American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: South Carolina
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 | 3,370,160 | 3,876,975 | 4,113,961 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,258,044 | 1,533,854 | 1,635,907 | +/-9,252 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.68 | 2.53 | 2.51 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,667,850 | 1,860,727 | 1,910,188 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,636,356 | 1,822,969 | 1,853,237 | +/-14,390 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,636,356 | 100.0 | 1,822,969 | 100.0 | 1,853,237 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,234,700 | 75.5 | 1,447,338 | 79.4 | 1,527,010 | 82.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 204,403 | 12.5 | 187,418 | 10.3 | 158,942 | 8.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 43,523 | 2.7 | 40,124 | 2.2 | 32,014 | 1.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 16,635 | 1.0 | 15,038 | 0.8 | 10,858 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 7,411 | 0.5 | 8,470 | 0.5 | 6,581 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,237 | 0.3 | 4,807 | 0.3 | 4,851 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 14,827 | 0.9 | 11,168 | 0.6 | 11,816 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 41 | 0.0 | 285 | 0.0 | 180 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 140 | 0.0 | 291 | 0.0 | 238 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 50 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.0 | 195 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 183 | 0.0 | 183 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 4,598 | 0.3 | 3,874 | 0.2 | 4,270 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 50,538 | 3.1 | 42,567 | 2.3 | 27,136 | 1.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 2,851 | 0.2 | 3,475 | 0.2 | 3,484 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 2,926 | 0.2 | 2,103 | 0.1 | 1,995 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 16,928 | 1.0 | 17,527 | 1.0 | 19,090 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 31,365 | 1.9 | 38,235 | 2.1 | 44,577 | 2.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,604,991 | 100.0 | 1,784,734 | 100.0 | 1,808,660 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 57,154 | 3.6 | 53,890 | 3.0 | 60,395 | 3.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 203,420 | 12.7 | 193,658 | 10.9 | 182,206 | 10.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 278,476 | 17.4 | 284,615 | 15.9 | 282,345 | 15.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 307,434 | 19.2 | 311,394 | 17.4 | 311,779 | 17.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 332,874 | 20.7 | 382,548 | 21.4 | 411,438 | 22.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 281,328 | 17.5 | 338,473 | 19.0 | 339,918 | 18.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 85,066 | 5.3 | 114,459 | 6.4 | 120,076 | 6.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 59,239 | 3.7 | 105,697 | 5.9 | 100,503 | 5.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 24.3 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | +/- 0.36 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,604,991 | 100.0 | 1,784,734 | 100.0 | 1,808,660 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 80,745 | 5.0 | 113,073 | 6.3 | 128,356 | 7.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 338,538 | 21.1 | 364,202 | 20.4 | 374,849 | 20.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 547,184 | 34.1 | 595,205 | 33.3 | 562,190 | 31.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 256,468 | 16.0 | 272,133 | 15.2 | 279,211 | 15.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 91,101 | 5.7 | 116,047 | 6.5 | 141,229 | 7.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 129,176 | 8.0 | 131,514 | 7.4 | 127,490 | 7.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 161,779 | 10.1 | 192,560 | 10.8 | 195,335 | 10.8 | +/- 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: South Carolina
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 | 24.3 | 1,784,735 | 247,550 | 596,010 | 382,550 | 338,470 | 114,460 | 105,695 |
| 2005 | 23.6 | 1,808,660 | 242,601 | 594,124 | 411,438 | 339,918 | 120,076 | 100,503 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | +/-14,156 | +/-8,689 | +/-13,862 | +/-13,250 | +/-11,338 | +/-5,917 | +/-6,161 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.6 | 1,447,340 | 190,460 | 494,160 | 324,630 | 276,300 | 89,965 | 71,825 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 1,527,010 | 204,618 | 505,719 | 357,394 | 286,881 | 99,411 | 72,987 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | +/-15,436 | +/-7,503 | +/-12,956 | +/-12,147 | +/-10,036 | +/-5,217 | +/-5,009 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 187,420 | 21,030 | 61,285 | 38,050 | 38,045 | 14,870 | 14,135 |
| 2005 | 25.6 | 158,942 | 14,751 | 53,213 | 34,005 | 32,329 | 13,211 | 11,433 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.99 | +/-8,012 | +/-2,413 | +/-4,563 | +/-3,710 | +/-3,351 | +/-2,165 | +/-2,010 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 68,440 | 5,735 | 17,810 | 11,690 | 15,180 | 6,895 | 11,120 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 54,304 | 3,732 | 14,855 | 10,974 | 12,101 | 4,742 | 7,900 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.7 | +/-4,593 | +/-1,251 | +/-2,509 | +/-1,912 | +/-1,937 | +/-1,188 | +/-1,938 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.2 | 11,170 | 690 | 1,670 | 1,550 | 2,595 | 980 | 3,685 |
| 2005 | 51.2 | 11,816 | 544 | 1,870 | 1,563 | 1,317 | 1,237 | 5,285 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.44 | +/-2,208 | +/-370 | +/-784 | +/-1,007 | +/-651 | +/-573 | +/-1,748 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 37.3 | 825 | 28 | 170 | 85 | 295 | 105 | 129 |
| 2005 | 35.1 | 613 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-31.94 | +/-386 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.7 | 69,545 | 29,595 | 20,920 | 6,545 | 6,040 | 1,645 | 4,795 |
| 2005 | 19.3 | 55,975 | 18,763 | 18,403 | 7,502 | 7,143 | 1,346 | 2,818 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.94 | +/-4,611 | +/-2,454 | +/-2,439 | +/-1,483 | +/-1,813 | +/-581 | +/-877 |
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 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 33.4 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 23.6 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 32.8 | 22.7 | 18.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.6 | 100.0 | 13.2 | 34.1 | 22.4 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 33.1 | 23.4 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 32.7 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 25.6 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 33.5 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.99 | ***** | +/-5.0 | +/-4.9 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 26.0 | 17.1 | 22.2 | 10.1 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 100.0 | 6.9 | 27.4 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 8.7 | 14.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.7 | ***** | +/-8.5 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.2 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 33.0 |
| 2005 | 51.2 | 100.0 | 4.6 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 44.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.44 | ***** | +/-18.7 | +/-18.7 | +/-18.7 | +/-18.7 | +/-18.7 | +/-17.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 37.3 | 100.0 | 3.4 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 35.8 | 12.7 | 15.6 |
| 2005 | 35.1 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-31.94 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.7 | 100.0 | 42.6 | 30.1 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 19.3 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 32.9 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.94 | ***** | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.2 |
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.
