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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Allegan County, Michigan


Download an Excel file* of this document: allegan_county_michigan.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 90,509 105,665 x x
Total Persons in Household 89,112 103,748 111,257 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 41,038 51,192 55,031 1,595
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,060 44,780 42,243 2,651
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.73 0.87 0.77 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 30,060 100.0 44,780 100.0 591 42,243 100.0 2,651 No
Drove alone 23,915 79.6 36,665 81.9 569 34,065 80.6 2,300 Yes
2-person carpool 2,734 9.1 3,665 8.2 219 4,535 10.7 1,163 No
3-person carpool 436 1.5 625 1.4 92 320 0.8 246 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 334 1.1 320 0.7 66 220 0.5 189 No
Public Transportation 68 0.2 225 0.5 55 104 0.2 124 No
Walked 822 2.7 855 1.9 107 803 1.9 375 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 199 0.7 325 0.7 66 657 1.6 368 No
Worked at home 1,552 5.2 2,100 4.7 167 1,539 3.6 374 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,508 100.0 42,680 100.0 587 40,704 100.0 2,734 No
Less than 10 minutes 7,721 27.1 8,580 20.1 327 6,990 17.2 1,303 Yes
10 to 14 5,664 19.9 7,005 16.4 297 7,971 19.6 1,166 No
15 to 19 4,618 16.2 7,375 17.3 305 6,987 17.2 1,230 No
20 to 24 3,761 13.2 6,125 14.4 279 6,616 16.3 1,322 No
25 to 29 1,532 5.4 2,770 6.5 191 2,871 7.1 814 No
30 to 34 2,336 8.2 4,450 10.4 240 3,842 9.4 956 No
35 to 44 942 3.3 2,275 5.3 174 2,158 5.3 943 No
45 to 59 1,012 3.5 2,365 5.5 177 1,961 4.8 626 No
60 or more 922 3.2 1,735 4.1 152 1,308 3.2 478 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.6 (X) 21.6 (X) NA 19.4 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,508 100.0 42,680 100.0 587 40,704 100.0 2,734 No
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,674 5.9 3,170 7.4 204 3,380 8.3 987 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,773 6.2 2,790 6.5 192 2,807 6.9 785 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,488 15.7 5,925 13.9 275 5,422 13.3 1,000 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,015 10.6 4,825 11.3 250 4,577 11.2 1,142 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,678 16.4 6,475 15.2 287 6,181 15.2 797 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,967 10.4 4,195 9.8 233 2,683 6.6 690 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,409 4.9 1,740 4.1 152 2,218 5.4 616 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,940 27.9 11,560 27.1 373 11,820 29.0 1,724 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 564 2.0 1,660 3.9 149 1,616 4.0 527 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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