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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Rochester Hills city, Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: rochester_hills_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 61,766 68,825 x x
Total Persons in Household 60,993 68,042 70,126 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 31,828 35,674 32,677 2,774
Total Workers, Place of Work 15,673 28,620 27,602 2,400
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.49 0.80 0.84 0.14

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 15,673 100.0 28,620 100.0 NA 27,602 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 13,315 85.0 24,125 84.3 0.9 23,964 86.8 2.6 No
2-person carpool 1,206 7.7 2,145 7.5 0.7 1,707 6.2 2.7 No
3-person carpool 190 1.2 440 1.5 0.3 242 0.9 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 55 0.4 150 0.5 0.2 120 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 37 0.2 90 0.3 0.1 125 0.5 0.7 No
Walked 195 1.2 300 1.0 0.3 160 0.6 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 58 0.4 229 0.8 0.2 131 0.5 0.5 No
Worked at home 617 3.9 1,135 4.0 0.5 1,153 4.2 1.8 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,056 100.0 27,485 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 2,133 14.2 2,785 10.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,324 15.4 3,355 12.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 2,495 16.6 3,620 13.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,330 15.5 4,055 14.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,023 6.8 2,150 7.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,090 13.9 4,520 16.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 942 6.3 2,215 8.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,088 7.2 2,635 9.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 631 4.2 2,145 7.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.4 (X) 27.4 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,056 100.0 27,485 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 658 4.4 1,510 5.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 610 4.1 1,575 5.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,598 10.6 2,805 10.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 1,661 11.0 3,150 11.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,706 18.0 4,370 15.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,044 13.6 3,675 13.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,389 9.2 1,895 6.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,173 27.7 7,730 28.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 217 1.4 435 1.6 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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