American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH

TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

5,170,460

5,531,649

5,623,982

*****⁴

Households

1,987,206

2,182,343

2,192,172

+/-8,932

Persons per household

2.60

2.53

2.57

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

5,348,894

5,715,698

Total Employed²

2,773,163

2,913,334

2,908,472

*****

Workers at Work

2,716,207

2,855,816

2,823,169

+/-17,183

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

2,716,207

100.0

2,855,816

100.0

2,823,169

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,951,079

71.8

2,106,099

73.7

2,112,735

74.8

+/-

0.5

2-person carpool

242,255

8.9

209,546

7.3

182,864

6.5

+/-

0.3

3-person carpool

29,985

1.1

27,029

0.9

30,308

1.1

+/-

0.1

4-person carpool

9,153

0.3

8,091

0.3

9,144

0.3

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

5,059

0.2

4,328

0.2

3,770

0.1

+/-

0.0

7-or-more-person carpool

5,852

0.2

3,436

0.1

4,422

0.2

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

92,974

3.4

80,613

2.8

77,672

2.8

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

17,293

0.6

12,220

0.4

11,015

0.4

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

90,213

3.3

113,300

4.0

101,085

3.6

+/-

0.2

Railroad

26,262

1.0

43,200

1.5

44,232

1.6

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

1,823

0.1

2,982

0.1

2,113

0.1

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

10,299

0.4

10,929

0.4

10,766

0.4

+/-

0.1

Walked

141,608

5.2

118,553

4.2

106,268

3.8

+/-

0.3

Taxicab

5,607

0.2

5,929

0.2

4,061

0.1

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

2,081

0.1

1,474

0.1

3,163

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

14,291

0.5

15,191

0.5

18,196

0.6

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

70,373

2.6

92,896

3.3

101,355

3.6

+/-

0.2

Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

2,645,834

100.0

2,762,920

100.0

2,721,814

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

87,181

3.3

72,740

2.6

72,021

2.6

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

308,930

11.7

262,248

9.5

236,478

8.7

+/-

0.3

10 to 14

402,220

15.2

368,661

13.3

354,897

13.0

+/-

0.3

15 to 19

402,609

15.2

372,317

13.5

362,964

13.3

+/-

0.4

20 to 29

510,367

19.3

530,377

19.2

520,438

19.1

+/-

0.4

30 to 44

548,206

20.7

612,913

22.2

615,249

22.6

+/-

0.5

45- 59

216,735

8.2

273,396

9.9

276,371

10.2

+/-

0.3

60 or more

169,586

6.4

270,268

9.8

283,396

10.4

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

23.7

(X)

27.8

(X)

27.9

(X)

+/-

0.36

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

2,645,834

100.0

2,762,920

100.0

2,721,814

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

125,155

4.7

172,543

6.2

188,239

6.9

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

501,930

19.0

515,536

18.7

537,916

19.8

+/-

0.4

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

828,312

31.3

847,710

30.7

793,018

29.1

+/-

0.5

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

579,331

21.9

571,150

20.7

547,574

20.1

+/-

0.4

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

197,240

7.5

225,535

8.2

239,105

8.8

+/-

0.4

11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.

211,139

8.0

211,772

7.7

209,297

7.7

+/-

0.3

4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m.

202,727

7.7

218,674

7.9

206,665

7.6

+/-

0.4

Notes:

1. Please read notes.htm

2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.

3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.htm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.

4. ***** Cannot be calculated.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

Mean travel time (mins.)

