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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Adams County, Colorado

Download an Excel file* of this document: adams_county_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 265,038 363,857 x x
Total Persons in Household 262,311 360,443 396,032 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 131,583 178,572 191,717 3,699
Total Workers, Place of Work 102,841 135,275 153,246 7,481
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.78 0.76 0.80 0.06

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 102,841 100.0 135,275 100.0 NA 153,246 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 80,015 77.8 105,615 78.1 0.5 121,544 79.3 2.2 No
2-person carpool 11,597 11.3 14,050 10.4 0.4 13,963 9.1 1.5 No
3-person carpool 1,727 1.7 2,365 1.7 0.2 2,183 1.4 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 662 0.6 1,435 1.1 0.1 1,325 0.9 0.6 No
Public Transportation 1,331 1.3 2,835 2.1 0.2 2,327 1.5 0.5 Yes
Walked 3,028 2.9 2,255 1.7 0.2 3,807 2.5 0.7 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,075 1.0 1,230 0.9 0.1 2,301 1.5 0.6 No
Worked at home 3,406 3.3 5,490 4.1 0.3 5,796 3.8 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,435 100.0 129,785 100.0 NA 147,450 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 14,272 14.4 13,960 10.8 0.4 17,817 12.1 1.5 No
10 to 14 16,057 16.1 17,635 13.6 0.5 18,134 12.3 1.5 No
15 to 19 17,695 17.8 21,215 16.3 0.5 23,993 16.3 2.1 No
20 to 24 16,574 16.7 21,055 16.2 0.5 24,700 16.8 2.0 No
25 to 29 6,788 6.8 9,430 7.3 0.3 11,300 7.7 1.4 No
30 to 34 13,156 13.2 20,215 15.6 0.5 22,856 15.5 1.5 No
35 to 44 5,714 5.7 8,880 6.8 0.3 9,287 6.3 1.2 No
45 to 59 5,149 5.2 9,415 7.3 0.3 11,222 7.6 1.6 No
60 or more 4,030 4.1 7,965 6.1 0.3 8,141 5.5 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.7 (X) 25.5 (X) NA 23.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 99,435 100.0 129,785 100.0 NA 147,450 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 5,165 5.2 9,690 7.5 0.3 10,899 7.4 1.3 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 6,410 6.4 9,820 7.6 0.4 10,828 7.3 1.6 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 11,861 11.9 15,440 11.9 0.4 17,188 11.7 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 15,421 15.5 18,240 14.1 0.5 21,603 14.7 1.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 17,412 17.5 20,610 15.9 0.5 22,132 15.0 1.5 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 11,240 11.3 13,960 10.8 0.4 18,648 12.6 1.7 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,060 6.1 6,080 4.7 0.3 8,768 5.9 1.3 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 22,849 23.0 29,185 22.5 0.6 31,395 21.3 2.0 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,017 3.0 5,115 3.9 0.3 5,989 4.1 1.0 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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