American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Alaska
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 529,342 | 607,583 | 641,724 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 188,915 | 221,600 | 233,252 | +/-2,012 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.80 | 2.74 | 2.75 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 550,043 | 626,932 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 270,370 | 298,643 | 309,564 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 263,761 | 290,597 | 294,690 | +/-5,226 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 263,761 | 100.0 | 290,597 | 100.0 | 294,690 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 164,969 | 62.5 | 193,165 | 66.5 | 200,952 | 68.2 | +/- 1.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 32,243 | 12.2 | 35,506 | 12.2 | 35,297 | 12.0 | +/- 1.0 |
| 3-person carpool | 4,737 | 1.8 | 6,328 | 2.2 | 6,367 | 2.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,691 | 0.6 | 2,028 | 0.7 | 1,536 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 977 | 0.4 | 845 | 0.3 | 991 | 0.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 679 | 0.3 | 305 | 0.1 | 364 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 4,814 | 1.8 | 3,821 | 1.3 | 2,865 | 1.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 133 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 7 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 271 | 0.1 | 240 | 0.1 | 575 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 1,717 | 0.7 | 1,583 | 0.5 | 2,629 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 26,927 | 10.2 | 21,298 | 7.3 | 19,368 | 6.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| Taxicab | 1,352 | 0.5 | 1,109 | 0.4 | 1,388 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Motorcycle | 500 | 0.2 | 244 | 0.1 | 798 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 11,822 | 4.5 | 12,081 | 4.2 | 9,360 | 3.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Worked at home | 11,046 | 4.2 | 11,978 | 4.1 | 12,067 | 4.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 252,715 | 100.0 | 278,619 | 100.0 | 282,623 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 24,333 | 9.6 | 22,212 | 8.0 | 25,201 | 8.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 5 to 9 | 49,110 | 19.4 | 51,239 | 18.4 | 53,814 | 19.0 | +/- 1.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 49,581 | 19.6 | 56,182 | 20.2 | 53,909 | 19.1 | +/- 1.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 50,430 | 20.0 | 53,617 | 19.2 | 53,130 | 18.8 | +/- 1.1 |
| 20 to 29 | 41,928 | 16.6 | 47,833 | 17.2 | 50,564 | 17.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 21,179 | 8.4 | 25,307 | 9.1 | 24,052 | 8.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 5,813 | 2.3 | 7,441 | 2.7 | 9,134 | 3.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 10,341 | 4.1 | 14,788 | 5.3 | 12,819 | 4.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.7 | (X) | 19.6 | (X) | 18.3 | (X) | +/- 0.78 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 252,715 | 100.0 | 278,619 | 100.0 | 282,623 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 15,655 | 6.2 | 15,678 | 5.6 | 18,397 | 6.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 39,850 | 15.8 | 45,256 | 16.2 | 47,880 | 16.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 88,094 | 34.9 | 90,023 | 32.3 | 88,461 | 31.3 | +/- 1.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 44,403 | 17.6 | 49,264 | 17.7 | 49,608 | 17.6 | +/- 1.1 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 22,395 | 8.9 | 29,476 | 10.6 | 31,360 | 11.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 19,750 | 7.8 | 22,492 | 8.1 | 22,426 | 7.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 22,568 | 8.9 | 26,430 | 9.5 | 24,491 | 8.7 | +/- 0.8 |
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: Alaska
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 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 19.6 | 278,615 | 73,450 | 109,795 | 47,830 | 25,305 | 7,440 | 14,790 |
| 2005 | 18.3 | 282,623 | 79,015 | 107,039 | 50,564 | 24,052 | 9,134 | 12,819 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.78 | +/-5,440 | +/-3,789 | +/-5,112 | +/-3,209 | +/-2,548 | +/-1,343 | +/-1,641 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.0 | 193,165 | 42,585 | 83,210 | 38,030 | 17,980 | 4,735 | 6,625 |
| 2005 | 17.2 | 200,952 | 47,000 | 84,735 | 40,636 | 17,230 | 4,963 | 6,388 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.82 | +/-5,850 | +/-3,543 | +/-4,599 | +/-2,865 | +/-2,127 | +/-1,028 | +/-1,034 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.2 | 35,505 | 7,740 | 14,460 | 6,045 | 3,830 | 1,295 | 2,130 |
| 2005 | 19.4 | 35,297 | 9,830 | 12,142 | 5,647 | 3,858 | 2,005 | 1,815 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.74 | +/-2,969 | +/-2,034 | +/-1,923 | +/-1,056 | +/-1,012 | +/-804 | +/-678 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 24.0 | 9,510 | 2,240 | 3,270 | 1,345 | 1,240 | 478 | 925 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 9,258 | 2,717 | 2,815 | 968 | 1,326 | 837 | 595 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.71 | +/-1,822 | +/-988 | +/-904 | +/-409 | +/-546 | +/-444 | +/-461 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 30.7 | 3,820 | 355 | 975 | 705 | 865 | 355 | 565 |
| 2005 | 30.1 | 2,865 | SSS | 814 | 691 | 578 | SSS | 502 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.42 | +/-891 | SSS | +/-502 | +/-413 | +/-340 | SSS | +/-399 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 57.0 | 305 | 40 | 34 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 134 |
| 2005 | 54.0 | 708 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-50.71 | +/-446 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.6 | 36,315 | 20,480 | 7,850 | 1,655 | 1,365 | 564 | 4,400 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 33,543 | 19,468 | 6,400 | 2,364 | 1,060 | 1,049 | 3,202 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.99 | +/-2,499 | +/-1,795 | +/-1,053 | +/-706 | +/-467 | +/-582 | +/-771 |
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Percent of Workers | Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 19.6 | 100.0 | 26.4 | 39.4 | 17.2 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 18.3 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 37.9 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.78 | ***** | +/-1.9 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.0 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 43.1 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 17.2 | 100.0 | 23.4 | 42.2 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.82 | ***** | +/-2.9 | +/-2.7 | +/-2.9 | +/-2.9 | +/-2.9 | +/-2.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.2 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 40.7 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 19.4 | 100.0 | 27.8 | 34.4 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.74 | ***** | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 34.4 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 6.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.71 | ***** | +/-19.4 | +/-19.5 | +/-19.7 | +/-19.7 | +/-19.7 | +/-19.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 30.7 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 25.5 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 9.3 | 14.8 |
| 2005 | 30.1 | 100.0 | SSS | 28.4 | 24.1 | 20.2 | SSS | 17.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.42 | ***** | SSS | +/-30.7 | +/-30.9 | +/-31.0 | SSS | +/-31.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 57.0 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 43.9 |
| 2005 | 54.0 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-50.71 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 56.4 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 9.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.99 | ***** | +/-6.8 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.5 | +/-7.5 | +/-7.4 |
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.
