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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Putnam County, New York


Download an Excel file* of this document: putnam_county_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 83,941 95,745 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,838 93,581 98,303 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,216 48,167 48,135 1,838
Total Workers, Place of Work 20,099 23,995 26,926 2,548
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.45 0.50 0.56 0.08

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 20,099 100.0 23,995 100.0 543 26,926 100.0 2,548 Yes
Drove alone 15,919 79.2 19,195 80.0 501 22,032 81.8 2,472 Yes
2-person carpool 1,639 8.2 1,585 6.6 160 1,901 7.1 777 No
3-person carpool 203 1.0 220 0.9 60 533 2.0 467 No
4-or-more-person carpool 194 1.0 190 0.8 56 116 0.4 140 No
Public Transportation 265 1.3 309 1.3 71 253 0.9 213 No
Walked 597 3.0 690 2.9 106 526 2.0 365 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 172 0.9 224 0.9 60 335 1.2 282 No
Worked at home 1,110 5.5 1,585 6.6 160 1,230 4.6 502 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 18,989 100.0 22,410 100.0 530 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,901 20.5 3,620 16.2 239 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 3,624 19.1 3,375 15.1 231 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 2,999 15.8 3,165 14.1 224 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,333 12.3 3,115 13.9 222 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 975 5.1 1,430 6.4 152 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 1,960 10.3 2,595 11.6 203 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,277 6.7 1,680 7.5 164 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,025 5.4 1,785 8.0 169 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 895 4.7 1,645 7.3 163 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 25.1 (X) NA 23.3 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 18,989 100.0 22,410 100.0 530 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 502 2.6 745 3.3 110 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 587 3.1 950 4.2 124 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,482 7.8 1,880 8.4 174 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,314 12.2 2,865 12.8 213 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,853 15.0 3,465 15.5 234 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,939 15.5 3,330 14.9 229 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,692 14.2 2,690 12.0 207 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,411 28.5 6,100 27.2 306 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 209 1.1 290 1.3 69 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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