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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Dane County, Wisconsin


Download an Excel file* of this document: dane_county_wisconsin.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 367,085 426,526 x x
Total Persons in Household 351,763 410,719 442,336 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 204,399 242,542 249,107 4,094
Total Workers, Place of Work 215,983 266,370 284,027 5,707
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.06 1.10 1.14 0.04

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 215,983 100.0 266,370 100.0 1,280 284,027 100.0 5,707 Yes
Drove alone 147,642 68.4 198,820 74.6 1,318 218,413 76.9 5,007 Yes
2-person carpool 22,620 10.5 22,720 8.5 593 21,844 7.7 2,159 No
3-person carpool 3,598 1.7 3,000 1.1 221 1,369 0.5 465 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 2,897 1.3 2,140 0.8 187 4,061 1.4 1,560 Yes
Public Transportation 9,164 4.2 9,669 3.6 393 9,303 3.3 1,720 No
Walked 17,190 8.0 15,075 5.7 488 12,190 4.3 1,790 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 5,533 2.6 5,665 2.1 303 7,331 2.6 1,313 Yes
Worked at home 7,339 3.4 9,280 3.5 386 9,516 3.4 1,299 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 208,644 100.0 257,090 100.0 1,293 274,511 100.0 5,611 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 37,293 17.9 39,940 15.5 770 39,020 14.2 3,178 No
10 to 14 37,542 18.0 42,925 16.7 795 38,854 14.2 2,997 Yes
15 to 19 40,374 19.4 45,885 17.8 819 47,559 17.3 3,128 No
20 to 24 35,598 17.1 43,210 16.8 797 46,340 16.9 2,919 Yes
25 to 29 13,234 6.3 19,750 7.7 555 22,264 8.1 2,126 Yes
30 to 34 21,314 10.2 28,055 10.9 655 35,785 13.0 3,026 Yes
35 to 44 8,543 4.1 13,100 5.1 456 15,431 5.6 1,500 Yes
45 to 59 7,861 3.8 12,515 4.9 446 16,351 6.0 1,973 Yes
60 or more 6,885 3.3 11,705 4.6 432 12,907 4.7 1,324 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.5 (X) 22.1 (X) NA 22.3 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 208,644 100.0 257,090 100.0 1,293 274,511 100.0 5,611 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 8,275 4.0 12,540 4.9 446 13,888 5.1 1,573 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,060 4.3 13,190 5.1 457 16,663 6.1 1,980 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 22,769 10.9 27,040 10.5 644 32,713 11.9 2,659 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 31,572 15.1 34,295 13.3 719 38,070 13.9 3,449 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 43,248 20.7 49,580 19.3 847 47,459 17.3 2,913 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 26,952 12.9 35,680 13.9 732 37,031 13.5 2,793 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 12,238 5.9 13,270 5.2 459 18,924 6.9 2,056 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 51,156 24.5 62,950 24.5 937 64,371 23.4 3,574 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,374 1.6 6,030 2.3 312 5,392 2.0 1,136 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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