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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Alhambra city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: alhambra_city_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 82,106 85,804 x x
Total Persons in Household 80,036 83,881 76,309 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 37,807 36,538 34,038 4,883
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,925 27,125 29,994 4,416
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.82 0.74 0.88 0.25

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 30,925 100.0 27,125 100.0 NA 29,994 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 22,160 71.7 20,130 74.2 1.3 23,704 79.0 5.5 No
2-person carpool 3,754 12.1 3,005 11.1 0.9 2,788 9.3 3.5 No
3-person carpool 729 2.4 605 2.2 0.4 382 1.3 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 583 1.9 345 1.3 0.3 484 1.6 1.4 No
Public Transportation 1,452 4.7 1,060 3.9 0.6 1,024 3.4 1.6 No
Walked 1,138 3.7 830 3.1 0.5 676 2.3 1.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 472 1.5 355 1.3 0.3 111 0.4 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 637 2.1 805 3.0 0.5 825 2.8 1.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,288 100.0 26,320 100.0 NA 29,169 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,178 10.5 2,290 8.7 0.8 3,259 11.2 4.4 No
10 to 14 3,883 12.8 3,600 13.7 1.0 2,484 8.5 2.3 Yes
15 to 19 4,996 16.5 3,975 15.1 1.1 4,752 16.3 4.0 No
20 to 24 4,393 14.5 3,585 13.6 1.0 3,763 12.9 3.0 No
25 to 29 1,769 5.8 1,315 5.0 0.6 2,542 8.7 7.5 No
30 to 34 4,404 14.5 4,150 15.8 1.1 4,034 13.8 4.7 No
35 to 44 2,098 6.9 1,815 6.9 0.7 1,943 6.7 2.2 No
45 to 59 2,714 9.0 2,840 10.8 0.9 2,351 8.1 3.0 No
60 or more 2,853 9.4 2,750 10.4 0.9 4,041 13.9 2.5 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.5 (X) 28.9 (X) NA 28.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,288 100.0 26,320 100.0 NA 29,169 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,337 4.4 1,240 4.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,130 3.7 1,565 5.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,021 10.0 2,590 9.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,017 13.3 2,715 10.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,479 14.8 3,640 13.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,090 13.5 3,400 12.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,628 8.7 2,350 8.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,791 29.0 8,125 30.9 1.4 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 795 2.6 400 1.5 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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