American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Connecticut

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

3,185,949

3,297,626

3,394,751

*****⁴

Households

1,230,479

1,301,670

1,323,838

+/-6,482

Persons per household

2.59

2.53

2.56

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

3,287,116

3,405,565

Total Employed²

1,708,638

1,672,651

1,707,912

*****

Workers at Work

1,673,442

1,640,823

1,657,342

+/-13,617

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,673,442

100.0

1,640,823

100.0

1,657,342

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,300,825

77.7

1,312,700

80.0

1,343,489

81.1

+/-

0.7

2-person carpool

150,971

9.0

124,051

7.6

110,158

6.6

+/-

0.4

3-person carpool

19,154

1.1

17,722

1.1

13,665

0.8

+/-

0.1

4-person carpool

6,063

0.4

5,991

0.4

6,745

0.4

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

3,433

0.2

3,656

0.2

1,890

0.1

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

7,323

0.4

2,980

0.2

3,901

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

38,806

2.3

36,097

2.2

38,549

2.3

+/-

0.3

Streetcar or trolley car

157

0.0

156

0.0

398

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

1,099

0.1

1,111

0.1

2,383

0.1

+/-

0.1

Railroad

24,138

1.4

26,659

1.6

28,994

1.7

+/-

0.2

Ferryboat

108

0.0

223

0.0

103

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

2,855

0.2

2,875

0.2

4,398

0.3

+/-

0.1

Walked

61,484

3.7

44,348

2.7

33,775

2.0

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

1,497

0.1

1,581

0.1

1,558

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

1,426

0.1

776

0.0

1,081

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

8,983

0.5

8,479

0.5

12,072

0.7

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

45,120

2.7

51,418

3.1

54,183

3.3

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,628,322

100.0

1,589,405

100.0

1,603,159

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

54,670

3.4

47,035

3.0

46,699

2.9

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

203,163

12.5

177,296

11.2

170,541

10.6

+/-

0.4

10 to 14

293,942

18.1

264,948

16.7

247,634

15.4

+/-

0.5

15 to 19

297,472

18.3

269,915

17.0

265,252

16.5

+/-

0.6

20 to 29

342,172

21.0

341,058

21.5

349,849

21.8

+/-

0.6

30 to 44

272,314

16.7

275,949

17.4

296,432

18.5

+/-

0.6

45- 59

89,595

5.5

96,492

6.1

103,992

6.5

+/-

0.3

60 or more

74,994

4.6

116,712

7.3

122,760

7.7

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

21.1

(X)

24.4

(X)

24.8

(X)

+/-

0.40

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,628,322

100.0

1,589,405

100.0

1,603,159

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

71,007

4.4

89,538

5.6

101,673

6.3

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

332,477

20.4

302,387

19.0

323,072

20.2

+/-

0.6

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

522,821

32.1

507,903

32.0

472,985

29.5

+/-

0.7

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

346,086

21.3

325,255

20.5

319,279

19.9

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

117,800

7.2

124,887

7.9

137,948

8.6

+/-

0.4

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

122,884

7.5

118,740

7.5

122,754

7.7

+/-

0.4

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

115,247

7.1

120,695

7.6

125,448

7.8

+/-

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:

Connecticut

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

24.4

1,589,405

224,330

534,865

341,060

275,950

96,495

116,715

2005

24.8

1,603,159

217,240

512,886

349,849

296,432

103,992

122,760

2005 MOE

+/-0.4

+/-13,826

+/-7,826

+/-12,455

+/-10,028

+/-9,453

+/-5,538

+/-5,547

Drove alone

2000

23.2

1,312,700

178,780

452,975

297,405

232,585

79,450

71,505

2005

23.4

1,343,489

178,201

442,669

307,159

253,950

85,615

75,895

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

+/-15,545

+/-7,664

+/-11,136

+/-9,187

+/-9,182

+/-5,140

+/-4,526

2-person carpool

2000

23.8

124,050

16,515

45,670

24,870

20,870

7,530

8,595

2005

24.3

110,158

14,648

35,545

23,799

19,472

8,800

7,894

2005 MOE

+/-2.53

+/-7,063

+/-2,469

+/-3,487

+/-3,189

+/-2,377

+/-2,035

+/-1,604

3+ carpool

2000

29.3

30,345

2,865

8,875

5,865

6,130

2,765

3,840

2005

27.7

26,201

2,979

7,630

5,052

5,341

3,005

2,194

2005 MOE

+/-5.18

+/-3,371

+/-1,211

+/-2,069

+/-1,570

+/-1,377

+/-1,012

+/-738

Bus or trolley bus

2000

35.9

36,095

1,020

7,045

6,655

11,295

4,000

6,080

2005

34.9

38,549

993

8,040

6,478

13,069

3,426

6,543

2005 MOE

+/-5.85

+/-4,320

+/-583

+/-1,716

+/-1,402

+/-2,482

+/-976

+/-1,521

All other transit³

2000

81.6

28,145

344

595

1,065

1,955

24,110

2005

81.0

31,878

511

699

SSS

1,232

2,132

26,896

2005 MOE

+/-9.91

+/-2,742

+/-468

+/-395

SSS

+/-606

+/-626

+/-2,325

All other modes⁴

2000

16.1

58,060

25,095

19,960

5,670

4,005

770

2,580

2005

18.3

52,884

19,908

18,303

6,953

3,368

1,014

3,338

2005 MOE

+/-2.89

+/-4,595

+/-2,842

+/-2,925

+/-1,463

+/-1,092

+/-463

+/-1,061

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

24.4

100.0

14.1

33.7

21.5

17.4

6.1

7.3

2005

24.8

100.0

13.6

32.0

21.8

18.5

6.5

7.7

2005 MOE

+/-0.4

*****

+/-0.9

+/-0.8

+/-0.9

Drove alone

2000

23.2

100.0

13.6

34.5

22.7

17.7

6.1

5.4

2005

23.4

100.0

13.3

32.9

22.9

18.9

6.4

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

*****

+/-1.2

+/-1.1

+/-1.2

2-person carpool

2000

23.8

100.0

13.3

36.8

20.0

16.8

6.1

6.9

2005

24.3

100.0

13.3

32.3

21.6

17.7

8.0

7.2

2005 MOE

+/-2.53

*****

+/-6.4

+/-6.3

+/-6.4

3+ carpool

2000

29.3

100.0

9.4

29.2

19.3

20.2

9.1

12.7

2005

27.7

100.0

11.4

29.1

19.3

20.4

11.5

8.4

2005 MOE

+/-5.18

*****

+/-12.9

+/-12.7

+/-12.8

+/-12.9

Bus or trolley bus

2000

35.9

100.0

2.8

19.5

18.4

31.3

11.1

16.8

2005

34.9

100.0

2.6

20.9

16.8

33.9

8.9

17.0

2005 MOE

+/-5.85

*****

+/-11.2

+/-11.0

+/-11.2

All other transit³

2000

81.6

100.0

0.2

1.2

2.1

3.8

6.9

85.7

2005

81.0

100.0

1.6

2.2

SSS

3.9

6.7

84.4

2005 MOE

+/-9.91

*****

+/-8.6

SSS

+/-8.6

+/-6.0

All other modes⁴

2000

16.1

100.0

43.2

34.4

9.8

6.9

1.3

4.4

2005

18.3

100.0

37.6

34.6

13.1

6.4

1.9

6.3

2005 MOE

+/-2.89

*****

+/-8.4

+/-8.5

+/-8.7

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.