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2005 Transportation Profiles

Geographic Area¹: Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1	1990	2000	2005 ACS	2005 ACS MOE 3
Persons in Household	1,555,785	1,776,836	1,878,254	*****4
Households	609,451	719,345	754,023	+/-5,577
Persons per household	2.55	2.47	2.49	*****
	Includes GQ pop		Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons	1,613,711	1,835,189	na	na
Total Employed2	791,271	929,359	938,684	*****
Workers at Work	774,899	911,465	909,596	+/-8,086
Mode to work1	1990		2000		2005 ACS
	Includes GQ pop				Does not include GQ Pop
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	MOE (%)
Total Workers	774,899	100.0	911,465	100.0	909,596	100.0	---
Drove alone	615,514	79.4	747,536	82.0	763,174	83.9	+/- 0.5
2-person carpool	77,313	10.0	74,439	8.2	61,514	6.8	+/- 0.5
3-person carpool	9,042	1.2	10,600	1.2	8,756	1.0	+/- 0.2
4-person carpool	2,585	0.3	3,082	0.3	3,482	0.4	+/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool	686	0.1	1,385	0.2	2,432	0.3	+/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool	321	0.0	443	0.0	1,207	0.1	+/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus	18,263	2.4	17,520	1.9	11,923	1.3	+/- 0.2
Streetcar or trolley car	78	0.0	78	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Subway or elevated	69	0.0	63	0.0	50	0.0	+/- 0.0
Railroad	25	0.0	18	0.0	111	0.0	+/- 0.0
Ferryboat	0	0.0	24	0.0	0	0.0	+/- 0.0
Bicycle	1,742	0.2	1,945	0.2	3,092	0.3	+/- 0.1
Walked	25,328	3.3	21,672	2.4	12,701	1.4	+/- 0.2
Taxicab	624	0.1	1,016	0.1	601	0.1	+/- 0.0
Motorcycle	680	0.1	421	0.0	1,023	0.1	+/- 0.0
Other means	3,691	0.5	4,205	0.5	4,983	0.5	+/- 0.2
Worked at home	18,938	2.4	27,018	3.0	34,547	3.8	+/- 0.3
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home)	755,961	100.0	884,447	100.0	875,049	100.0	---
Less than 5 minutes	23,880	3.2	25,453	2.9	24,772	2.8	+/- 0.3
5 to 9	84,871	11.2	89,011	10.1	84,040	9.6	+/- 0.5
10 to 14	117,642	15.6	132,001	14.9	127,110	14.5	+/- 0.6
15 to 19	140,237	18.6	152,654	17.3	151,715	17.3	+/- 0.7
20 to 29	189,281	25.0	223,882	25.3	240,421	27.5	+/- 0.7
30 to 44	134,734	17.8	167,432	18.9	162,295	18.5	+/- 0.8
45 to 59	36,858	4.9	50,959	5.8	48,833	5.6	+/- 0.4
60 or more	28,458	3.8	43,055	4.9	35,863	4.1	+/- 0.3
Mean travel time (minutes)	21.3	(X)	23.4	(X)	22.7	(X)	+/- 0.48
Departure Time to Work1
Workers (Did not work at home)	755,961	100.0	884,447	100.0	875,049	100.0	---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m.	41,891	5.5	57,136	6.5	60,669	6.9	+/- 0.5
6:00 - 6:59 a.m.	150,285	19.9	167,833	19.0	166,546	19.0	+/- 0.7
7:00 - 7:59 a.m.	245,793	32.5	273,853	31.0	243,666	27.8	+/- 0.8
8:00 - 8:59 a.m.	120,077	15.9	143,957	16.3	157,976	18.1	+/- 0.7
9:00 - 10:59 a.m.	52,769	7.0	67,447	7.6	78,844	9.0	+/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	69,609	9.2	76,835	8.7	74,850	8.6	+/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.	75,537	10.0	97,386	11.0	92,498	10.6	+/- 0.5

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: Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH
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.