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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Rockland County, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: rockland_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 265,475 286,753 x x
Total Persons in Household 257,325 279,104 285,088 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 133,757 132,302 131,749 3,050
Total Workers, Place of Work 100,847 100,975 113,579 4,856
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.75 0.76 0.86 0.07

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 100,847 100.0 100,975 100.0 NA 113,579 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 76,922 76.3 77,220 76.5 0.6 86,612 76.3 2.1 No
2-person carpool 9,670 9.6 7,090 7.0 0.4 8,741 7.7 1.4 No
3-person carpool 1,610 1.6 1,480 1.5 0.2 1,130 1.0 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,624 1.6 1,540 1.5 0.2 2,882 2.5 1.0 No
Public Transportation 3,192 3.2 3,560 3.5 0.3 3,602 3.2 0.8 No
Walked 3,489 3.5 3,705 3.7 0.3 3,374 3.0 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 969 1.0 1,705 1.7 0.2 2,225 2.0 0.8 No
Worked at home 3,371 3.3 4,685 4.6 0.3 5,013 4.4 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 97,476 100.0 96,290 100.0 NA 108,566 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 16,846 17.3 14,675 15.2 0.6 15,487 14.3 1.2 No
10 to 14 17,505 18.0 16,245 16.9 0.6 18,109 16.7 1.7 No
15 to 19 17,878 18.3 16,135 16.8 0.6 19,606 18.1 1.8 No
20 to 24 13,511 13.9 13,415 13.9 0.5 14,337 13.2 1.5 No
25 to 29 4,009 4.1 4,880 5.1 0.3 5,083 4.7 1.1 No
30 to 34 9,206 9.4 9,485 9.9 0.5 9,335 8.6 1.6 No
35 to 44 4,850 5.0 5,720 5.9 0.4 7,298 6.7 1.2 No
45 to 59 7,067 7.2 7,025 7.3 0.4 8,256 7.6 1.8 No
60 or more 6,604 6.8 8,720 9.1 0.4 11,055 10.2 2.0 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.0 (X) 25.2 (X) NA 24.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 97,476 100.0 96,290 100.0 NA 108,566 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,010 2.1 2,290 2.4 0.2 2,333 2.1 0.6 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,997 3.1 3,505 3.6 0.3 4,185 3.9 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,343 7.5 7,010 7.3 0.4 7,853 7.2 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 11,153 11.4 9,965 10.3 0.5 13,483 12.4 2.2 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 15,224 15.6 15,180 15.8 0.6 16,963 15.6 2.2 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 15,713 16.1 15,315 15.9 0.6 16,456 15.2 1.9 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 13,023 13.4 11,935 12.4 0.5 14,003 12.9 1.6 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 28,808 29.6 28,820 29.9 0.7 31,936 29.4 1.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,205 1.2 1,380 1.4 0.2 1,354 1.2 0.5 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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