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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Waterbury city, Connecticut


Download an Excel file* of this document: waterbury_city_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 108,961 107,271 x x
Total Persons in Household 107,040 105,057 104,539 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 49,858 44,256 45,621 3,911
Total Workers, Place of Work 47,015 40,490 40,990 3,459
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.94 0.91 0.90 0.13

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 47,015 100.0 40,490 100.0 701 40,990 100.0 3,459 No
Drove alone 37,589 80.0 33,005 81.5 667 34,910 85.2 3,425 No
2-person carpool 4,604 9.8 3,230 8.0 247 2,906 7.1 921 No
3-person carpool 683 1.5 500 1.2 98 134 0.3 159 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 374 0.8 550 1.4 103 57 0.1 98 Yes
Public Transportation 1,135 2.4 1,120 2.8 147 1,126 2.7 554 No
Walked 1,690 3.6 1,125 2.8 147 1,197 2.9 577 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 418 0.9 355 0.9 83 207 0.5 142 No
Worked at home 522 1.1 600 1.5 108 453 1.1 256 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,493 100.0 39,890 100.0 699 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,561 18.4 6,140 15.4 336 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 11,959 25.7 9,610 24.1 413 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 10,771 23.2 8,470 21.2 390 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,473 13.9 6,040 15.1 333 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,801 3.9 2,045 5.1 198 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,457 7.4 3,295 8.3 249 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,421 3.1 1,725 4.3 182 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,119 2.4 1,225 3.1 154 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 931 2.0 1,345 3.4 161 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 19.3 (X) NA 18.4 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 46,493 100.0 39,890 100.0 699 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,633 3.5 1,945 4.9 193 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,513 5.4 2,225 5.6 206 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,373 13.7 4,705 11.8 296 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,631 10.0 4,355 10.9 285 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,031 15.1 6,780 17.0 352 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,998 15.1 5,105 12.8 308 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,808 10.3 3,070 7.7 241 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,744 25.3 9,830 24.6 417 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 762 1.6 1,010 2.5 140 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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