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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Ada County, Idaho

Download an Excel file* of this document: ada_county_idaho.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 205,775 300,904 x x
Total Persons in Household 201,519 293,786 336,193 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 103,285 155,666 171,393 3,759
Total Workers, Place of Work 109,273 171,010 189,503 5,053
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.06 1.10 1.11 0.05

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%) Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers 109,273 100.0 171,010 100.0 NA 189,503 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 87,961 80.5 137,690 80.5 0.4 150,615 79.5 1.7 No
2-person carpool 10,298 9.4 16,250 9.5 0.3 17,563 9.3 1.1 No
3-person carpool 1,256 1.1 2,170 1.3 0.1 2,566 1.4 0.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 732 0.7 990 0.6 0.1 1,037 0.5 0.3 No
Public Transportation 859 0.8 1,244 0.7 0.1 987 0.5 0.4 No
Walked 2,230 2.0 3,015 1.8 0.1 2,107 1.1 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,349 2.1 3,025 1.8 0.1 4,718 2.5 0.7 No
Worked at home 3,588 3.3 6,625 3.9 0.2 9,910 5.2 1.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 105,685 100.0 164,385 100.0 NA 179,593 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 16,607 15.7 20,590 12.5 0.4 21,921 12.2 1.0 No
10 to 14 22,421 21.2 28,945 17.6 0.4 27,279 15.2 1.3 Yes
15 to 19 24,139 22.8 33,345 20.3 0.4 35,454 19.7 1.6 No
20 to 24 19,079 18.1 31,735 19.3 0.4 36,402 20.3 1.7 No
25 to 29 5,597 5.3 10,780 6.6 0.3 12,071 6.7 0.7 No
30 to 34 9,902 9.4 20,075 12.2 0.4 24,658 13.7 1.4 Yes
35 to 44 2,532 2.4 6,070 3.7 0.2 9,610 5.4 0.8 Yes
45 to 59 2,927 2.8 7,245 4.4 0.2 6,871 3.8 0.7 No
60 or more 2,481 2.3 5,595 3.4 0.2 5,327 3.0 0.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 21.4 (X) NA 20.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 105,685 100.0 164,385 100.0 NA 179,593 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,879 3.7 7,960 4.8 0.2 10,596 5.9 1.0 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,214 4.0 7,670 4.7 0.2 9,517 5.3 0.7 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,326 7.9 15,680 9.5 0.3 16,349 9.1 1.0 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 14,742 13.9 21,880 13.3 0.4 22,607 12.6 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 25,045 23.7 31,690 19.3 0.4 32,651 18.2 1.3 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 16,264 15.4 23,615 14.4 0.4 27,970 15.6 1.5 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,701 6.3 10,650 6.5 0.3 14,107 7.9 0.9 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 25,011 23.7 40,335 24.5 0.5 42,737 23.8 1.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,503 1.4 3,470 2.1 0.2 3,059 1.7 0.5 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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