American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Arizona
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 | 3,584,545 | 5,020,782 | 5,829,839 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,368,843 | 1,901,327 | 2,204,013 | +/-9,234 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.65 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,665,228 | 5,130,632 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,629,576 | 2,253,771 | 2,646,827 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,600,604 | 2,210,395 | 2,575,064 | +/-15,393 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,600,604 | 100.0 | 2,210,395 | 100.0 | 2,575,064 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,178,320 | 73.6 | 1,638,752 | 74.1 | 1,945,061 | 75.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 192,615 | 12.0 | 263,536 | 11.9 | 279,972 | 10.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 30,148 | 1.9 | 47,418 | 2.1 | 50,515 | 2.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 8,699 | 0.5 | 16,752 | 0.8 | 19,178 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 4,196 | 0.3 | 8,993 | 0.4 | 8,789 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,425 | 0.2 | 3,748 | 0.2 | 7,807 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 30,833 | 1.9 | 37,354 | 1.7 | 48,197 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 91 | 0.0 | 654 | 0.0 | 168 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 94 | 0.0 | 459 | 0.0 | 266 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 79 | 0.0 | 467 | 0.0 | 158 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 185 | 0.0 | 170 | 0.0 | 175 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 22,134 | 1.4 | 22,209 | 1.0 | 20,014 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 54,648 | 3.4 | 58,015 | 2.6 | 54,084 | 2.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,574 | 0.1 | 2,001 | 0.1 | 976 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 11,964 | 0.7 | 8,569 | 0.4 | 10,499 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 13,523 | 0.8 | 20,140 | 0.9 | 25,183 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 48,076 | 3.0 | 81,158 | 3.7 | 104,022 | 4.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,552,528 | 100.0 | 2,129,237 | 100.0 | 2,471,042 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 58,557 | 3.8 | 64,004 | 3.0 | 77,174 | 3.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 192,915 | 12.4 | 225,933 | 10.6 | 254,424 | 10.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 249,713 | 16.1 | 308,552 | 14.5 | 337,401 | 13.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 266,636 | 17.2 | 334,014 | 15.7 | 377,588 | 15.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 333,293 | 21.5 | 453,395 | 21.3 | 530,213 | 21.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 296,152 | 19.1 | 455,900 | 21.4 | 550,118 | 22.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 87,702 | 5.6 | 158,690 | 7.5 | 188,977 | 7.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 67,560 | 4.4 | 128,749 | 6.0 | 155,147 | 6.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.6 | (X) | 24.9 | (X) | 24.8 | (X) | +/- 0.32 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,552,528 | 100.0 | 2,129,237 | 100.0 | 2,471,042 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 135,517 | 8.7 | 230,467 | 10.8 | 307,693 | 12.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 332,169 | 21.4 | 432,206 | 20.3 | 507,107 | 20.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 460,707 | 29.7 | 599,209 | 28.1 | 610,449 | 24.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 217,306 | 14.0 | 283,716 | 13.3 | 323,244 | 13.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 108,549 | 7.0 | 159,712 | 7.5 | 190,683 | 7.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 134,144 | 8.6 | 173,084 | 8.1 | 198,960 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 164,136 | 10.6 | 250,843 | 11.8 | 332,906 | 13.5 | +/- 0.5 |
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: Arizona
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 | 24.9 | 2,129,235 | 289,940 | 642,565 | 453,395 | 455,900 | 158,690 | 128,750 |
| 2005 | 24.8 | 2,471,042 | 331,598 | 714,989 | 530,213 | 550,118 | 188,977 | 155,147 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | +/-15,266 | +/-11,218 | +/-15,245 | +/-12,440 | +/-16,552 | +/-8,960 | +/-8,174 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.0 | 1,638,750 | 213,060 | 507,130 | 369,140 | 351,380 | 118,745 | 79,300 |
| 2005 | 24.0 | 1,945,061 | 254,951 | 582,815 | 440,603 | 426,073 | 141,913 | 98,706 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | +/-18,773 | +/-10,863 | +/-13,928 | +/-11,544 | +/-12,349 | +/-7,475 | +/-5,771 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.1 | 263,535 | 30,290 | 76,735 | 53,310 | 62,760 | 22,275 | 18,170 |
| 2005 | 26.2 | 279,972 | 29,024 | 74,350 | 58,324 | 72,019 | 27,364 | 18,891 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.46 | +/-10,021 | +/-3,155 | +/-5,517 | +/-5,471 | +/-6,783 | +/-3,395 | +/-2,793 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 76,915 | 6,975 | 17,065 | 12,920 | 19,390 | 8,890 | 11,665 |
| 2005 | 35.2 | 86,289 | 5,178 | 17,704 | 12,057 | 26,905 | 10,169 | 14,276 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | +/-7,274 | +/-1,203 | +/-2,775 | +/-2,923 | +/-5,777 | +/-1,739 | +/-2,283 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.3 | 37,355 | 935 | 4,495 | 4,460 | 10,155 | 5,550 | 11,765 |
| 2005 | 45.3 | 48,197 | 1,346 | 6,804 | 4,966 | 12,323 | 6,488 | 16,270 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.26 | +/-5,020 | +/-746 | +/-1,445 | +/-1,886 | +/-2,491 | +/-1,373 | +/-2,855 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.0 | 1,750 | 84 | 315 | 130 | 510 | 240 | 464 |
| 2005 | 37.0 | 767 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-30.66 | +/-475 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.0 | 110,935 | 38,595 | 36,830 | 13,425 | 11,715 | 2,995 | 7,390 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 110,756 | 41,099 | 33,279 | 14,047 | 12,670 | 2,733 | 6,928 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.32 | +/-6,442 | +/-3,947 | +/-3,943 | +/-2,056 | +/-2,300 | +/-779 | +/-1,902 |
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 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 30.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 28.9 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 30.9 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 30.0 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 7.3 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 29.1 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 26.2 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 26.6 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 9.8 | 6.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.46 | ***** | +/-3.6 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 9.1 | 22.2 | 16.8 | 25.2 | 11.6 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 35.2 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 31.2 | 11.8 | 16.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | ***** | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.3 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 27.2 | 14.9 | 31.5 |
| 2005 | 45.3 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 25.6 | 13.5 | 33.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.26 | ***** | +/-10.4 | +/-10.4 | +/-10.4 | +/-10.3 | +/-10.4 | +/-10.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 29.1 | 13.7 | 26.5 |
| 2005 | 37.0 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-30.66 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.0 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 33.2 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 30.0 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 2.5 | 6.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.32 | ***** | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 |
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.
