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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Cherokee County, Georgia


Download an Excel file* of this document: cherokee_county_georgia.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 90,204 141,903 x x
Total Persons in Household 89,441 140,920 182,816 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 47,655 74,075 93,975 2,564
Total Workers, Place of Work 21,607 40,715 53,095 3,683
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.45 0.55 0.56 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 21,607 100.0 40,715 100.0 815 53,095 100.0 3,683 Yes
Drove alone 15,541 71.9 29,525 72.5 731 42,811 80.6 3,714 Yes
2-person carpool 3,007 13.9 4,665 11.5 321 4,062 7.7 1,052 No
3-person carpool 697 3.2 840 2.1 138 997 1.9 529 No
4-or-more-person carpool 273 1.3 735 1.8 129 336 0.6 224 Yes
Public Transportation 25 0.1 154 0.4 59 300 0.6 484 No
Walked 448 2.1 460 1.1 102 446 0.8 372 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 286 1.3 720 1.8 128 205 0.4 183 Yes
Worked at home 1,330 6.2 3,615 8.9 284 3,938 7.4 1,006 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,277 100.0 37,100 100.0 792 49,157 100.0 3,730 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 3,584 17.7 5,255 14.2 340 6,965 14.2 1,486 Yes
10 to 14 3,273 16.1 5,460 14.7 346 6,725 13.7 1,589 No
15 to 19 3,781 18.6 6,180 16.7 368 8,103 16.5 1,808 Yes
20 to 24 2,713 13.4 4,905 13.2 329 6,595 13.4 1,515 Yes
25 to 29 1,115 5.5 2,085 5.6 217 3,133 6.4 977 Yes
30 to 34 2,648 13.1 4,610 12.4 319 6,999 14.2 1,614 Yes
35 to 44 866 4.3 2,090 5.6 217 2,765 5.6 744 No
45 to 59 1,152 5.7 2,805 7.6 251 3,518 7.2 1,046 No
60 or more 1,145 5.6 3,715 10.0 288 4,354 8.9 1,495 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.2 (X) 26.6 (X) NA NA (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,277 100.0 37,100 100.0 792 49,157 100.0 3,730 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 693 3.4 1,400 3.8 178 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 748 3.7 1,735 4.7 198 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,041 10.1 4,035 10.9 299 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,387 16.7 5,460 14.7 346 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,951 19.5 7,125 19.2 393 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,942 14.5 4,815 13.0 326 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,557 7.7 2,335 6.3 229 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,533 22.4 9,205 24.8 444 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 425 2.1 825 2.2 137 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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