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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Wicomico County, Maryland

Download an Excel file* of this document: wicomico_county_maryland.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 74,339 84,644 x x
Total Persons in Household 71,221 81,500 87,334 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,559 41,621 43,693 2,314
Total Workers, Place of Work 38,241 43,280 48,406 3,677
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.05 1.04 1.11 0.14

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 38,241 100.0 43,280 100.0 NA 48,406 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 29,786 77.9 35,200 81.3 0.8 40,086 82.8 1.6 No
2-person carpool 4,252 11.1 3,510 8.1 0.5 4,950 10.2 2.8 No
3-person carpool 503 1.3 600 1.4 0.2 274 0.6 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 380 1.0 420 1.0 0.2 187 0.4 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 104 0.3 185 0.4 0.1 212 0.4 0.5 No
Walked 1,165 3.0 1,065 2.5 0.3 904 1.9 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 909 2.4 855 2.0 0.3 791 1.6 0.8 No
Worked at home 1,142 3.0 1,445 3.3 0.3 1,002 2.1 1.1 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,099 100.0 41,835 100.0 NA 47,404 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,210 19.4 7,195 17.2 0.7 7,958 16.8 3.2 No
10 to 14 8,532 23.0 8,675 20.7 0.8 9,304 19.6 3.4 No
15 to 19 8,023 21.6 8,810 21.1 0.8 10,212 21.5 3.5 No
20 to 24 4,425 11.9 5,605 13.4 0.7 5,841 12.3 2.5 No
25 to 29 1,647 4.4 2,020 4.8 0.4 2,493 5.3 1.4 No
30 to 34 3,474 9.4 3,840 9.2 0.6 4,609 9.7 2.7 No
35 to 44 1,291 3.5 1,970 4.7 0.4 2,203 4.6 1.5 No
45 to 59 1,673 4.5 2,215 5.3 0.4 2,902 6.1 2.0 No
60 or more 824 2.2 1,490 3.6 0.4 1,882 4.0 1.7 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.7 (X) 20.5 (X) NA 20.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,099 100.0 41,835 100.0 NA 47,404 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,465 3.9 1,830 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,695 4.6 1,830 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,325 11.7 4,405 10.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,105 13.8 5,155 12.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,559 17.7 8,450 20.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,725 15.4 6,145 14.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,144 8.5 2,615 6.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,091 21.8 9,725 23.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 990 2.7 1,190 2.8 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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