American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

5,418,951

5,648,087

5,784,351

*****⁴

Households

2,037,163

2,183,547

2,216,080

+/-9,473

Persons per household

2.66

2.59

2.61

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

5,573,521

5,833,585

Total Employed²

2,687,844

2,713,610

2,775,250

*****

Workers at Work

2,631,997

2,658,724

2,691,364

+/-18,106

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

2,631,997

100.0

2,658,724

100.0

2,691,364

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,815,521

69.0

1,945,638

73.2

2,003,884

74.5

+/-

0.4

2-person carpool

256,066

9.7

219,390

8.3

189,506

7.0

+/-

0.3

3-person carpool

39,841

1.5

34,003

1.3

36,019

1.3

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

13,302

0.5

10,820

0.4

8,571

0.3

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

4,442

0.2

4,739

0.2

9,413

0.3

+/-

0.2

7-or-more-person carpool

5,179

0.2

3,649

0.1

5,270

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

151,841

5.8

136,018

5.1

136,584

5.1

+/-

0.3

Streetcar or trolley car

9,803

0.4

4,805

0.2

4,442

0.2

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

62,186

2.4

41,887

1.6

35,716

1.3

+/-

0.1

Railroad

48,145

1.8

50,922

1.9

55,206

2.1

+/-

0.2

Ferryboat

246

0.0

203

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

8,562

0.3

8,628

0.3

8,508

0.3

+/-

0.1

Walked

137,376

5.2

102,419

3.9

88,907

3.3

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

2,144

0.1

2,596

0.1

2,742

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

2,583

0.1

1,816

0.1

2,118

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

15,711

0.6

14,821

0.6

17,078

0.6

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

59,049

2.2

76,370

2.9

87,400

3.2

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

2,572,948

100.0

2,582,354

100.0

2,603,964

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

75,997

3.0

64,830

2.5

67,740

2.6

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

259,077

10.1

229,603

8.9

231,907

8.9

+/-

0.3

10 to 14

370,776

14.4

331,328

12.8

319,739

12.3

+/-

0.4

15 to 19

395,859

15.4

359,692

13.9

356,697

13.7

+/-

0.4

20 to 29

531,295

20.6

525,620

20.4

533,924

20.5

+/-

0.5

30 to 44

546,054

21.2

569,318

22.0

577,630

22.2

+/-

0.5

45- 59

227,883

8.9

253,717

9.8

261,748

10.1

+/-

0.3

60 or more

166,007

6.5

248,246

9.6

254,579

9.8

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

24.2

(X)

28.1

(X)

28.2

(X)

+/-

0.41

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

2,572,948

100.0

2,582,354

100.0

2,603,964

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

115,330

4.5

151,012

5.8

188,140

7.2

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

481,382

18.7

481,496

18.6

496,874

19.1

+/-

0.4

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

835,000

32.5

807,528

31.3

739,122

28.4

+/-

0.5

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

542,525

21.1

510,376

19.8

519,807

20.0

+/-

0.4

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

193,336

7.5

207,568

8.0

219,677

8.4

+/-

0.3

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

190,407

7.4

193,441

7.5

198,957

7.6

+/-

0.4

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

214,968

8.4

230,933

8.9

241,387

9.3

+/-

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:

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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

28.1

2,582,355

294,435

691,025

525,620

569,315

253,730

248,255

2005

28.2

2,603,964

299,647

676,436

533,924

577,630

261,748

254,579

2005 MOE

+/-0.41

+/-18,231

+/-8,038

+/-13,782

+/-13,430

+/-14,423

+/-8,923

+/-7,830

Drove alone

2000

26.4

1,945,640

215,240

551,105

427,635

431,380

176,345

143,930

2005

26.6

2,003,884

230,204

548,392

439,111

443,892

189,191

153,094

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

+/-17,799

+/-6,374

+/-11,747

+/-10,998

+/-11,281

+/-8,067

+/-6,587

2-person carpool

2000

27.2

219,385

23,965

63,165

44,560

48,540

20,864

18,310

2005

26.8

189,506

22,442

53,025

35,467

44,383

17,782

16,407

2005 MOE

+/-1.94

+/-8,237

+/-2,839

+/-4,660

+/-3,817

+/-4,086

+/-2,242

+/-2,448

3+ carpool

2000

32.7

53,215

4,540

11,370

10,318

13,037

6,145

7,807

2005

32.7

59,273

5,270

11,402

13,918

13,615

5,815

9,253

2005 MOE

+/-5.16

+/-6,521

+/-1,654

+/-2,087

+/-4,816

+/-2,211

+/-1,632

+/-2,113

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.4

136,020

1,950

13,345

18,575

38,519

23,603

40,054

2005

46.3

136,584

1,961

12,700

20,520

39,243

24,084

38,076

2005 MOE

+/-4.23

+/-7,881

+/-774

+/-2,061

+/-3,110

+/-5,202

+/-3,367

+/-3,981

All other transit³

2000

50.9

97,830

395

3,907

9,487

26,865

24,080

33,092

2005

51.4

95,364

SSS

2,666

10,332

26,197

23,086

32,789

2005 MOE

+/-4.74

+/-5,930

SSS

+/-922

+/-1,827

+/-2,779

+/-2,935

+/-3,089

All other modes⁴

2000

16.8

130,275

48,355

48,115

15,075

10,976

2,673

5,061

2005

16.4

119,353

39,476

48,251

14,576

10,300

1,790

4,960

2005 MOE

+/-1.69

+/-6,579

+/-3,655

+/-4,767

+/-2,038

+/-1,811

+/-577

+/-1,534

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

28.1

100.0

11.4

26.8

20.4

22.0

9.8

9.6

2005

28.2

100.0

11.5

26.0

20.5

22.2

10.1

9.8

2005 MOE

+/-0.41

*****

+/-0.7

Drove alone

2000

26.4

100.0

11.1

28.3

22.0

22.2

9.1

7.4

2005

26.6

100.0

11.5

27.4

21.9

22.2

9.4

7.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

*****

+/-0.9

2-person carpool

2000

27.2

100.0

10.9

28.8

20.3

22.1

9.5

8.3

2005

26.8

100.0

11.8

28.0

18.7

23.4

9.4

8.7

2005 MOE

+/-1.94

*****

+/-4.3

3+ carpool

2000

32.7

100.0

8.5

21.4

19.4

24.5

11.5

14.7

2005

32.7

100.0

8.9

19.2

23.5

23.0

9.8

15.6

2005 MOE

+/-5.16

*****

+/-11.0

+/-10.8

+/-11.0

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.4

100.0

1.4

9.8

13.7

28.3

17.4

29.4

2005

46.3

100.0

1.4

9.3

15.0

28.7

17.6

27.9

2005 MOE

+/-4.23

*****

+/-5.8

+/-5.7

+/-5.8

+/-5.7

All other transit³

2000

50.9

100.0

0.4

4.0

9.7

27.5

24.6

33.8

2005

51.4

100.0

SSS

2.8

10.8

27.5

24.2

34.4

2005 MOE

+/-4.74

*****

SSS

+/-6.2

+/-6.1

All other modes⁴

2000

16.8

100.0

37.1

36.9

11.6

8.4

2.1

3.9

2005

16.4

100.0

33.1

40.4

12.2

8.6

1.5

4.2

2005 MOE

+/-1.69

*****

+/-5.4

+/-5.3

+/-5.5

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.