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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Wayne County, Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: wayne_county_michigan.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 2,111,687 2,061,162 x x
Total Persons in Household 2,085,260 2,028,544 1,966,909 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 822,620 827,311 762,097 7,776
Total Workers, Place of Work 857,148 852,165 802,272 12,055
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.04 1.03 1.05 0.02

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 857,148 100.0 852,165 100.0 NA 802,272 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 688,695 80.3 698,675 82.0 0.2 684,541 85.3 0.7 Yes
2-person carpool 80,174 9.4 71,095 8.3 0.1 52,164 6.5 0.4 Yes
3-person carpool 10,229 1.2 11,665 1.4 0.1 8,325 1.0 0.2 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 5,413 0.6 6,885 0.8 0.0 5,064 0.6 0.2 No
Public Transportation 35,458 4.1 24,460 2.9 0.1 17,885 2.2 0.3 Yes
Walked 18,677 2.2 15,080 1.8 0.1 11,703 1.5 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 8,529 1.0 9,700 1.1 0.1 7,615 0.9 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 9,973 1.2 14,605 1.7 0.1 14,975 1.9 0.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 847,175 100.0 837,560 100.0 NA 787,297 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 88,384 10.4 81,510 9.7 0.1 80,395 10.2 0.7 No
10 to 14 108,765 12.8 103,320 12.3 0.2 87,127 11.1 0.6 Yes
15 to 19 136,093 16.1 123,590 14.8 0.2 114,031 14.5 0.8 No
20 to 24 142,471 16.8 136,520 16.3 0.2 115,887 14.7 0.7 Yes
25 to 29 63,384 7.5 60,615 7.2 0.1 65,033 8.3 0.7 Yes
30 to 34 133,599 15.8 130,725 15.6 0.2 124,939 15.9 0.8 No
35 to 44 63,344 7.5 65,880 7.9 0.1 69,766 8.9 0.5 Yes
45 to 59 64,654 7.6 71,115 8.5 0.1 70,306 8.9 0.5 No
60 or more 46,481 5.5 64,290 7.7 0.1 59,813 7.6 0.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.6 (X) 27.6 (X) NA 26.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 847,175 100.0 837,560 100.0 NA 787,297 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 45,176 5.3 50,600 6.0 0.1 51,027 6.5 0.5 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 42,593 5.0 45,595 5.4 0.1 44,971 5.7 0.5 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 86,716 10.2 79,005 9.4 0.1 72,549 9.2 0.5 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 97,441 11.5 93,130 11.1 0.2 91,760 11.7 0.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 133,385 15.7 128,765 15.4 0.2 108,753 13.8 0.8 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 110,717 13.1 105,160 12.6 0.2 92,091 11.7 0.5 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 72,584 8.6 54,530 6.5 0.1 62,673 8.0 0.5 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 239,456 28.3 242,740 29.0 0.2 238,197 30.3 0.9 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 19,107 2.3 25,390 3.0 0.1 25,276 3.2 0.4 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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