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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: ascension_parish_louisiana.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 58,214 76,627 x x
Total Persons in Household 57,728 75,981 89,855 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 23,309 34,633 42,101 1,877
Total Workers, Place of Work 21,686 29,815 33,110 3,154
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.93 0.86 0.79 0.11

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 21,686 100.0 29,815 100.0 NA 33,110 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 17,420 80.3 24,290 81.5 1.0 26,147 79.0 3.5 No
2-person carpool 2,651 12.2 2,990 10.0 0.8 4,050 12.2 3.8 No
3-person carpool 441 2.0 570 1.9 0.4 753 2.3 1.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 209 1.0 310 1.0 0.3 334 1.0 1.0 No
Public Transportation 95 0.4 29 0.1 0.1 175 0.5 0.9 No
Walked 333 1.5 530 1.8 0.3 546 1.6 1.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 231 1.1 430 1.4 0.3 490 1.5 1.2 No
Worked at home 306 1.4 670 2.2 0.4 615 1.9 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,380 100.0 29,145 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,933 18.4 4,110 14.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,919 13.7 4,070 14.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,156 14.8 4,215 14.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,487 11.6 3,695 12.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,073 5.0 1,440 4.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,105 14.5 4,660 16.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,201 5.6 1,815 6.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,761 8.2 2,785 9.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,745 8.2 2,355 8.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.3 (X) 27.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,380 100.0 29,145 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,173 10.2 3,355 11.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,384 11.2 3,175 10.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,779 17.7 4,050 13.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,439 16.1 4,375 15.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,271 15.3 3,860 13.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,719 8.0 2,795 9.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 897 4.2 995 3.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,172 14.8 4,890 16.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 546 2.6 1,495 5.1 0.6 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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