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2005 Transportation Profiles

Geographic Area¹: Austin-Round Rock, TX
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1	1990	2000	2005 ACS	2005 ACS MOE 3
Persons in Household	815,507	1,212,806	1,406,364	*****4
Households	325,995	471,855	540,685	+/-3,893
Persons per household	2.50	2.57	2.60	*****
	Includes GQ pop		Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons	846,227	1,249,763	na	na
Total Employed2	437,468	661,822	734,160	*****
Workers at Work	431,345	649,645	715,823	+/-9,246
Mode to work1	1990		2000		2005 ACS
	Includes GQ pop				Does not include GQ Pop
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	MOE (%)
Total Workers	431,345	100.0	649,645	100.0	715,823	100.0	---
Drove alone	323,020	74.9	496,749	76.5	550,839	77.0	+/- 1.3
2-person carpool	50,374	11.7	65,816	10.1	61,479	8.6	+/- 0.8
3-person carpool	7,944	1.8	12,830	2.0	10,744	1.5	+/- 0.3
4-person carpool	2,610	0.6	6,124	0.9	4,475	0.6	+/- 0.2
5-or-6-person carpool	1,072	0.2	3,278	0.5	4,386	0.6	+/- 0.2
7-or-more-person carpool	666	0.2	1,065	0.2	1,398	0.2	+/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus	12,991	3.0	15,991	2.5	19,578	2.7	+/- 0.6
Streetcar or trolley car	26	0.0	72	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Subway or elevated	6	0.0	161	0.0	117	0.0	+/- 0.0
Railroad	34	0.0	40	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Ferryboat	26	0.0	36	0.0	55	0.0	+/- 0.0
Bicycle	2,200	0.5	3,775	0.6	5,055	0.7	+/- 0.2
Walked	12,532	2.9	13,506	2.1	10,909	1.5	+/- 0.3
Taxicab	633	0.1	391	0.1	88	0.0	+/- 0.0
Motorcycle	1,829	0.4	1,529	0.2	3,764	0.5	+/- 0.2
Other means	2,644	0.6	4,915	0.8	6,955	1.0	+/- 0.2
Worked at home	12,738	3.0	23,367	3.6	35,981	5.0	+/- 0.5
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home)	418,607	100.0	626,278	100.0	679,842	100.0	---
Less than 5 minutes	12,628	3.0	14,540	2.3	21,828	3.2	+/- 0.5
5 to 9	45,038	10.8	54,174	8.7	61,253	9.0	+/- 0.7
10 to 14	64,639	15.4	84,715	13.5	85,185	12.5	+/- 1.0
15 to 19	81,254	19.4	103,244	16.5	105,590	15.5	+/- 0.9
20 to 29	94,599	22.6	138,520	22.1	152,053	22.4	+/- 1.0
30 to 44	80,251	19.2	140,684	22.5	150,510	22.1	+/- 1.1
45 to 59	23,720	5.7	52,035	8.3	61,975	9.1	+/- 0.6
60 or more	16,478	3.9	38,366	6.1	41,448	6.1	+/- 0.7
Mean travel time (minutes)	21.7	(X)	25.5	(X)	25.1	(X)	+/- 0.66
Departure Time to Work1
Workers (Did not work at home)	418,607	100.0	626,278	100.0	679,842	100.0	---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m.	15,567	3.7	36,255	5.8	47,616	7.0	+/- 0.7
6:00 - 6:59 a.m.	73,584	17.6	116,247	18.6	129,526	19.1	+/- 1.0
7:00 - 7:59 a.m.	157,213	37.6	213,591	34.1	207,904	30.6	+/- 1.2
8:00 - 8:59 a.m.	69,491	16.6	108,737	17.4	125,884	18.5	+/- 0.9
9:00 - 10:59 a.m.	33,941	8.1	57,264	9.1	69,491	10.2	+/- 0.8
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	32,458	7.8	40,786	6.5	41,237	6.1	+/- 0.6
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	36,353	8.7	53,398	8.5	58,184	8.6	+/- 0.8

Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. 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.

Geographic Area¹: Austin-Round Rock, TX
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.cfm
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.