American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,541,025

1,462,819

1,406,415

*****⁴

Households

603,075

590,071

565,433

+/-5,629

Persons per household

2.56

2.48

2.49

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,585,577

1,517,550

Total Employed²

657,389

585,353

556,464

*****

Workers at Work

640,577

569,761

537,233

+/-10,042

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

640,577

100.0

569,761

100.0

537,233

100.0

---

Drove alone

286,068

44.7

280,315

49.2

276,103

51.4

+/-

1.4

2-person carpool

64,515

10.1

55,898

9.8

38,615

7.2

+/-

0.9

3-person carpool

12,740

2.0

10,655

1.9

9,183

1.7

+/-

0.4

4-person carpool

4,306

0.7

3,825

0.7

2,373

0.4

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

1,547

0.2

1,505

0.3

1,880

0.3

+/-

0.3

7-or-more-person carpool

1,314

0.2

1,273

0.2

1,605

0.3

+/-

0.2

Bus or trolley bus

118,528

18.5

99,350

17.4

98,998

18.4

+/-

1.3

Streetcar or trolley car

8,063

1.3

3,660

0.6

3,604

0.7

+/-

0.2

Subway or elevated

44,901

7.0

27,310

4.8

21,999

4.1

+/-

0.6

Railroad

11,386

1.8

13,196

2.3

14,646

2.7

+/-

0.4

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

3,637

0.6

4,908

0.9

4,778

0.9

+/-

0.2

Walked

66,446

10.4

51,564

9.1

43,259

8.1

+/-

0.8

Taxicab

816

0.1

1,376

0.2

1,766

0.3

+/-

0.2

Motorcycle

558

0.1

439

0.1

256

0.0

+/-

0.0

Other means

4,028

0.6

3,691

0.6

4,009

0.7

+/-

0.3

Worked at home

11,703

1.8

10,752

1.9

14,159

2.6

+/-

0.5

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

628,874

100.0

559,009

100.0

523,074

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

13,654

2.2

8,976

1.6

8,590

1.6

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

41,190

6.5

32,989

5.9

29,238

5.6

+/-

0.6

10 to 14

69,507

11.1

54,319

9.7

46,390

8.9

+/-

0.8

15 to 19

84,367

13.4

70,195

12.6

64,505

12.3

+/-

1.0

20 to 29

130,829

20.8

109,764

19.6

107,911

20.6

+/-

1.2

30 to 44

164,750

26.2

146,604

26.2

142,784

27.3

+/-

1.6

45- 59

71,721

11.4

65,338

11.7

61,387

11.7

+/-

0.8

60 or more

52,856

8.4

70,824

12.7

62,269

11.9

+/-

1.1

Mean travel time (minutes)

27.4

(X)

32.0

(X)

31.9

(X)

+/-

1.33

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

628,874

100.0

559,009

100.0

523,074

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

32,023

5.1

34,226

6.1

37,086

7.1

+/-

0.7

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

113,013

18.0

93,925

16.8

92,001

17.6

+/-

1.1

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

187,487

29.8

161,953

29.0

132,710

25.4

+/-

1.2

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

137,086

21.8

110,950

19.8

112,225

21.5

+/-

1.4

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

49,398

7.9

48,526

8.7

45,864

8.8

+/-

0.8

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

54,903

8.7

52,931

9.5

45,350

8.7

+/-

0.9

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

54,964

8.7

56,498

10.1

57,838

11.1

+/-

0.9

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:

Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania

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

32.0

559,010

41,965

124,515

109,765

146,605

65,340

70,825

2005

31.9

523,074

37,828

110,895

107,911

142,784

61,387

62,269

2005 MOE

+/-1.33

+/-10,294

+/-3,610

+/-6,872

+/-6,426

+/-8,643

+/-4,469

+/-5,797

Drove alone

2000

28.4

280,315

19,145

70,045

65,740

76,065

28,065

21,260

2005

28.1

276,103

20,259

65,696

65,348

78,072

28,049

18,679

2005 MOE

+/-1.64

+/-8,938

+/-2,761

+/-5,111

+/-5,217

+/-5,830

+/-2,593

+/-3,049

2-person carpool

2000

29.5

55,900

3,205

14,020

12,625

15,375

5,870

4,805

2005

26.8

38,615

3,356

8,979

8,623

11,625

3,559

2,473

2005 MOE

+/-4.93

+/-4,968

+/-1,393

+/-2,174

+/-1,980

+/-2,674

+/-1,047

+/-861

3+ carpool

2000

34.2

17,260

830

3,145

3,525

5,100

2,115

2,550

2005

31.2

15,041

1,296

2,104

3,845

3,536

2,323

1,937

2005 MOE

+/-8.21

+/-2,801

+/-1,124

+/-988

+/-2,066

+/-1,108

+/-1,219

+/-791

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.9

99,350

1,050

7,885

13,170

29,500

17,850

29,895

2005

46.8

98,998

687

7,698

15,205

30,827

17,378

27,203

2005 MOE

+/-5.31

+/-7,148

+/-444

+/-1,656

+/-2,749

+/-4,715

+/-3,131

+/-3,583

All other transit³

2000

44.8

44,210

195

3,105

5,960

14,390

10,120

10,435

2005

46.0

40,249

SSS

2,155

6,109

13,138

9,138

9,663

2005 MOE

+/-7.47

+/-4,052

SSS

+/-842

+/-1,439

+/-2,152

+/-2,129

+/-1,860

All other modes⁴

2000

16.8

61,975

17,545

26,310

8,750

6,170

1,320

1,880

2005

17.5

54,068

12,184

24,263

8,781

5,586

940

2,314

2005 MOE

+/-2.86

+/-5,130

+/-2,465

+/-3,912

+/-1,752

+/-1,415

+/-454

+/-1,312

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

32.0

100.0

7.5

22.3

19.6

26.2

11.7

12.7

2005

31.9

100.0

7.2

21.2

20.6

27.3

11.7

11.9

2005 MOE

+/-1.33

*****

+/-2.0

+/-1.9

+/-2.0

+/-1.9

+/-2.0

Drove alone

2000

28.4

100.0

6.8

25.0

23.5

27.1

10.0

7.6

2005

28.1

100.0

7.3

23.8

23.7

28.3

10.2

6.8

2005 MOE

+/-1.64

*****

+/-3.2

2-person carpool

2000

29.5

100.0

5.7

25.1

22.6

27.5

10.5

8.6

2005

26.8

100.0

8.7

23.3

22.3

30.1

9.2

6.4

2005 MOE

+/-4.93

*****

+/-12.9

+/-12.8

+/-12.7

+/-12.9

3+ carpool

2000

34.2

100.0

4.8

18.2

20.4

29.5

12.3

14.8

2005

31.2

100.0

8.6

14.0

25.6

23.5

15.4

12.9

2005 MOE

+/-8.21

*****

+/-18.6

+/-18.3

+/-18.5

+/-18.6

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.9

100.0

1.1

7.9

13.3

29.7

18.0

30.1

2005

46.8

100.0

0.7

7.8

15.4

31.1

17.6

27.5

2005 MOE

+/-5.31

*****

+/-7.2

+/-7.1

+/-7.2

All other transit³

2000

44.8

100.0

0.4

7.0

13.5

32.5

22.9

23.6

2005

46.0

100.0

SSS

5.4

15.2

32.6

22.7

24.0

2005 MOE

+/-7.47

*****

SSS

+/-10.1

+/-9.9

+/-10.0

All other modes⁴

2000

16.8

100.0

28.3

42.5

14.1

10.0

2.1

3.0

2005

17.5

100.0

22.5

44.9

16.2

10.3

1.7

4.3

2005 MOE

+/-2.86

*****

+/-9.4

+/-8.9

+/-9.5

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.