American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

District of Columbia

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

565,183

536,497

515,118

*****⁴

Households

249,634

248,338

248,213

+/-2,990

Persons per household

2.26

2.16

2.08

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

606,900

572,059

Total Employed²

310,077

266,381

256,545

*****

Workers at Work

304,428

260,884

249,865

+/-4,239

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

304,428

100.0

260,884

100.0

249,865

100.0

---

Drove alone

106,694

35.0

100,168

38.4

93,803

37.5

+/-

1.5

2-person carpool

27,492

9.0

21,430

8.2

15,833

6.3

+/-

0.9

3-person carpool

5,422

1.8

4,459

1.7

1,918

0.8

+/-

0.3

4-person carpool

2,173

0.7

1,266

0.5

1,282

0.5

+/-

0.4

5-or-6-person carpool

635

0.2

951

0.4

115

0.0

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

899

0.3

501

0.2

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

68,034

22.3

38,163

14.6

39,435

15.8

+/-

1.3

Streetcar or trolley car

566

0.2

299

0.1

1,451

0.6

+/-

0.4

Subway or elevated

39,174

12.9

45,412

17.4

52,144

20.9

+/-

1.6

Railroad

459

0.2

577

0.2

1,230

0.5

+/-

0.2

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

2,292

0.8

3,035

1.2

4,336

1.7

+/-

0.5

Walked

35,978

11.8

30,785

11.8

24,905

10.0

+/-

0.9

Taxicab

3,182

1.0

2,033

0.8

874

0.3

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

361

0.1

202

0.1

124

0.0

+/-

0.1

Other means

1,944

0.6

1,664

0.6

1,207

0.5

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

9,116

3.0

9,930

3.8

11,110

4.4

+/-

0.8

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

295,312

100.0

250,954

100.0

238,755

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

5,642

1.9

3,782

1.5

2,533

1.1

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

15,940

5.4

12,404

4.9

10,849

4.5

+/-

0.8

10 to 14

28,367

9.6

23,202

9.2

19,961

8.4

+/-

1.0

15 to 19

43,081

14.6

34,257

13.7

30,686

12.9

+/-

1.2

20 to 29

68,582

23.2

57,658

23.0

54,094

22.7

+/-

1.4

30 to 44

82,078

27.8

71,404

28.5

73,686

30.9

+/-

1.9

45- 59

29,346

9.9

25,167

10.0

27,229

11.4

+/-

1.1

60 or more

22,276

7.5

23,080

9.2

19,717

8.3

+/-

1.1

Mean travel time (minutes)

27.1

(X)

29.7

(X)

29.3

(X)

+/-

1.01

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

295,312

100.0

250,954

100.0

238,755

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

15,644

5.3

11,830

4.7

12,627

5.3

+/-

0.7

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

42,132

14.3

31,598

12.6

29,844

12.5

+/-

1.1

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

80,051

27.1

65,585

26.1

59,331

24.9

+/-

1.5

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

85,275

28.9

75,576

30.1

75,843

31.8

+/-

1.9

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

30,882

10.5

31,949

12.7

31,639

13.3

+/-

1.2

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

20,128

6.8

16,352

6.5

13,664

5.7

+/-

0.8

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

21,200

7.2

18,064

7.2

15,807

6.6

+/-

1.0

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:

District of Columbia

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

29.7

250,955

16,185

57,455

57,655

71,405

25,165

23,080

2005

29.3

238,755

13,382

50,647

54,094

73,686

27,229

19,717

2005 MOE

+/-1.01

+/-4,380

+/-2,068

+/-3,777

+/-3,471

+/-4,844

+/-2,749

+/-2,665

Drove alone

2000

26.6

100,170

5,735

27,540

26,365

26,565

8,395

5,560

2005

26.1

93,803

5,832

26,149

23,831

24,464

8,328

5,199

2005 MOE

+/-1.85

+/-3,992

+/-1,467

+/-2,647

+/-2,181

+/-2,514

+/-1,531

+/-1,245

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

21,430

990

5,590

5,760

6,005

1,570

1,510

2005

27.5

15,833

601

3,858

4,173

4,761

1,470

970

2005 MOE

+/-6.49

+/-2,221

+/-545

+/-983

+/-1,008

+/-1,433

+/-879

+/-531

3+ carpool

2000

33.8

7,180

280

1,420

1,600

2,140

690

1,060

2005

36.1

3,413

SSS

835

SSS

1,198

627

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-21.89

+/-1,212

SSS

+/-385

SSS

+/-707

+/-636

SSS

Bus or trolley bus

2000

41.8

38,165

500

3,535

5,650

13,265

6,740

8,475

2005

38.0

39,435

SSS

3,187

5,547

16,830

6,809

6,602

2005 MOE

+/-4.68

+/-3,250

SSS

+/-1,116

+/-1,363

+/-2,622

+/-1,274

+/-1,457

All other transit³

2000

36.1

46,295

195

3,875

10,830

18,960

6,859

5,570

2005

35.1

54,825

SSS

3,837

13,448

22,164

8,936

6,153

2005 MOE

+/-3.97

+/-4,172

SSS

+/-1,154

+/-1,886

+/-2,835

+/-1,577

+/-1,265

All other modes⁴

2000

18.2

37,720

8,475

15,495

7,450

4,475

920

910

2005

17.6

31,446

6,142

12,781

6,775

4,269

1,059

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-2.41

+/-2,735

+/-1,197

+/-1,740

+/-1,271

+/-1,158

+/-455

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

29.7

100.0

6.4

22.9

23.0

28.5

10.0

9.2

2005

29.3

100.0

5.6

21.2

22.7

30.9

11.4

8.3

2005 MOE

+/-1.01

*****

+/-1.8

+/-1.7

+/-1.8

Drove alone

2000

26.6

100.0

5.7

27.5

26.3

26.5

8.4

5.6

2005

26.1

100.0

6.2

27.9

25.4

26.1

8.9

5.5

2005 MOE

+/-1.85

*****

+/-4.3

+/-4.2

+/-4.3

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

100.0

4.6

26.1

26.9

28.0

7.3

7.0

2005

27.5

100.0

3.8

24.4

26.4

30.1

9.3

6.1

2005 MOE

+/-6.49

*****

+/-14.0

+/-13.9

+/-13.8

+/-14.0

3+ carpool

2000

33.8

100.0

3.9

19.8

22.3

29.8

9.6

14.8

2005

36.1

100.0

SSS

24.5

SSS

35.1

18.4

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-21.89

*****

SSS

+/-35.4

SSS

+/-34.8

+/-35.3

SSS

Bus or trolley bus

2000

41.8

100.0

1.3

9.3

14.8

34.8

17.7

22.2

2005

38.0

100.0

SSS

8.1

14.1

42.7

17.3

16.7

2005 MOE

+/-4.68

*****

SSS

+/-8.2

+/-7.7

+/-8.2

All other transit³

2000

36.1

100.0

0.4

8.4

23.4

41.0

14.8

12.0

2005

35.1

100.0

SSS

7.0

24.5

40.4

16.3

11.2

2005 MOE

+/-3.97

*****

SSS

+/-7.6

+/-7.3

+/-7.6

All other modes⁴

2000

18.2

100.0

22.5

41.1

19.8

11.9

2.4

2005

17.6

100.0

19.5

40.6

21.5

13.6

3.4

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-2.41

*****

+/-8.7

+/-8.4

+/-8.7

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.