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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Rochester city, Minnesota

Download an Excel file* of this document: rochester_city_minnesota.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 70,745 85,806 x x
Total Persons in Household 68,345 82,927 88,338 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 37,582 44,664 48,680 2,534
Total Workers, Place of Work 57,641 72,265 78,955 2,474
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.53 1.62 1.62 0.16

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 57,641 100.0 72,265 100.0 NA 78,955 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 43,490 75.4 56,470 78.1 0.7 61,239 77.6 2.0 No
2-person carpool 7,193 12.5 7,785 10.8 0.5 8,513 10.8 1.7 No
3-person carpool 791 1.4 860 1.2 0.2 923 1.2 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 915 1.6 395 0.5 0.1 603 0.8 0.5 No
Public Transportation 1,472 2.6 2,669 3.7 0.3 3,219 4.1 0.9 No
Walked 2,520 4.4 2,160 3.0 0.3 1,606 2.0 0.6 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 350 0.6 550 0.8 0.1 1,287 1.6 1.0 No
Worked at home 910 1.6 1,380 1.9 0.2 1,565 2.0 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 56,731 100.0 70,885 100.0 NA 77,390 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,591 18.7 12,600 17.8 0.6 11,210 14.5 1.7 Yes
10 to 14 14,437 25.4 17,340 24.5 0.7 14,995 19.4 2.0 Yes
15 to 19 11,500 20.3 13,565 19.1 0.7 16,940 21.9 2.2 Yes
20 to 24 6,893 12.2 9,045 12.8 0.6 12,255 15.8 2.3 Yes
25 to 29 2,569 4.5 3,175 4.5 0.3 4,226 5.5 1.4 No
30 to 34 4,665 8.2 5,875 8.3 0.5 7,947 10.3 1.5 Yes
35 to 44 1,939 3.4 2,825 4.0 0.3 3,187 4.1 0.8 No
45 to 59 2,393 4.2 3,345 4.7 0.4 3,393 4.4 0.8 No
60 or more 1,744 3.1 3,125 4.4 0.3 3,237 4.2 1.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 20.4 (X) NA 20.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 56,731 100.0 70,885 100.0 NA 77,390 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,160 3.8 3,675 5.2 0.4 3,758 4.9 1.0 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,958 7.0 4,810 6.8 0.4 6,074 7.8 1.4 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,583 13.4 10,000 14.1 0.6 11,035 14.3 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 9,228 16.3 10,525 14.8 0.6 14,775 19.1 2.1 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 12,381 21.8 13,725 19.4 0.7 13,668 17.7 1.9 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,727 10.1 7,455 10.5 0.5 7,904 10.2 1.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,508 4.4 2,940 4.1 0.3 3,068 4.0 0.9 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,477 22.0 15,760 22.2 0.7 15,509 20.0 2.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 709 1.2 1,720 2.4 0.3 1,599 2.1 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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