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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Tolland County, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: tolland_county_connecticut.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 128,699 136,364 x x
Total Persons in Household 117,919 125,311 133,557 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 69,728 71,434 72,382 2,240
Total Workers, Place of Work 39,908 42,565 46,275 2,639
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.57 0.60 0.64 0.06

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 39,908 100.0 42,565 100.0 NA 46,275 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 30,259 75.8 32,770 77.0 0.9 38,035 82.2 3.9 Yes
2-person carpool 3,397 8.5 3,070 7.2 0.6 4,409 9.5 3.3 No
3-person carpool 391 1.0 385 0.9 0.2 300 0.6 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 261 0.7 270 0.6 0.2 130 0.3 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 124 0.3 620 1.5 0.3 424 0.9 0.6 No
Walked 3,551 8.9 3,115 7.3 0.6 712 1.5 0.8 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 303 0.8 330 0.8 0.2 322 0.7 0.4 No
Worked at home 1,622 4.1 2,010 4.7 0.5 1,943 4.2 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 38,286 100.0 40,555 100.0 NA 44,332 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,343 24.4 8,895 21.9 0.9 8,745 19.7 3.2 No
10 to 14 8,436 22.0 7,790 19.2 0.9 7,508 16.9 3.0 No
15 to 19 6,451 16.8 6,480 16.0 0.8 7,884 17.8 3.4 No
20 to 24 4,747 12.4 5,455 13.5 0.7 6,802 15.3 2.8 No
25 to 29 1,989 5.2 2,565 6.3 0.5 2,517 5.7 1.7 No
30 to 34 3,343 8.7 3,870 9.5 0.6 4,168 9.4 1.9 No
35 to 44 1,539 4.0 2,170 5.4 0.5 1,964 4.4 1.7 No
45 to 59 1,527 4.0 1,625 4.0 0.4 1,913 4.3 1.3 No
60 or more 911 2.4 1,710 4.2 0.4 2,831 6.4 2.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.0 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 38,286 100.0 40,555 100.0 NA 44,332 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,141 3.0 1,460 3.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,351 3.5 1,860 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,885 10.1 3,705 9.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,111 10.7 5,010 12.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,904 15.4 5,815 14.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,034 15.8 5,935 14.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,480 9.1 3,230 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,781 30.8 12,605 31.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 599 1.6 610 1.5 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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