American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Minnesota
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 4,257,478 4,783,596 4,989,848 *****4
Households   1,647,853 1,895,127 2,020,144 +/-7,496
Persons per household 2.58 2.52 2.47 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 4,375,099 4,919,479 na na
Total Employed2 2,196,056 2,582,640 2,666,278 *****
Workers at Work 2,158,733 2,541,611 2,595,966 +/-11,693
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   2,158,733 100.0 2,541,611 100.0 2,595,966 100.0   ---
Drove alone   1,593,019 73.8 1,971,668 77.6 2,050,350 79.0 +/- 0.4
2-person carpool   201,550 9.3 215,251 8.5 200,097 7.7 +/- 0.3
3-person carpool   28,075 1.3 31,043 1.2 28,915 1.1 +/- 0.1
4-person carpool   9,092 0.4 10,144 0.4 8,707 0.3 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   3,856 0.2 4,827 0.2 4,494 0.2 +/- 0.0
7-or-more-person carpool 3,973 0.2 3,425 0.1 4,354 0.2 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   75,548 3.5 78,691 3.1 69,447 2.7 +/- 0.2
Streetcar or trolley car   167 0.0 317 0.0 650 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   146 0.0 202 0.0 1,073 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   39 0.0 164 0.0 1,894 0.1 +/- 0.0
Ferryboat   67 0.0 110 0.0 115 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   8,450 0.4 10,096 0.4 13,766 0.5 +/- 0.1
Walked   105,328 4.9 84,148 3.3 70,164 2.7 +/- 0.2
Taxicab   1,755 0.1 1,792 0.1 1,133 0.0 +/- 0.0
Motorcycle   1,842 0.1 1,347 0.1 3,787 0.1 +/- 0.0
Other means   10,089 0.5 11,732 0.5 15,742 0.6 +/- 0.1
Worked at home   115,737 5.4 116,654 4.6 121,278 4.7 +/- 0.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 2,042,996 100.0 2,424,957 100.0 2,474,688 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 108,592 5.3 112,704 4.6 124,216 5.0 +/- 0.2
5 to 9 324,946 15.9 338,699 14.0 332,567 13.4 +/- 0.3
10 to 14 364,551 17.8 403,004 16.6 381,290 15.4 +/- 0.4
15 to 19 346,949 17.0 384,560 15.9 379,079 15.3 +/- 0.4
20 to 29 440,111 21.5 524,192 21.6 537,882 21.7 +/- 0.4
30 to 44 309,453 15.1 420,032 17.3 447,341 18.1 +/- 0.4
45- 59 86,838 4.3 133,528 5.5 155,517 6.3 +/- 0.2
60 or more 61,556 3.0 108,238 4.5 116,796 4.7 +/- 0.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.1 (X) 21.9 (X) 22.2 (X) +/- 0.25
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 2,042,996 100.0 2,424,957 100.0 2,474,688 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 121,235 5.9 189,176 7.8 219,990 8.9 +/- 0.3
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 408,429 20.0 482,550 19.9 506,950 20.5 +/- 0.4
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 692,771 33.9 782,453 32.3 739,923 29.9 +/- 0.4
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 301,823 14.8 342,353 14.1 353,791 14.3 +/- 0.3
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 130,648 6.4 166,339 6.9 184,750 7.5 +/- 0.3
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 189,621 9.3 220,167 9.1 213,487 8.6 +/- 0.3
