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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Salem County, New Jersey

Download an Excel file* of this document: salem_county_new_jersey.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 65,294 64,285 x x
Total Persons in Household 63,765 63,063 65,124 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 29,320 28,748 30,414 1,383
Total Workers, Place of Work 26,038 23,000 25,543 2,431
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.89 0.80 0.84 0.11

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 26,038 100.0 23,000 100.0 NA 25,543 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 19,656 75.5 18,870 82.0 1.0 20,272 79.4 4.7 No
2-person carpool 3,379 13.0 1,860 8.1 0.7 2,109 8.3 4.1 No
3-person carpool 454 1.7 370 1.6 0.3 468 1.8 2.0 No
4-or-more-person carpool 448 1.7 145 0.6 0.2 167 0.7 0.6 No
Public Transportation 300 1.2 257 1.1 0.3 611 2.4 1.3 No
Walked 772 3.0 600 2.6 0.4 598 2.3 1.1 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 415 1.6 249 1.1 0.3 246 1.0 1.0 No
Worked at home 614 2.4 640 2.8 0.4 1,072 4.2 1.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 25,424 100.0 22,360 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,119 20.1 4,340 19.4 1.1 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 4,019 15.8 3,340 14.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,892 15.3 3,110 13.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,375 13.3 2,855 12.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,394 5.5 1,500 6.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,541 10.0 2,210 9.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,699 6.7 1,730 7.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,924 7.6 1,770 7.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,461 5.7 1,505 6.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.0 (X) 23.9 (X) NA 28.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 25,424 100.0 22,360 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,380 5.4 1,560 7.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,454 5.7 1,505 6.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,292 12.9 2,910 13.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,393 17.3 2,925 13.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,911 19.3 3,690 16.5 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,022 11.9 2,770 12.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,738 6.8 1,415 6.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,804 18.9 4,875 21.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 430 1.7 680 3.0 0.5 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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