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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Nash County, North Carolina


Download an Excel file* of this document: nash_county_north_carolina.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 76,677 87,420 x x
Total Persons in Household 75,450 85,293 89,157 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,024 38,844 39,822 2,115
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,208 41,420 38,240 2,931
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.14 1.07 0.96 0.10

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 43,208 100.0 41,420 100.0 597 38,240 100.0 2,931 Yes
Drove alone 34,058 78.8 33,850 81.7 583 31,025 81.1 2,650 Yes
2-person carpool 4,890 11.3 4,315 10.4 259 3,747 9.8 1,187 No
3-person carpool 1,035 2.4 965 2.3 125 276 0.7 223 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 745 1.7 505 1.2 91 1,577 4.1 1,124 No
Public Transportation 139 0.3 179 0.4 54 104 0.3 175 No
Walked 788 1.8 435 1.1 84 533 1.4 421 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 851 2.0 420 1.0 83 274 0.7 278 No
Worked at home 702 1.6 745 1.8 110 704 1.8 355 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,506 100.0 40,675 100.0 597 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,939 16.3 5,675 14.0 295 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,944 21.0 7,930 19.5 344 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 9,476 22.3 8,350 20.5 352 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,513 15.3 6,190 15.2 307 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,921 4.5 2,345 5.8 193 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,964 11.7 4,720 11.6 270 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,277 3.0 1,605 3.9 161 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,430 3.4 1,885 4.6 174 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,042 2.5 1,975 4.9 178 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.4 (X) 22.2 (X) NA NA (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,506 100.0 40,675 100.0 597 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,705 4.0 1,645 4.0 163 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,005 4.7 1,935 4.8 176 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,923 13.9 4,870 12.0 274 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,222 14.6 5,645 13.9 294 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,748 20.6 8,465 20.8 354 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,412 12.7 5,620 13.8 293 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,557 6.0 1,695 4.2 165 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,100 21.4 9,415 23.1 371 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 834 2.0 1,035 2.5 129 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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