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 198,469 9.7 241,919 10.0 255,797 10.3 +/- 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:  Minnesota
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 21.9 2,424,955 451,405 787,565 524,195 420,030 133,530 108,235
2005 22.2 2,474,688 456,783 760,369 537,882 447,341 155,517 116,796
2005 MOE +/-0.25 +/-13,045 +/-8,559 +/-13,113 +/-11,426 +/-9,155 +/-5,498 +/-4,544
Drove alone  2000 21.4 1,971,670 354,660 661,260 444,320 337,115 99,505 74,805
2005 21.7 2,050,350 366,488 649,873 464,063 362,807 123,595 83,524
2005 MOE +/-0.26 +/-13,084 +/-7,884 +/-12,005 +/-10,164 +/-8,069 +/-4,927 +/-3,446
2-person carpool 2000 24.4 215,250 31,270 68,345 44,865 41,430 16,140 13,200
2005 24.3 200,097 29,332 60,279 40,910 41,513 15,928 12,135
2005 MOE +/-1.44 +/-7,302 +/-3,090 +/-3,926 +/-3,536 +/-3,632 +/-2,021 +/-1,388
3+ carpool 2000 28.9 49,440 5,850 13,905 9,110 10,590 4,745 5,240
2005 29.5 46,470 4,876 11,068 10,947 10,462 3,307 5,810
2005 MOE +/-2.91 +/-2,979 +/-1,023 +/-1,342 +/-2,187 +/-1,927 +/-733 +/-1,182
Bus or trolley bus 2000 35.3 78,690 1,660 12,585 16,540 25,310 11,650 10,950
2005 35.9 69,447 2,467 11,429 11,374 22,750 10,021 11,406
2005 MOE +/-4.41 +/-5,430 +/-662 +/-2,130 +/-1,599 +/-2,584 +/-1,477 +/-2,151
All other transit3 2000 36.3 795 28 215 105 210 119 125
2005 36.4 3,732 SSS SSS 585 1,642 905 SSS
2005 MOE +/-15.04 +/-1,040 SSS SSS +/-292 +/-704 +/-463 SSS
All other modes4 2000 14.0 109,115 57,940 31,250 9,255 5,385 1,375 3,915
2005 14.8 104,592 53,620 27,368 10,003 8,167 1,761 3,673
2005 MOE +/-1.6 +/-5,204 +/-3,563 +/-2,766 +/-1,446 +/-1,460 +/-567 +/-875
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 21.9 100.0 18.6 32.5 21.6 17.3 5.5 4.5
2005 22.2 100.0 18.5 30.7 21.7 18.1 6.3 4.7
2005 MOE +/-0.25 ***** +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5
Drove alone  2000 21.4 100.0 18.0 33.5 22.5 17.1 5.0 3.8
2005 21.7 100.0 17.9 31.7 22.6 17.7 6.0 4.1
2005 MOE +/-0.26 ***** +/-0.6 +/-0.6 +/-0.6 +/-0.6 +/-0.6 +/-0.6
2-person carpool 2000 24.4 100.0 14.5 31.8 20.8 19.2 7.5 6.1
2005 24.3 100.0 14.7 30.1 20.4 20.7 8.0 6.1
2005 MOE +/-1.44 ***** +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6
3+ carpool 2000 28.9 100.0 11.8 28.1 18.4 21.4 9.6 10.6
2005 29.5 100.0 10.5 23.8 23.6 22.5 7.1 12.5
2005 MOE +/-2.91 ***** +/-6.4 +/-6.4 +/-6.3 +/-6.3 +/-6.4 +/-6.4
Bus or trolley bus 2000 35.3 100.0 2.1 16.0 21.0 32.2 14.8 13.9
2005 35.9 100.0 3.6 16.5 16.4 32.8 14.4 16.4
2005 MOE +/-4.41 ***** +/-7.8 +/-7.8 +/-7.8 +/-7.7 +/-7.8 +/-7.8
All other transit3 2000 36.3 100.0 3.5 27.0 13.2 26.4 15.0 15.7
2005 36.4 100.0 SSS SSS 15.7 44.0 24.2 SSS
2005 MOE +/-15.04 ***** SSS SSS +/-27.8 +/-26.6 +/-27.7 SSS
All other modes4 2000 14.0 100.0 53.1 28.6 8.5 4.9 1.3 3.6
2005 14.8 100.0 51.3 26.2 9.6 7.8 1.7 3.5
2005 MOE +/-1.6 ***** +/-4.7 +/-4.9 +/-5.0 +/-5.0 +/-5.0 +/-5.0
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.