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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Fort Collins city, Colorado


Download an Excel file* of this document: fort_collins_city_colorado.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 87,758 118,652 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,201 112,597 122,297 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,556 64,531 68,314 3,617
Total Workers, Place of Work 54,558 74,055 80,547 3,959
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.22 1.15 1.18 0.13

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 54,558 100.0 74,055 100.0 798 80,547 100.0 3,959 Yes
Drove alone 41,395 75.9 57,565 77.7 823 64,018 79.5 3,464 Yes
2-person carpool 4,844 8.9 5,860 7.9 357 5,576 6.9 1,580 No
3-person carpool 435 0.8 1,050 1.4 154 302 0.4 213 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 229 0.4 425 0.6 98 81 0.1 97 Yes
Public Transportation 624 1.1 985 1.3 149 1,009 1.3 553 No
Walked 2,684 4.9 2,255 3.0 225 1,988 2.5 949 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,533 4.6 3,104 4.2 263 3,509 4.4 1,159 No
Worked at home 1,814 3.3 2,800 3.8 250 4,064 5.0 1,706 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 52,744 100.0 71,255 100.0 807 76,483 100.0 3,938 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 10,840 20.6 12,850 18.0 512 12,236 16.0 2,167 No
10 to 14 14,248 27.0 17,210 24.2 580 18,754 24.5 2,279 No
15 to 19 12,397 23.5 16,015 22.5 563 17,154 22.4 2,513 No
20 to 24 6,606 12.5 10,460 14.7 467 11,902 15.6 1,667 No
25 to 29 1,748 3.3 3,155 4.4 265 3,942 5.2 909 No
30 to 34 3,469 6.6 5,340 7.5 341 5,237 6.8 1,110 No
35 to 44 1,027 1.9 1,750 2.5 199 2,580 3.4 1,081 No
45 to 59 965 1.8 2,135 3.0 219 2,160 2.8 664 No
60 or more 1,444 2.7 2,345 3.3 229 2,518 3.3 792 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.4 (X) 18.4 (X) NA 17.2 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 52,744 100.0 71,255 100.0 807 76,483 100.0 3,938 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,560 3.0 2,705 3.8 246 3,380 4.4 931 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,114 4.0 3,300 4.6 271 2,828 3.7 747 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,478 8.5 5,965 8.4 360 7,378 9.6 1,665 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,627 12.6 8,535 12.0 426 8,940 11.7 1,325 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 10,923 20.7 12,820 18.0 511 15,278 20.0 2,099 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,830 14.8 11,225 15.8 482 10,876 14.2 1,624 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,563 6.8 5,075 7.1 333 6,701 8.8 1,098 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 14,729 27.9 20,115 28.2 618 20,247 26.5 2,517 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 920 1.7 1,075 1.5 156 855 1.1 441 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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