4.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,482 7.8 1,880 8.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,314 12.2 2,865 12.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,853 15.0 3,465 15.5 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,939 15.5 3,330 14.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,692 14.2 2,690 12.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,411 28.5 6,100 27.2 1.2 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 209 1.1 290 1.3 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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