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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Arizona

Download an Excel file* of this document: arizona.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 3,665,228 5,130,632 x x
Total Persons in Household 3,584,545 5,020,782 5,829,839 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 1,600,604 2,210,395 2,575,064 15,393
Total Workers, Place of Work 1,591,632 2,195,570 2,556,544 15,310
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.01

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 1,591,632 100.0 2,195,570 100.0 NA 2,556,544 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 1,172,181 73.6 1,630,035 74.2 0.1 1,932,189 75.6 0.6 Yes
2-person carpool 191,192 12.0 260,615 11.9 0.1 277,104 10.8 0.4 Yes
3-person carpool 30,036 1.9 46,945 2.1 0.0 50,509 2.0 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 16,162 1.0 29,355 1.3 0.0 36,010 1.4 0.2 No
Public Transportation 30,955 1.9 38,550 1.8 0.0 48,737 1.9 0.2 No
Walked 54,400 3.4 57,780 2.6 0.1 53,420 2.1 0.2 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 48,630 3.1 51,135 2.3 0.0 54,553 2.1 0.2 No
Worked at home 48,076 3.0 81,160 3.7 0.1 104,022 4.1 0.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 1,543,556 100.0 2,114,410 100.0 NA 2,452,522 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 251,118 16.3 289,095 13.7 0.1 329,889 13.5 0.5 No
10 to 14 248,780 16.1 307,780 14.6 0.1 335,199 13.7 0.4 Yes
15 to 19 265,033 17.2 331,390 15.7 0.1 372,701 15.2 0.4 Yes
20 to 24 237,353 15.4 317,490 15.0 0.1 372,674 15.2 0.4 No
25 to 29 93,837 6.1 132,100 6.2 0.1 153,534 6.3 0.3 No
30 to 34 211,454 13.7 313,735 14.8 0.1 378,044 15.4 0.5 Yes
35 to 44 82,454 5.3 139,480 6.6 0.1 169,794 6.9 0.3 No
45 to 59 86,971 5.6 157,245 7.4 0.1 187,900 7.7 0.4 No
60 or more 66,556 4.3 126,095 6.0 0.1 152,787 6.2 0.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.6 (X) 24.7 (X) NA 23.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 1,543,556 100.0 2,114,410 100.0 NA 2,452,522 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 103,710 6.7 179,985 8.5 0.1 251,429 10.3 0.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 101,450 6.6 148,465 7.0 0.1 187,243 7.6 0.3 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 177,440 11.5 219,775 10.4 0.1 257,649 10.5 0.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 206,711 13.4 259,965 12.3 0.1 290,896 11.9 0.3 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 257,017 16.7 328,705 15.5 0.1 335,978 13.7 0.4 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 188,568 12.2 253,305 12.0 0.1 268,409 10.9 0.3 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 94,601 6.1 112,630 5.3 0.1 148,076 6.0 0.3 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 371,072 24.0 513,105 24.3 0.1 581,584 23.7 0.5 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 42,987 2.8 81,240 3.8 0.1 131,258 5.4 0.3 Yes

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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