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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Trenton city, New Jersey

Download an Excel file* of this document: trenton_city_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 88,675 85,403 x x
Total Persons in Household 84,938 81,002 77,471 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,560 31,364 32,878 4,062
Total Workers, Place of Work 58,227 50,865 50,039 3,551
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.59 1.62 1.52 0.31

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 58,227 100.0 50,865 100.0 NA 50,039 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 41,515 71.3 38,985 76.6 0.8 38,904 77.7 2.3 No
2-person carpool 7,724 13.3 5,120 10.1 0.6 4,565 9.1 2.1 No
3-person carpool 1,366 2.3 805 1.6 0.2 687 1.4 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 916 1.6 875 1.7 0.3 463 0.9 0.9 No
Public Transportation 2,871 4.9 2,315 4.6 0.4 3,335 6.7 2.5 No
Walked 2,814 4.8 1,800 3.5 0.4 1,066 2.1 1.0 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 602 1.0 475 0.9 0.2 746 1.5 0.7 No
Worked at home 419 0.7 495 1.0 0.2 273 0.5 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 57,808 100.0 50,370 100.0 NA 49,766 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,886 11.9 4,680 9.3 0.6 4,128 8.3 2.2 No
10 to 14 10,646 18.4 7,190 14.3 0.7 5,327 10.7 2.4 Yes
15 to 19 11,631 20.1 9,005 17.9 0.8 9,103 18.3 3.1 No
20 to 24 8,263 14.3 7,065 14.0 0.7 8,264 16.6 2.9 No
25 to 29 3,159 5.5 2,925 5.8 0.5 2,504 5.0 1.4 No
30 to 34 6,687 11.6 5,640 11.2 0.6 5,503 11.1 2.1 No
35 to 44 2,866 5.0 3,415 6.8 0.5 4,111 8.3 2.5 No
45 to 59 3,816 6.6 4,620 9.2 0.6 5,208 10.5 2.3 No
60 or more 3,854 6.7 5,835 11.6 0.6 5,618 11.3 2.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.8 (X) 28.2 (X) NA 29.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 57,808 100.0 50,370 100.0 NA 49,766 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,708 3.0 1,480 2.9 0.3 1,314 2.6 1.3 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,053 3.6 1,620 3.2 0.3 1,519 3.1 1.2 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,907 8.5 3,795 7.5 0.5 4,236 8.5 2.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,056 10.5 4,955 9.8 0.6 5,374 10.8 1.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 10,637 18.4 9,240 18.3 0.8 9,010 18.1 2.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 12,636 21.9 10,075 20.0 0.8 11,363 22.8 4.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 7,774 13.4 6,265 12.4 0.6 6,338 12.7 3.2 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,391 19.7 10,865 21.6 0.8 9,978 20.0 3.0 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 646 1.1 725 1.4 0.2 634 1.3 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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