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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Rochester city, Minnesota


Download an Excel file* of this document: rochester_city_minnesota.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 70,745 85,806 x x
Total Persons in Household 68,345 82,927 88,338 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 37,582 44,664 48,680 2,534
Total Workers, Place of Work 57,641 72,265 78,955 2,474
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.53 1.62 1.62 0.16

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 57,641 100.0 72,265 100.0 471 78,955 100.0 2,474 Yes
Drove alone 43,490 75.4 56,470 78.1 613 61,239 77.6 2,486 Yes
2-person carpool 7,193 12.5 7,785 10.8 371 8,513 10.8 1,379 No
3-person carpool 791 1.4 860 1.2 129 923 1.2 507 No
4-or-more-person carpool 915 1.6 395 0.5 88 603 0.8 401 No
Public Transportation 1,472 2.6 2,669 3.7 224 3,219 4.1 730 No
Walked 2,520 4.4 2,160 3.0 203 1,606 2.0 504 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 350 0.6 550 0.8 103 1,287 1.6 821 No
Worked at home 910 1.6 1,380 1.9 163 1,565 2.0 536 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 56,731 100.0 70,885 100.0 490 77,390 100.0 2,482 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 10,591 18.7 12,600 17.8 458 11,210 14.5 1,337 No
10 to 14 14,437 25.4 17,340 24.5 519 14,995 19.4 1,653 Yes
15 to 19 11,500 20.3 13,565 19.1 472 16,940 21.9 1,791 Yes
20 to 24 6,893 12.2 9,045 12.8 397 12,255 15.8 1,794 Yes
25 to 29 2,569 4.5 3,175 4.5 244 4,226 5.5 1,063 No
30 to 34 4,665 8.2 5,875 8.3 327 7,947 10.3 1,207 Yes
35 to 44 1,939 3.4 2,825 4.0 231 3,187 4.1 596 No
45 to 59 2,393 4.2 3,345 4.7 250 3,393 4.4 630 No
60 or more 1,744 3.1 3,125 4.4 242 3,237 4.2 992 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 20.4 (X) NA 20.2 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 56,731 100.0 70,885 100.0 490 77,390 100.0 2,482 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,160 3.8 3,675 5.2 262 3,758 4.9 776 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,958 7.0 4,810 6.8 297 6,074 7.8 1,115 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,583 13.4 10,000 14.1 415 11,035 14.3 1,117 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 9,228 16.3 10,525 14.8 424 14,775 19.1 1,674 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 12,381 21.8 13,725 19.4 474 13,668 17.7 1,514 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,727 10.1 7,455 10.5 364 7,904 10.2 1,070 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,508 4.4 2,940 4.1 235 3,068 4.0 700 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,477 22.0 15,760 22.2 501 15,509 20.0 1,696 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 709 1.2 1,720 2.4 181 1,599 2.1 491 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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