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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Ada County, Idaho


Download an Excel file* of this document: ada_county_idaho.xls.

W1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS
MOE3
  Includes GQ Pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 205,775 300,904 x x
Total Persons in Household 201,519 293,786 336,193 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 103,285 155,666 171,393 3,759
Total Workers, Place of Work 109,273 171,010 189,503 5,053
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.06 1.10 1.11 0.05

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 109,273 100.0 171,010 100.0 1,199 189,503 100.0 5,053 Yes
Drove alone 87,961 80.5 137,690 80.5 1,206 150,615 79.5 5,206 Yes
2-person carpool 10,298 9.4 16,250 9.5 547 17,563 9.3 2,052 No
3-person carpool 1,256 1.1 2,170 1.3 205 2,566 1.4 776 No
4-or-more-person carpool 732 0.7 990 0.6 139 1,037 0.5 599 No
Public Transportation 859 0.8 1,244 0.7 155 987 0.5 676 No
Walked 2,230 2.0 3,015 1.8 241 2,107 1.1 691 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,349 2.1 3,025 1.8 242 4,718 2.5 1,359 Yes
Worked at home 3,588 3.3 6,625 3.9 355 9,910 5.2 2,301 Yes
 

W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1

Workers (Did not work at home) 105,685 100.0 164,385 100.0 1,205 179,593 100.0 5,390 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 16,607 15.7 20,590 12.5 611 21,921 12.2 1,965 No
10 to 14 22,421 21.2 28,945 17.6 714 27,279 15.2 2,532 No
15 to 19 24,139 22.8 33,345 20.3 760 35,454 19.7 3,118 No
20 to 24 19,079 18.1 31,735 19.3 744 36,402 20.3 3,241 Yes
25 to 29 5,597 5.3 10,780 6.6 450 12,071 6.7 1,340 No
30 to 34 9,902 9.4 20,075 12.2 604 24,658 13.7 2,620 Yes
35 to 44 2,532 2.4 6,070 3.7 340 9,610 5.4 1,518 Yes
45 to 59 2,927 2.8 7,245 4.4 371 6,871 3.8 1,297 No
60 or more 2,481 2.3 5,595 3.4 327 5,327 3.0 1,173 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 21.4 (X) NA 20.2 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 105,685 100.0 164,385 100.0 1,205 179,593 100.0 5,390 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,879 3.7 7,960 4.8 389 10,596 5.9 1,860 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,214 4.0 7,670 4.7 382 9,517 5.3 1,283 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,326 7.9 15,680 9.5 538 16,349 9.1 1,839 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 14,742 13.9 21,880 13.3 629 22,607 12.6 2,495 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 25,045 23.7 31,690 19.3 743 32,651 18.2 2,552 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 16,264 15.4 23,615 14.4 651 27,970 15.6 2,895 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,701 6.3 10,650 6.5 447 14,107 7.9 1,639 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 25,011 23.7 40,335 24.5 825 42,737 23.8 3,531 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,503 1.4 3,470 2.1 259 3,059 1.7 868 No

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.htm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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