American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Detroit city, Michigan

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,012,427

931,569

836,056

*****⁴

Households

374,057

336,428

311,234

+/-6,492

Persons per household

2.71

2.77

2.69

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,027,974

951,270

Total Employed²

336,305

331,638

277,784

*****

Workers at Work

325,054

319,449

265,852

+/-8,097

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

325,054

100.0

319,449

100.0

265,852

100.0

---

Drove alone

220,435

67.8

219,118

68.6

202,759

76.3

+/-

1.6

2-person carpool

41,443

12.7

39,766

12.4

19,572

7.4

+/-

0.8

3-person carpool

7,145

2.2

8,810

2.8

4,835

1.8

+/-

0.4

4-person carpool

2,113

0.7

3,439

1.1

1,824

0.7

+/-

0.5

5-or-6-person carpool

856

0.3

1,750

0.5

209

0.1

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

724

0.2

772

0.2

234

0.1

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

33,291

10.2

25,548

8.0

18,882

7.1

+/-

1.1

Streetcar or trolley car

202

0.1

201

0.1

114

0.0

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

0.0

151

0.0

+/-

0.1

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

340

0.1

507

0.2

547

0.2

+/-

0.1

Walked

10,919

3.4

8,977

2.8

6,759

2.5

+/-

0.7

Taxicab

1,357

0.4

1,694

0.5

751

0.3

+/-

0.2

Motorcycle

0.0

+/-

0.0

Other means

2,618

0.8

2,807

0.9

2,256

0.8

+/-

0.4

Worked at home

3,429

1.1

5,807

1.8

7,051

2.7

+/-

0.5

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

321,625

100.0

313,642

100.0

258,801

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

4,644

1.4

4,221

1.3

4,268

1.6

+/-

0.5

5 to 9

19,130

5.9

16,719

5.3

15,068

5.8

+/-

1.0

10 to 14

37,074

11.5

32,917

10.5

30,428

11.8

+/-

1.1

15 to 19

58,963

18.3

51,113

16.3

40,913

15.8

+/-

1.4

20 to 29

88,091

27.4

84,401

26.9

69,447

26.8

+/-

2.1

30 to 44

74,494

23.2

76,294

24.3

64,165

24.8

+/-

1.9

45- 59

20,841

6.5

22,512

7.2

17,719

6.8

+/-

1.1

60 or more

18,388

5.7

25,465

8.1

16,793

6.5

+/-

1.1

Mean travel time (minutes)

24.7

(X)

28.4

(X)

25.7

(X)

+/-

1.28

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

321,625

100.0

313,642

100.0

258,801

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

25,223

7.8

24,156

7.7

21,908

8.5

+/-

1.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

53,184

16.5

49,707

15.8

38,172

14.7

+/-

1.4

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

84,901

26.4

82,525

26.3

59,344

22.9

+/-

1.8

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

49,894

15.5

43,798

14.0

37,495

14.5

+/-

1.4

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

24,518

7.6

24,764

7.9

24,349

9.4

+/-

1.3

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

42,224

13.1

41,633

13.3

35,029

13.5

+/-

1.4

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

41,681

13.0

47,059

15.0

42,504

16.4

+/-

1.4

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:

Detroit city, Michigan

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

28.4

313,645

20,940

84,030

84,405

76,295

22,510

25,470

2005

25.7

258,801

19,336

71,341

69,447

64,165

17,719

16,793

2005 MOE

+/-1.28

+/-7,923

+/-2,841

+/-4,841

+/-5,900

+/-5,234

+/-2,780

+/-2,832

Drove alone

2000

26.0

219,120

13,070

62,290

65,615

53,995

13,590

10,545

2005

23.4

202,759

13,927

58,452

60,369

52,431

11,790

5,790

2005 MOE

+/-1.28

+/-7,532

+/-2,439

+/-4,695

+/-5,376

+/-4,497

+/-2,289

+/-1,136

2-person carpool

2000

26.3

39,765

2,385

11,800

10,340

10,315

2,770

2,155

2005

23.1

19,572

1,622

6,397

4,860

4,942

1,156

595

2005 MOE

+/-4.26

+/-2,303

+/-831

+/-1,372

+/-1,070

+/-1,210

+/-475

+/-361

3+ carpool

2000

32.0

14,770

660

3,045

3,500

4,175

1,610

1,775

2005

30.1

7,102

678

1,524

1,196

2,160

869

675

2005 MOE

+/-10.74

+/-1,723

+/-580

+/-610

+/-552

+/-1,443

+/-456

+/-447

Bus or trolley bus

2000

54.0

25,550

450

2,045

2,875

6,120

4,005

10,040

2005

55.9

18,882

SSS

1,550

1,434

3,077

3,502

9,259

2005 MOE

+/-13.61

+/-2,993

SSS

+/-623

+/-541

+/-927

+/-1,889

+/-2,154

All other transit³

2000

35.1

390

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

20.0

14,050

4,325

4,765

1,985

1,615

485

875

2005

18.7

10,372

3,049

3,304

1,588

1,555

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-6.53

+/-2,193

+/-962

+/-1,183

+/-713

+/-722

SSS

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

28.4

100.0

6.7

26.8

26.9

24.3

7.2

8.1

2005

25.7

100.0

7.5

27.6

26.8

24.8

6.8

6.5

2005 MOE

+/-1.28

*****

+/-3.1

+/-3.0

+/-3.1

Drove alone

2000

26.0

100.0

6.0

28.4

29.9

24.6

6.2

4.8

2005

23.4

100.0

6.9

28.8

29.8

25.9

5.8

2.9

2005 MOE

+/-1.28

*****

+/-3.7

+/-3.6

+/-3.7

2-person carpool

2000

26.3

100.0

6.0

29.7

26.0

25.9

7.0

5.4

2005

23.1

100.0

8.3

32.7

24.8

25.3

5.9

3.0

2005 MOE

+/-4.26

*****

+/-11.8

+/-11.5

+/-11.7

+/-11.8

3+ carpool

2000

32.0

100.0

4.5

20.6

23.7

28.3

10.9

12.0

2005

30.1

100.0

9.5

21.5

16.8

30.4

12.2

9.5

2005 MOE

+/-10.74

*****

+/-24.2

+/-23.5

+/-24.2

+/-24.3

Bus or trolley bus

2000

54.0

100.0

1.8

8.0

11.3

24.0

15.7

39.3

2005

55.9

100.0

SSS

8.2

7.6

16.3

18.5

49.0

2005 MOE

+/-13.61

*****

SSS

+/-15.8

+/-15.7

+/-14.8

All other transit³

2000

35.1

100.0

12.6

20.5

13.8

12.8

19.2

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

20.0

100.0

30.8

33.9

14.1

11.5

3.5

6.2

2005

18.7

100.0

29.4

31.9

15.3

15.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-6.53

*****

+/-21.0

+/-20.8

+/-21.1

SSS

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.