Total

Less than 10 minutes

10 to 19 minutes

20 to 29 minutes

30 to 44 minutes

45 -59 minutes

60/more minutes

Total

2000

27.8

2,762,930

334,990

740,965

530,375

612,920

273,400

270,265

2005

27.9

2,721,814

308,499

717,861

520,438

615,249

276,371

283,396

2005 MOE

+/-0.36

+/-17,350

+/-9,833

+/-14,252

+/-12,513

+/-13,471

+/-9,135

+/-9,298

Drove alone

2000

26.5

2,106,100

249,575

595,105

430,365

465,435

195,585

170,015

2005

26.8

2,112,735

236,691

581,200

430,633

480,046

201,390

182,775

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

+/-18,374

+/-8,534

+/-13,195

+/-11,736

+/-12,498

+/-7,689

+/-7,240

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

209,550

23,955

62,540

39,560

44,480

18,979

20,050

2005

27.9

182,864

18,507

52,195

32,869

40,880

18,658

19,755

2005 MOE

+/-2.29

+/-9,418

+/-2,522

+/-3,859

+/-3,606

+/-3,738

+/-2,958

+/-2,815

3+ carpool

2000

32.4

42,885

3,777

10,517

7,519

9,677

4,614

6,748

2005

32.1

47,644

4,255

11,382

6,565

13,391

4,012

8,039

2005 MOE

+/-4.85

+/-4,664

+/-1,166

+/-2,609

+/-1,412

+/-2,502

+/-1,102

+/-2,123

Bus or trolley bus

2000

39.7

80,610

1,232

10,024

13,119

26,118

13,275

16,850

2005

38.9

77,672

1,469

11,343

11,587

24,537

12,147

16,589

2005 MOE

+/-4.17

+/-5,685

+/-564

+/-2,304

+/-2,655

+/-3,324

+/-1,919

+/-2,439

All other transit³

2000

46.2

171,708

645

7,577

20,061

55,164

38,360

49,882

2005

48.1

158,445

SSS

5,473

18,003

46,685

35,929

51,972

2005 MOE

+/-3.46

+/-7,181

SSS

+/-1,331

+/-2,779

+/-3,683

+/-3,317

+/-4,078

All other modes⁴

2000

17.6

152,070

55,790

55,230

19,744

12,032

2,562

6,689

2005

15.9

142,454

47,194

56,268

20,781

9,710

4,235

4,266

2005 MOE

+/-1.65

+/-8,460

+/-3,917

+/-5,925

+/-2,911

+/-1,599

+/-1,287

+/-1,181

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)

Percent of Workers

Mean travel time (mins.)¹

Total

Less than 10 minutes

10 to 19 minutes

20 to 29 minutes

30 to 44 minutes

45 -59 minutes

60/more minutes

Total

2000

27.8

100.0

12.1

26.8

19.2

22.2

9.9

9.8

2005

27.9

100.0

11.3

26.4

19.1

22.6

10.2

10.4

2005 MOE

+/-0.36

*****

+/-0.6

Drove alone

2000

26.5

100.0

11.9

28.3

20.4

22.1

9.3

8.1

2005

26.8

100.0

11.2

27.5

20.4

22.7

9.5

8.7

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

*****

+/-0.9

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

100.0

11.4

29.8

18.9

21.2

9.1

9.6

2005

27.9

100.0

10.1

28.5

18.0

22.4

10.2

10.8

2005 MOE

+/-2.29

*****

+/-5.1

3+ carpool

2000

32.4

100.0

8.8

24.5

17.5

22.6

10.8

15.7

2005

32.1

100.0

8.9

23.9

13.8

28.1

8.4

16.9

2005 MOE

+/-4.85

*****

+/-9.8

+/-9.7

+/-9.8

+/-9.7

+/-9.8

Bus or trolley bus

2000

39.7

100.0

1.5

12.4

16.3

32.4

16.5

20.9

2005

38.9

100.0

1.9

14.6

14.9

31.6

15.6

21.4

2005 MOE

+/-4.17

*****

+/-7.3

+/-7.2

+/-7.3

All other transit³

2000

46.2

100.0

0.4

4.4

11.7

32.1

22.3

29.1

2005

48.1

100.0

SSS

3.5

11.4

29.5

22.7

32.8

2005 MOE

+/-3.46

*****

SSS

+/-4.5

All other modes⁴

2000

17.6

100.0

36.7

36.3

13.0

7.9

1.7

4.4

2005

15.9

100.0

33.1

39.5

14.6

6.8

3.0

2005 MOE

+/-1.65

*****

+/-5.9

+/-5.7

+/-5.9

Notes:

1. Please read notes.htm

2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, please read notes.htm

3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.

4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.

SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.

***** Cannot be calculated.