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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Richmond County, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: richmond_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 378,977 443,728 x x
Total Persons in Household 371,574 434,542 455,344 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 174,090 191,145 194,876 4,144
Total Workers, Place of Work 101,629 120,245 110,941 5,095
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.58 0.63 0.57 0.04

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 101,629 100.0 120,245 100.0 NA 110,941 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 63,684 62.7 72,850 60.6 0.7 70,115 63.2 2.4 Yes
2-person carpool 10,400 10.2 10,125 8.4 0.4 7,523 6.8 1.4 Yes
3-person carpool 1,698 1.7 1,800 1.5 0.2 945 0.9 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,472 1.4 1,265 1.1 0.1 1,828 1.6 0.8 No
Public Transportation 14,424 14.2 23,100 19.2 0.5 20,947 18.9 2.7 No
Walked 5,805 5.7 5,980 5.0 0.3 4,349 3.9 1.0 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,690 1.7 1,915 1.6 0.2 1,239 1.1 0.6 No
Worked at home 2,456 2.4 3,205 2.7 0.2 3,995 3.6 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,173 100.0 117,040 100.0 NA 106,946 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 12,888 13.0 11,550 9.9 0.4 12,302 11.5 1.6 No
10 to 14 17,434 17.6 17,240 14.7 0.5 14,012 13.1 1.9 No
15 to 19 17,776 17.9 17,110 14.6 0.5 18,587 17.4 2.0 Yes
20 to 24 12,804 12.9 15,920 13.6 0.5 14,409 13.5 2.1 No
25 to 29 3,921 4.0 4,865 4.2 0.3 4,861 4.5 1.1 No
30 to 34 11,872 12.0 14,505 12.4 0.5 14,069 13.2 2.0 No
35 to 44 5,141 5.2 6,330 5.4 0.3 4,741 4.4 1.0 No
45 to 59 6,625 6.7 10,040 8.6 0.4 7,806 7.3 1.2 No
60 or more 10,712 10.8 19,475 16.6 0.5 16,159 15.1 2.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.2 (X) 31.8 (X) NA 28.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,173 100.0 117,040 100.0 NA 106,946 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,532 2.6 4,390 3.8 0.3 3,950 3.7 0.9 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,723 3.8 4,570 3.9 0.3 6,108 5.7 1.4 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,565 7.6 8,305 7.1 0.4 7,961 7.4 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 10,111 10.2 11,360 9.7 0.4 11,703 10.9 1.9 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 13,133 13.2 15,800 13.5 0.5 13,431 12.6 1.3 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 15,078 15.2 17,195 14.7 0.5 14,691 13.7 1.9 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 13,244 13.4 12,965 11.1 0.4 11,559 10.8 2.1 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 32,238 32.5 38,660 33.0 0.7 35,654 33.3 2.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,549 1.6 1,835 1.6 0.2 1,889 1.8 0.6 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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