Skip to content
Facebook iconYouTube iconTwitter iconFlickr iconLinkedInInstagram
Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
HEP Events Guidance Publications Glossary Awards Contacts

2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

CTPP logo

By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Howard County, Indiana


Download an Excel file* of this document: howard_county_indiana.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 80,827 84,964 x x
Total Persons in Household 79,918 83,807 83,865 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,703 38,709 35,553 1,560
Total Workers, Place of Work 44,124 48,890 42,917 1,824
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.20 1.26 1.21 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 44,124 100.0 48,890 100.0 689 42,917 100.0 1,824 Yes
Drove alone 37,671 85.4 42,105 86.1 697 38,268 89.2 1,693 Yes
2-person carpool 4,061 9.2 3,990 8.2 295 2,116 4.9 720 Yes
3-person carpool 377 0.9 485 1.0 105 314 0.7 297 No
4-or-more-person carpool 234 0.5 315 0.6 85 427 1.0 464 No
Public Transportation 22 0.0 68 0.1 39 93 0.2 113 No
Walked 695 1.6 580 1.2 115 560 1.3 348 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 335 0.8 480 1.0 104 272 0.6 200 No
Worked at home 729 1.7 865 1.8 140 867 2.0 448 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,395 100.0 48,025 100.0 691 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,760 20.2 9,545 19.9 440 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,952 22.9 10,025 20.9 450 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,808 20.3 9,415 19.6 438 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,330 12.3 5,960 12.4 356 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,923 4.4 2,145 4.5 219 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,923 6.7 3,640 7.6 282 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,810 4.2 2,460 5.1 234 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,008 4.6 2,500 5.2 236 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,881 4.3 2,330 4.9 228 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.9 (X) 20.6 (X) NA 19.1 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,395 100.0 48,025 100.0 691 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,678 8.5 3,835 8.0 289 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,746 8.6 3,475 7.2 276 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,100 11.8 5,280 11.0 336 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,080 11.7 5,505 11.5 343 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,674 15.4 7,425 15.5 394 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,014 9.2 4,600 9.6 315 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,138 4.9 1,835 3.8 203 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,105 27.9 13,945 29.0 516 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 860 2.0 1,760 3.7 199 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
HEP Home Planning Environment Real Estate
Federal Highway Administration | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington, DC 20590 | 202-366-4000