American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Michigan

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

9,083,605

9,688,555

9,865,583

*****⁴

Households

3,419,331

3,785,661

3,887,994

+/-12,280

Persons per household

2.66

2.56

2.54

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

9,295,297

9,938,444

Total Employed²

4,179,819

4,641,471

4,544,199

*****

Workers at Work

4,082,403

4,540,372

4,398,500

+/-19,331

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

4,082,403

100.0

4,540,372

100.0

4,398,500

100.0

---

Drove alone

3,327,685

81.5

3,776,535

83.2

3,706,894

84.3

+/-

0.3

2-person carpool

359,849

8.8

358,473

7.9

309,307

7.0

+/-

0.2

3-person carpool

45,296

1.1

53,301

1.2

46,110

1.0

+/-

0.1

4-person carpool

14,141

0.3

16,740

0.4

15,050

0.3

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

5,332

0.1

8,051

0.2

4,740

0.1

+/-

0.0

7-or-more-person carpool

4,468

0.1

4,041

0.1

5,929

0.1

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

61,923

1.5

54,423

1.2

49,024

1.1

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

412

0.0

560

0.0

132

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

284

0.0

576

0.0

286

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

199

0.0

290

0.0

308

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

186

0.0

466

0.0

477

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

9,196

0.2

10,034

0.2

12,294

0.3

+/-

0.0

Walked

125,501

3.1

101,506

2.2

79,324

1.8

+/-

0.1

Taxicab

3,649

0.1

4,222

0.1

3,042

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

3,000

0.1

1,698

0.0

4,950

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

20,826

0.5

21,691

0.5

23,854

0.5

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

100,456

2.5

127,765

2.8

136,779

3.1

+/-

0.1

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,981,947

100.0

4,412,607

100.0

4,261,721

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

158,783

4.0

158,315

3.6

167,579

3.9

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

516,398

13.0

507,653

11.5

481,158

11.3

+/-

0.2

10 to 14

655,851

16.5

681,990

15.5

636,625

14.9

+/-

0.3

15 to 19

687,648

17.3

708,036

16.0

673,293

15.8

+/-

0.3

20 to 29

881,411

22.1

967,803

21.9

944,766

22.2

+/-

0.4

30 to 44

689,431

17.3

820,958

18.6

811,543

19.0

+/-

0.3

45- 59

225,618

5.7

304,785

6.9

306,874

7.2

+/-

0.2

60 or more

166,807

4.2

263,067

6.0

239,883

5.6

+/-

0.2

Mean travel time (minutes)

21.2

(X)

24.1

(X)

23.5

(X)

+/-

0.20

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,981,947

100.0

4,412,607

100.0

4,261,721

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

282,956

7.1

351,145

8.0

365,121

8.6

+/-

0.2

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

743,551

18.7

796,514

18.1

782,183

18.4

+/-

0.3

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

1,150,534

28.9

1,290,303

29.2

1,153,490

27.1

+/-

0.4

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

655,441

16.5

683,739

15.5

673,665

15.8

+/-

0.3

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

292,759

7.4

331,605

7.5

355,771

8.3

+/-

0.2

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

428,195

10.8

441,817

10.0

424,340

10.0

+/-

0.3

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

428,511

10.8

517,484

11.7

507,151

11.9

+/-

0.3

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:

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

24.1

4,412,605

665,970

1,390,025

967,805

820,960

304,785

263,065

2005

23.5

4,261,721

648,737

1,309,918

944,766

811,543

306,874

239,883

2005 MOE

+/-0.2

+/-19,815

+/-11,758

+/-17,600

+/-16,627

+/-14,810

+/-9,054

+/-7,187

Drove alone

2000

23.8

3,776,535

540,370

1,208,245

855,990

711,030

258,350

202,550

2005

23.2

3,706,894

540,800

1,155,853

844,410

718,951

260,993

185,887

2005 MOE

+/-0.22

+/-19,906

+/-11,532

+/-16,454

+/-16,129

+/-13,240

+/-8,514

+/-6,322

2-person carpool

2000

25.9

358,475

48,020

110,520

74,960

69,430

27,710

27,840

2005

25.3

309,307

42,319

96,604

64,511

57,347

25,617

22,909

2005 MOE

+/-1.26

+/-9,588

+/-3,173

+/-5,677

+/-4,950

+/-3,911

+/-2,492

+/-2,340

3+ carpool

2000

30.8

82,130

9,145

20,960

15,620

17,590

8,270

10,555

2005

31.5

71,829

7,540

14,963

15,765

15,708

8,124

9,729

2005 MOE

+/-2.94

+/-4,501

+/-1,541

+/-1,740

+/-2,227

+/-2,336

+/-1,484

+/-1,557

Bus or trolley bus

2000

44.4

54,425

1,650

8,275

7,900

13,380

7,705

15,515

2005

44.2

49,024

969

8,210

6,231

9,021

9,043

15,550

2005 MOE

+/-6.36

+/-4,438

+/-359

+/-1,847

+/-1,197

+/-1,625

+/-2,383

+/-2,583

All other transit³

2000

42.8

1,890

155

360

265

445

154

500

2005

53.7

1,203

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-42.54

+/-467

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.6

139,150

66,630

41,665

13,060

9,080

2,600

6,125

2005

16.0

123,464

57,030

34,174

13,614

10,204

3,048

5,394

2005 MOE

+/-1.47

+/-5,241

+/-4,045

+/-2,837

+/-1,697

+/-1,426

+/-876

+/-1,138

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

24.1

100.0

15.1

31.5

21.9

18.6

6.9

6.0

2005

23.5

100.0

15.2

30.7

22.2

19.0

7.2

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.2

*****

+/-0.5

+/-0.4

+/-0.5

Drove alone

2000

23.8

100.0

14.3

32.0

22.7

18.8

6.8

5.4

2005

23.2

100.0

14.6

31.2

22.8

19.4

7.0

5.0

2005 MOE

+/-0.22

*****

+/-0.5

2-person carpool

2000

25.9

100.0

13.4

30.8

20.9

19.4

7.7

7.8

2005

25.3

100.0

13.7

31.2

20.9

18.5

8.3

7.4

2005 MOE

+/-1.26

*****

+/-3.1

+/-3.0

+/-3.1

3+ carpool

2000

30.8

100.0

11.1

25.5

19.0

21.4

10.1

12.9

2005

31.5

100.0

10.5

20.8

21.9

11.3

13.5

2005 MOE

+/-2.94

*****

+/-6.3

+/-6.2

+/-6.3

Bus or trolley bus

2000

44.4

100.0

3.0

15.2

14.5

24.6

14.2

28.5

2005

44.2

100.0

2.0

16.7

12.7

18.4

31.7

2005 MOE

+/-6.36

*****

+/-9.1

+/-9.0

+/-8.9

All other transit³

2000

42.8

100.0

8.2

19.0

14.0

23.5

8.1

26.5

2005

53.7

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-42.54

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.6

100.0

47.9

29.9

9.4

6.5

1.9

4.4

2005

16.0

100.0

46.2

27.7

11.0

8.3

2.5

4.4

2005 MOE

+/-1.47

*****

+/-4.0

+/-4.2

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.