American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,241,860

1,215,821

1,190,755

*****⁴

Households

492,259

500,742

503,488

+/-4,087

Persons per household

2.52

2.43

2.37

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,273,522

1,254,066

Total Employed²

579,916

570,536

555,510

*****

Workers at Work

566,413

557,291

537,883

+/-6,835

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

566,413

100.0

557,291

100.0

537,883

100.0

---

Drove alone

434,380

76.7

453,359

81.4

444,553

82.6

+/-

0.9

2-person carpool

55,372

9.8

45,629

8.2

37,636

7.0

+/-

0.6

3-person carpool

6,594

1.2

5,471

1.0

2,330

0.4

+/-

0.1

4-person carpool

1,632

0.3

1,545

0.3

1,280

0.2

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

712

0.1

698

0.1

641

0.1

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

535

0.1

328

0.1

263

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

21,714

3.8

16,162

2.9

14,380

2.7

+/-

0.4

Streetcar or trolley car

151

0.0

103

0.0

109

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

2,045

0.4

1,255

0.2

741

0.1

+/-

0.1

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

1,237

0.2

1,182

0.2

2,383

0.4

+/-

0.2

Walked

26,009

4.6

16,159

2.9

13,733

2.6

+/-

0.4

Taxicab

1,353

0.2

941

0.2

1,116

0.2

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

335

0.1

228

0.0

872

0.2

+/-

0.1

Other means

3,001

0.5

1,995

0.4

3,735

0.7

+/-

0.3

Worked at home

11,294

2.0

12,163

2.2

14,041

2.6

+/-

0.4

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

555,119

100.0

545,128

100.0

523,842

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

21,240

3.8

20,126

3.7

20,688

3.9

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

74,936

13.5

66,605

12.2

66,022

12.6

+/-

0.7

10 to 14

98,294

17.7

95,192

17.5

87,429

16.7

+/-

0.9

15 to 19

100,066

18.0

96,612

17.7

89,875

17.2

+/-

0.7

20 to 29

136,376

24.6

136,434

25.0

135,303

25.8

+/-

1.2

30 to 44

90,392

16.3

89,996

16.5

86,156

16.4

+/-

0.7

45- 59

19,831

3.6

21,261

3.9

23,656

4.5

+/-

0.6

60 or more

13,984

2.5

18,902

3.5

14,713

2.8

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

19.3

(X)

21.1

(X)

20.3

(X)

+/-

0.48

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

555,119

100.0

545,128

100.0

523,842

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

24,736

4.5

29,583

5.4

32,651

6.2

+/-

0.6

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

95,806

17.3

96,096

17.6

91,530

17.5

+/-

0.9

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

167,361

30.1

167,608

30.7

151,025

28.8

+/-

1.0

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

110,181

19.8

100,523

18.4

91,977

17.6

+/-

0.9

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

42,494

7.7

40,643

7.5

42,465

8.1

+/-

0.7

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

56,051

10.1

53,540

9.8

59,048

11.3

+/-

0.7

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

58,490

10.5

57,135

10.5

55,146

10.5

+/-

0.7

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:

Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY

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

21.1

545,125

86,730

191,805

136,435

90,000

21,255

18,905

2005

20.3

523,842

86,710

177,304

135,303

86,156

23,656

14,713

2005 MOE

+/-0.48

+/-6,864

+/-4,334

+/-6,060

+/-6,545

+/-4,044

+/-3,220

+/-1,762

Drove alone

2000

20.7

453,360

69,600

162,500

118,445

74,340

15,555

12,920

2005

19.8

444,553

73,401

151,501

118,153

73,847

18,339

9,312

2005 MOE

+/-0.57

+/-7,577

+/-3,980

+/-6,074

+/-5,840

+/-3,864

+/-2,927

+/-1,189

2-person carpool

2000

21.5

45,630

6,690

17,420

10,745

7,020

1,950

1,805

2005

20.6

37,636

5,091

14,112

9,758

5,546

2,245

884

2005 MOE

+/-3

+/-3,410

+/-1,028

+/-2,057

+/-2,269

+/-1,180

+/-843

+/-539

3+ carpool

2000

26.1

8,040

973

2,449

1,680

1,659

647

619

2005

24.2

4,514

554

1,362

993

812

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-9.14

+/-1,174

+/-307

+/-610

+/-507

+/-428

SSS

Bus or trolley bus

2000

37.4

16,160

244

2,444

3,180

5,072

2,544

2,684

2005

35.3

14,380

SSS

2,315

3,328

4,134

1,967

2,332

2005 MOE

+/-7.94

+/-2,150

SSS

+/-1,224

+/-1,121

+/-1,041

+/-680

+/-900

All other transit³

2000

35.1

1,424

189

374

583

140

145

2005

38.0

920

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-27.15

+/-420

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.0

20,500

9,230

6,800

2,004

1,309

429

739

2005

18.9

21,839

7,317

8,014

2,944

1,464

SSS

1,724

2005 MOE

+/-4.61

+/-2,693

+/-1,433

+/-1,973

+/-904

+/-1,046

SSS

+/-1,058

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

21.1

100.0

15.9

35.2

25.0

16.5

3.9

3.5

2005

20.3

100.0

16.6

33.8

25.8

16.4

4.5

2.8

2005 MOE

+/-0.48

*****

+/-1.3

Drove alone

2000

20.7

100.0

15.4

35.8

26.1

16.4

3.4

2.8

2005

19.8

100.0

16.5

34.1

26.6

16.6

4.1

2.1

2005 MOE

+/-0.57

*****

+/-1.7

+/-1.6

+/-1.7

2-person carpool

2000

21.5

100.0

14.7

38.2

23.5

15.4

4.3

4.0

2005

20.6

100.0

13.5

37.5

25.9

14.7

6.0

2.3

2005 MOE

+/-3

*****

+/-9.1

+/-8.8

+/-8.9

+/-9.0

+/-9.1

3+ carpool

2000

26.1

100.0

12.1

30.5

20.9

20.6

8.0

7.7

2005

24.2

100.0

12.3

30.2

22.0

18.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-9.14

*****

+/-26.0

+/-25.7

+/-25.9

+/-26.0

SSS

Bus or trolley bus

2000

37.4

100.0

1.5

15.1

19.7

31.4

15.7

16.6

2005

35.3

100.0

SSS

16.1

23.1

28.7

13.7

16.2

2005 MOE

+/-7.94

*****

SSS

+/-14.9

+/-14.8

+/-14.9

All other transit³

2000

35.1

100.0

0.0

13.3

26.3

40.9

9.8

10.2

2005

38.0

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-27.15

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.0

100.0

45.0

33.2

9.8

6.4

2.1

3.6

2005

18.9

100.0

33.5

36.7

13.5

6.7

SSS

7.9

2005 MOE

+/-4.61

*****

+/-12.1

+/-11.9

+/-12.3

SSS

+/-12.3

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.