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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Adams County, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: adams_county_pennsylvania.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 78,274 91,292 x x
Total Persons in Household 75,340 87,681 95,850 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,715 45,475 49,130 1,339
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,353 32,695 34,836 2,557
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.76 0.72 0.71 0.08

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 30,353 100.0 32,695 100.0 NA 34,836 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 22,583 74.4 25,350 77.5 0.8 27,928 80.2 2.5 No
2-person carpool 3,053 10.1 2,850 8.7 0.6 2,933 8.4 2.4 No
3-person carpool 471 1.6 365 1.1 0.2 148 0.4 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 336 1.1 320 1.0 0.2 136 0.4 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 102 0.3 140 0.4 0.1 71 0.2 0.2 No
Walked 2,066 6.8 1,935 5.9 0.5 1,810 5.2 2.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 279 0.9 235 0.7 0.2 570 1.6 1.6 No
Worked at home 1,463 4.8 1,510 4.6 0.4 1,240 3.6 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,890 100.0 31,185 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,994 24.2 6,945 22.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,933 20.5 5,510 17.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 5,311 18.4 5,565 17.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,219 14.6 4,730 15.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,503 5.2 1,835 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,287 7.9 2,755 8.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 745 2.6 1,005 3.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,079 3.7 1,420 4.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 819 2.8 1,410 4.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.2 (X) 20.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,890 100.0 31,185 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,051 7.1 2,450 7.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,112 7.3 2,015 6.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,784 16.6 4,165 13.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,660 12.7 4,035 12.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,607 15.9 4,740 15.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,053 10.6 3,060 9.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,516 5.2 1,505 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,321 21.9 7,900 25.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 786 2.7 1,140 3.7 0.4 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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