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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Tolland County, Connecticut


Download an Excel file* of this document: tolland_county_connecticut.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 128,699 136,364 x x
Total Persons in Household 117,919 125,311 133,557 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 69,728 71,434 72,382 2,240
Total Workers, Place of Work 39,908 42,565 46,275 2,639
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.57 0.60 0.64 0.06

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 39,908 100.0 42,565 100.0 755 46,275 100.0 2,639 Yes
Drove alone 30,259 75.8 32,770 77.0 696 38,035 82.2 2,815 Yes
2-person carpool 3,397 8.5 3,070 7.2 242 4,409 9.5 1,526 No
3-person carpool 391 1.0 385 0.9 86 300 0.6 234 No
4-or-more-person carpool 261 0.7 270 0.6 72 130 0.3 140 No
Public Transportation 124 0.3 620 1.5 110 424 0.9 290 No
Walked 3,551 8.9 3,115 7.3 244 712 1.5 366 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 303 0.8 330 0.8 80 322 0.7 193 No
Worked at home 1,622 4.1 2,010 4.7 196 1,943 4.2 566 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 38,286 100.0 40,555 100.0 745 44,332 100.0 2,714 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 9,343 24.4 8,895 21.9 402 8,745 19.7 1,504 No
10 to 14 8,436 22.0 7,790 19.2 378 7,508 16.9 1,395 No
15 to 19 6,451 16.8 6,480 16.0 347 7,884 17.8 1,586 No
20 to 24 4,747 12.4 5,455 13.5 319 6,802 15.3 1,292 Yes
25 to 29 1,989 5.2 2,565 6.3 221 2,517 5.7 783 No
30 to 34 3,343 8.7 3,870 9.5 271 4,168 9.4 872 No
35 to 44 1,539 4.0 2,170 5.4 204 1,964 4.4 759 No
45 to 59 1,527 4.0 1,625 4.0 177 1,913 4.3 568 No
60 or more 911 2.4 1,710 4.2 181 2,831 6.4 1,173 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.0 (X) NA 20.8 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 38,286 100.0 40,555 100.0 745 44,332 100.0 2,714 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,141 3.0 1,460 3.6 168 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,351 3.5 1,860 4.6 189 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,885 10.1 3,705 9.1 265 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,111 10.7 5,010 12.4 307 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,904 15.4 5,815 14.3 329 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,034 15.8 5,935 14.6 333 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,480 9.1 3,230 8.0 248 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,781 30.8 12,605 31.1 472 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 599 1.6 610 1.5 109 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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