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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Alamance County, North Carolina


Download an Excel file* of this document: alamance_county_north_carolina.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 108,213 130,800 x x
Total Persons in Household 105,327 127,049 136,552 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 56,399 63,698 63,434 2,173
Total Workers, Place of Work 55,627 60,720 55,175 3,265
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 0.95 0.87 0.07

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 55,627 100.0 60,720 100.0 862 55,175 100.0 3,265 Yes
Drove alone 44,664 80.3 48,770 80.3 836 47,088 85.3 3,073 No
2-person carpool 6,776 12.2 7,160 11.8 393 4,099 7.4 999 Yes
3-person carpool 939 1.7 1,370 2.3 176 672 1.2 504 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 551 1.0 615 1.0 118 1,104 2.0 687 No
Public Transportation 100 0.2 73 0.1 41 131 0.2 173 No
Walked 1,151 2.1 880 1.4 141 448 0.8 387 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 507 0.9 605 1.0 117 716 1.3 616 No
Worked at home 939 1.7 1,240 2.0 168 917 1.7 370 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,688 100.0 59,480 100.0 861 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,563 17.5 10,320 17.4 466 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 11,343 20.7 11,890 20.0 497 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 12,776 23.4 12,015 20.2 499 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 8,108 14.8 8,840 14.9 434 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,159 3.9 2,880 4.8 254 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 5,511 10.1 6,305 10.6 370 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,944 3.6 2,100 3.5 217 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,999 3.7 2,750 4.6 248 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,285 2.3 2,385 4.0 231 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 20.8 (X) NA 20.1 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 54,688 100.0 59,480 100.0 861 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,714 3.1 2,300 3.9 227 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,397 4.4 3,390 5.7 275 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 9,230 16.9 8,240 13.9 420 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,938 12.7 7,350 12.4 398 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 10,393 19.0 11,965 20.1 499 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,839 12.5 7,870 13.2 411 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,840 5.2 2,840 4.8 252 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 13,297 24.3 13,835 23.3 532 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,040 1.9 1,285 2.2 171 NA NA NA NA

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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