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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Dubuque County, Iowa


Download an Excel file* of this document: dubuque_county_iowa.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 86,403 89,143 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,374 84,597 86,626 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 41,584 45,167 45,203 1,376
Total Workers, Place of Work 47,535 52,330 51,158 2,091
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.14 1.16 1.13 0.08

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 47,535 100.0 52,330 100.0 541 51,158 100.0 2,091 No
Drove alone 35,248 74.2 43,160 82.5 549 43,385 84.8 1,902 No
2-person carpool 4,457 9.4 3,790 7.2 222 3,261 6.4 802 No
3-person carpool 664 1.4 500 1.0 82 818 1.6 434 No
4-or-more-person carpool 860 1.8 339 0.6 68 438 0.9 229 No
Public Transportation 386 0.8 234 0.4 56 53 0.1 88 Yes
Walked 2,962 6.2 2,200 4.2 170 959 1.9 354 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 380 0.8 270 0.5 60 306 0.6 149 No
Worked at home 2,578 5.4 1,835 3.5 156 1,938 3.8 747 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,957 100.0 50,495 100.0 544 49,220 100.0 2,061 No
Less than 10 minutes 11,687 26.0 12,515 24.8 382 13,156 26.7 2,044 No
10 to 14 10,935 24.3 12,815 25.4 385 13,118 26.7 1,553 No
15 to 19 8,477 18.9 9,025 17.9 331 8,521 17.3 1,611 No
20 to 24 5,417 12.0 5,795 11.5 271 5,583 11.3 1,109 No
25 to 29 1,679 3.7 2,050 4.1 165 1,733 3.5 476 No
30 to 34 2,868 6.4 3,790 7.5 222 2,595 5.3 677 Yes
35 to 44 1,379 3.1 1,600 3.2 146 1,847 3.8 539 No
45 to 59 1,345 3.0 1,530 3.0 143 1,152 2.3 432 No
60 or more 1,170 2.6 1,385 2.7 136 1,515 3.1 549 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.4 (X) 17.5 (X) NA 16.5 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,957 100.0 50,495 100.0 544 49,220 100.0 2,061 No
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,902 6.5 4,265 8.4 234 3,817 7.8 779 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,798 6.2 3,110 6.2 202 3,024 6.1 773 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,744 15.0 6,255 12.4 281 6,338 12.9 1,160 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,156 11.5 5,715 11.3 269 5,186 10.5 1,020 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,078 15.7 8,605 17.0 324 9,364 19.0 1,383 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,089 11.3 5,480 10.9 264 4,660 9.5 901 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,171 4.8 1,840 3.6 156 2,381 4.8 609 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,054 26.8 13,250 26.2 391 12,240 24.9 1,277 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 965 2.1 1,675 3.3 149 2,210 4.5 752 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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