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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Adams County, Colorado


Download an Excel file* of this document: adams_county_colorado.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 265,038 363,857 x x
Total Persons in Household 262,311 360,443 396,032 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 131,583 178,572 191,717 3,699
Total Workers, Place of Work 102,841 135,275 153,246 7,481
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.78 0.76 0.80 0.06

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 102,841 100.0 135,275 100.0 1,394 153,246 100.0 7,481 Yes
Drove alone 80,015 77.8 105,615 78.1 1,309 121,544 79.3 6,861 Yes
2-person carpool 11,597 11.3 14,050 10.4 556 13,963 9.1 2,353 No
3-person carpool 1,727 1.7 2,365 1.7 232 2,183 1.4 1,243 No
4-or-more-person carpool 662 0.6 1,435 1.1 181 1,325 0.9 868 No
Public Transportation 1,331 1.3 2,835 2.1 254 2,327 1.5 770 No
Walked 3,028 2.9 2,255 1.7 226 3,807 2.5 1,039 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,075 1.0 1,230 0.9 167 2,301 1.5 957 Yes
Worked at home 3,406 3.3 5,490 4.1 352 5,796 3.8 1,341 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,435 100.0 129,785 100.0 1,382 147,450 100.0 7,723 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 14,272 14.4 13,960 10.8 554 17,817 12.1 2,357 Yes
10 to 14 16,057 16.1 17,635 13.6 619 18,134 12.3 2,443 No
15 to 19 17,695 17.8 21,215 16.3 676 23,993 16.3 3,317 No
20 to 24 16,574 16.7 21,055 16.2 673 24,700 16.8 3,228 Yes
25 to 29 6,788 6.8 9,430 7.3 458 11,300 7.7 2,136 No
30 to 34 13,156 13.2 20,215 15.6 661 22,856 15.5 2,465 Yes
35 to 44 5,714 5.7 8,880 6.8 445 9,287 6.3 1,887 No
45 to 59 5,149 5.2 9,415 7.3 458 11,222 7.6 2,454 No
60 or more 4,030 4.1 7,965 6.1 422 8,141 5.5 1,304 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.7 (X) 25.5 (X) NA 23.5 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,435 100.0 129,785 100.0 1,382 147,450 100.0 7,723 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 5,165 5.2 9,690 7.5 464 10,899 7.4 1,976 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 6,410 6.4 9,820 7.6 467 10,828 7.3 2,473 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 11,861 11.9 15,440 11.9 581 17,188 11.7 2,214 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 15,421 15.5 18,240 14.1 629 21,603 14.7 2,870 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 17,412 17.5 20,610 15.9 667 22,132 15.0 2,465 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 11,240 11.3 13,960 10.8 554 18,648 12.6 2,718 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,060 6.1 6,080 4.7 370 8,768 5.9 1,947 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 22,849 23.0 29,185 22.5 783 31,395 21.3 3,338 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,017 3.0 5,115 3.9 340 5,989 4.1 1,565 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.cfm. 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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