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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Waterbury city, Connecticut

Download an Excel file* of this document: waterbury_city_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 108,961 107,271 x x
Total Persons in Household 107,040 105,057 104,539 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 49,858 44,256 45,621 3,911
Total Workers, Place of Work 47,015 40,490 40,990 3,459
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.94 0.91 0.90 0.13

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 47,015 100.0 40,490 100.0 NA 40,990 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 37,589 80.0 33,005 81.5 0.9 34,910 85.2 4.3 No
2-person carpool 4,604 9.8 3,230 8.0 0.6 2,906 7.1 2.2 No
3-person carpool 683 1.5 500 1.2 0.2 134 0.3 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 374 0.8 550 1.4 0.3 57 0.1 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 1,135 2.4 1,120 2.8 0.4 1,126 2.7 1.3 No
Walked 1,690 3.6 1,125 2.8 0.4 1,197 2.9 1.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 418 0.9 355 0.9 0.2 207 0.5 0.3 No
Worked at home 522 1.1 600 1.5 0.3 453 1.1 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,493 100.0 39,890 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,561 18.4 6,140 15.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 11,959 25.7 9,610 24.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 10,771 23.2 8,470 21.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,473 13.9 6,040 15.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,801 3.9 2,045 5.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,457 7.4 3,295 8.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,421 3.1 1,725 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,119 2.4 1,225 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 931 2.0 1,345 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 19.3 (X) NA 18.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,493 100.0 39,890 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,633 3.5 1,945 4.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,513 5.4 2,225 5.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,373 13.7 4,705 11.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,631 10.0 4,355 10.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,031 15.1 6,780 17.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,998 15.1 5,105 12.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,808 10.3 3,070 7.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,744 25.3 9,830 24.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 762 1.6 1,010 2.5 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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