American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Rhode Island

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

964,869

1,009,503

1,032,662

*****⁴

Households

377,977

408,424

406,089

+/-2,961

Persons per household

2.55

2.47

2.54

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,003,464

1,048,319

Total Employed²

495,426

504,494

520,165

*****

Workers at Work

481,230

490,905

500,588

+/-6,338

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

481,230

100.0

490,905

100.0

500,588

100.0

---

Drove alone

375,766

78.1

393,322

80.1

408,417

81.6

+/-

1.0

2-person carpool

47,136

9.8

41,362

8.4

37,368

7.5

+/-

0.7

3-person carpool

6,814

1.4

5,736

1.2

4,708

0.9

+/-

0.3

4-person carpool

1,811

0.4

1,768

0.4

1,244

0.2

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

1,053

0.2

1,129

0.2

621

0.1

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

1,327

0.3

1,009

0.2

723

0.1

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

10,326

2.1

9,171

1.9

10,475

2.1

+/-

0.4

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

277

0.1

217

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

155

0.0

236

0.0

195

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

1,331

0.3

2,015

0.4

2,399

0.5

+/-

0.2

Ferryboat

0.0

117

0.0

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

1,041

0.2

1,338

0.3

1,140

0.2

+/-

0.1

Walked

20,727

4.3

18,717

3.8

12,701

2.5

+/-

0.6

Taxicab

256

0.1

381

0.1

361

0.1

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

347

0.1

214

0.0

392

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

2,855

0.6

3,118

0.6

5,703

1.1

+/-

0.3

Worked at home

10,166

2.1

10,995

2.2

13,924

2.8

+/-

0.4

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

471,064

100.0

479,910

100.0

486,664

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

19,213

4.1

16,500

3.4

20,333

4.2

+/-

0.7

5 to 9

70,165

14.9

59,005

12.3

59,639

12.3

+/-

0.8

10 to 14

89,346

19.0

85,107

17.7

75,732

15.6

+/-

0.9

15 to 19

91,005

19.3

83,738

17.4

85,837

17.6

+/-

1.1

20 to 29

100,056

21.2

106,557

22.2

104,838

21.5

+/-

1.0

30 to 44

65,529

13.9

77,034

16.1

85,348

17.5

+/-

1.0

45- 59

19,247

4.1

25,297

5.3

27,773

5.7

+/-

0.6

60 or more

16,503

3.5

26,672

5.6

27,164

5.6

+/-

0.5

Mean travel time (minutes)

19.2

(X)

22.5

(X)

22.7

(X)

+/-

0.61

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

471,064

100.0

479,910

100.0

486,664

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

19,740

4.2

26,203

5.5

24,835

5.1

+/-

0.5

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

95,920

20.4

91,709

19.1

101,053

20.8

+/-

1.0

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

146,794

31.2

142,096

29.6

137,728

28.3

+/-

1.3

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

94,208

20.0

93,178

19.4

86,683

17.8

+/-

0.9

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

33,830

7.2

38,044

7.9

50,061

10.3

+/-

0.9

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

41,076

8.7

42,956

9.0

43,318

8.9

+/-

0.6

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

39,496

8.4

45,724

9.5

42,986

8.8

+/-

0.7

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:

Rhode Island

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

22.5

479,910

75,505

168,845

106,560

77,035

25,295

26,675

2005

22.7

486,664

79,972

161,569

104,838

85,348

27,773

27,164

2005 MOE

+/-0.61

+/-6,705

+/-4,790

+/-7,080

+/-5,285

+/-4,927

+/-2,821

+/-2,407

Drove alone

2000

22.1

393,320

56,930

140,560

91,895

64,785

20,605

18,545

2005

22.1

408,417

63,856

138,890

91,389

72,268

23,290

18,724

2005 MOE

+/-0.67

+/-7,283

+/-4,146

+/-6,270

+/-5,073

+/-4,402

+/-2,375

+/-1,964

2-person carpool

2000

22.5

41,360

6,145

15,145

8,705

6,795

2,385

2,180

2005

23.6

37,368

5,915

12,956

7,270

6,648

1,938

2,641

2005 MOE

+/-3.54

+/-3,531

+/-1,335

+/-2,181

+/-1,416

+/-1,568

+/-636

+/-904

3+ carpool

2000

30.5

9,640

975

2,825

1,825

1,670

930

1,425

2005

28.9

7,296

531

1,727

1,886

2,043

SSS

752

2005 MOE

+/-11.1

+/-1,751

+/-333

+/-699

+/-855

+/-1,183

SSS

+/-442

Bus or trolley bus

2000

35.9

9,170

260

1,925

1,960

2,480

930

1,625

2005

40.5

10,475

SSS

1,428

1,601

3,433

1,548

2,075

2005 MOE

+/-15.84

+/-2,194

SSS

+/-764

+/-705

+/-1,170

+/-657

+/-1,097

All other transit³

2000

78.6

2,645

150

135

110

150

2,070

2005

91.4

2,811

SSS

2,594

2005 MOE

+/-43.71

+/-897

SSS

+/-879

All other modes⁴

2000

14.1

23,770

11,150

8,250

2,050

1,200

299

830

2005

12.7

20,297

9,280

6,461

2,653

885

640

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-3.37

+/-3,565

+/-2,851

+/-1,475

+/-1,005

+/-459

+/-457

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

22.5

100.0

15.7

35.2

22.2

16.1

5.3

5.6

2005

22.7

100.0

16.4

33.2

21.5

17.5

5.7

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.61

*****

+/-1.4

+/-1.3

+/-1.4

Drove alone

2000

22.1

100.0

14.5

35.7

23.4

16.5

5.2

4.7

2005

22.1

100.0

15.6

34.0

22.4

17.7

5.7

4.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.67

*****

+/-1.8

+/-1.7

+/-1.8

2-person carpool

2000

22.5

100.0

14.9

36.6

21.0

16.4

5.8

5.3

2005

23.6

100.0

15.8

34.7

19.5

17.8

5.2

7.1

2005 MOE

+/-3.54

*****

+/-9.4

+/-9.2

+/-9.4

3+ carpool

2000

30.5

100.0

10.1

29.3

18.9

17.3

9.6

14.8

2005

28.9

100.0

7.3

23.7

25.8

28.0

SSS

10.3

2005 MOE

+/-11.1

*****

+/-24.0

+/-23.9

+/-23.8

+/-23.6

SSS

+/-24.0

Bus or trolley bus

2000

35.9

100.0

2.8

21.0

21.4

27.0

10.1

17.7

2005

40.5

100.0

SSS

13.6

15.3

32.8

14.8

19.8

2005 MOE

+/-15.84

*****

SSS

+/-20.9

+/-20.6

+/-20.9

+/-20.8

All other transit³

2000

78.6

100.0

1.9

5.7

5.1

4.2

5.7

78.3

2005

91.4

100.0

SSS

92.3

2005 MOE

+/-43.71

*****

SSS

+/-13.6

All other modes⁴

2000

14.1

100.0

46.9

34.7

8.6

5.0

1.3

3.5

2005

12.7

100.0

45.7

31.8

13.1

4.4

3.2

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-3.37

*****

+/-16.3

+/-17.4

+/-17.6

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.