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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Alameda County, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: alameda_county_california.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 1,279,182 1,443,741 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,242,068 1,416,006 1,421,308 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 633,191 678,910 651,547 9,583
Total Workers, Place of Work 630,750 683,955 675,013 14,246
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.01 1.04 0.04

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 630,750 100.0 683,955 100.0 NA 675,013 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 439,363 69.7 483,640 70.7 0.3 494,877 73.3 0.7 Yes
2-person carpool 63,094 10.0 68,205 10.0 0.2 55,624 8.2 0.7 Yes
3-person carpool 11,467 1.8 15,615 2.3 0.1 11,702 1.7 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 7,252 1.1 8,560 1.3 0.1 6,761 1.0 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 43,170 6.8 45,815 6.7 0.1 50,065 7.4 0.7 Yes
Walked 25,577 4.1 21,795 3.2 0.1 18,156 2.7 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 15,941 2.5 16,380 2.4 0.1 14,262 2.1 0.3 No
Worked at home 24,886 3.9 23,940 3.5 0.1 23,566 3.5 0.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 605,864 100.0 660,015 100.0 NA 651,447 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 66,530 11.0 57,515 8.7 0.2 57,853 8.9 0.7 No
10 to 14 87,150 14.4 83,135 12.6 0.2 75,577 11.6 0.7 Yes
15 to 19 99,431 16.4 94,130 14.3 0.2 104,079 16.0 0.9 Yes
20 to 24 84,360 13.9 89,550 13.6 0.2 94,859 14.6 1.0 Yes
25 to 29 32,390 5.3 35,225 5.3 0.1 35,480 5.4 0.6 No
30 to 34 85,348 14.1 95,240 14.4 0.2 99,007 15.2 0.7 Yes
35 to 44 43,093 7.1 50,150 7.6 0.2 45,539 7.0 0.6 No
45 to 59 54,752 9.0 67,940 10.3 0.2 60,347 9.3 0.6 Yes
60 or more 52,810 8.7 87,130 13.2 0.2 78,706 12.1 0.7 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.9 (X) 30.9 (X) NA 28.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 605,864 100.0 660,015 100.0 NA 651,447 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 29,120 4.8 37,290 5.6 0.1 36,161 5.6 0.6 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 33,466 5.5 33,245 5.0 0.1 37,874 5.8 0.6 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 57,988 9.6 52,900 8.0 0.2 48,466 7.4 0.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 70,044 11.6 68,730 10.4 0.2 71,973 11.0 0.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 97,633 16.1 97,495 14.8 0.2 87,907 13.5 0.8 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 93,323 15.4 99,060 15.0 0.2 97,267 14.9 0.8 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 54,900 9.1 58,060 8.8 0.2 68,445 10.5 0.8 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 155,920 25.7 184,240 27.9 0.3 183,450 28.2 1.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 13,470 2.2 20,035 3.0 0.1 19,904 3.1 0.4 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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