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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Yonkers city, New York

Download an Excel file* of this document: yonkers_city_new_york.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 188,082 196,086 x x
Total Persons in Household 185,118 193,766 193,327 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 87,605 82,251 79,608 6,030
Total Workers, Place of Work 55,419 50,215 53,020 4,459
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.63 0.61 0.67 0.09

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 55,419 100.0 50,215 100.0 NA 53,020 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 32,758 59.1 30,045 59.8 1.0 31,134 58.7 3.6 No
2-person carpool 5,205 9.4 4,830 9.6 0.6 3,935 7.4 2.4 No
3-person carpool 988 1.8 910 1.8 0.3 818 1.5 1.0 No
4-or-more-person carpool 715 1.3 640 1.3 0.2 519 1.0 0.7 No
Public Transportation 9,091 16.4 7,909 15.8 0.8 8,109 15.3 2.7 No
Walked 4,572 8.2 3,085 6.1 0.5 3,808 7.2 2.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 707 1.3 1,095 2.2 0.3 1,273 2.4 1.3 No
Worked at home 1,383 2.5 1,705 3.4 0.4 3,424 6.5 2.9 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,036 100.0 48,510 100.0 NA 49,596 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,693 12.4 4,740 9.8 0.6 6,054 12.2 3.5 No
10 to 14 9,041 16.7 6,900 14.2 0.8 5,749 11.6 2.2 Yes
15 to 19 9,341 17.3 7,560 15.6 0.8 7,326 14.8 3.3 No
20 to 24 6,947 12.9 6,295 13.0 0.7 6,567 13.2 2.8 No
25 to 29 2,126 3.9 2,215 4.6 0.5 2,262 4.6 1.8 No
30 to 34 6,684 12.4 6,320 13.0 0.7 6,147 12.4 2.4 No
35 to 44 2,971 5.5 3,060 6.3 0.5 3,830 7.7 2.0 No
45 to 59 4,430 8.2 4,475 9.2 0.6 4,241 8.6 2.0 No
60 or more 5,803 10.7 6,945 14.3 0.8 7,420 15.0 3.0 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.6 (X) 30.6 (X) NA 27.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,036 100.0 48,510 100.0 NA 49,596 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,311 2.4 1,410 2.9 0.4 2,635 5.3 1.9 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,463 2.7 1,830 3.8 0.4 2,100 4.2 1.6 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,386 6.3 4,195 8.6 0.6 5,059 10.2 2.2 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,583 12.2 5,870 12.1 0.7 4,472 9.0 2.0 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,739 16.2 7,110 14.7 0.8 5,953 12.0 2.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 9,623 17.8 7,475 15.4 0.8 7,656 15.4 3.9 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 7,126 13.2 5,220 10.8 0.7 5,966 12.0 2.4 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 15,004 27.8 13,630 28.1 1.0 14,519 29.3 3.7 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 801 1.5 875 1.8 0.3 1,236 2.5 1.3 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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