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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Benton County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: benton_county_washington.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 112,560 142,475 x x
Total Persons in Household 111,971 141,652 157,127 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 51,841 65,348 72,747 3,160
Total Workers, Place of Work 51,061 62,695 76,346 3,816
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.98 0.96 1.05 0.10

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 51,061 100.0 62,695 100.0 NA 76,346 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 37,447 73.3 49,590 79.1 0.8 61,133 80.1 2.3 No
2-person carpool 5,386 10.5 5,655 9.0 0.5 5,425 7.1 1.5 Yes
3-person carpool 1,037 2.0 1,130 1.8 0.3 2,059 2.7 1.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,774 3.5 1,425 2.3 0.3 2,374 3.1 1.1 No
Public Transportation 1,980 3.9 740 1.2 0.2 1,188 1.6 0.8 No
Walked 1,129 2.2 1,040 1.7 0.2 1,928 2.5 1.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 688 1.3 760 1.2 0.2 438 0.6 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 1,620 3.2 2,355 3.8 0.4 1,801 2.4 0.8 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 49,441 100.0 60,340 100.0 NA 74,545 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,506 21.2 11,765 19.5 0.8 11,847 15.9 2.5 Yes
10 to 14 9,113 18.4 11,360 18.8 0.8 16,058 21.5 3.0 No
15 to 19 8,416 17.0 10,815 17.9 0.7 12,638 17.0 2.1 No
20 to 24 6,956 14.1 8,850 14.7 0.7 11,138 14.9 2.4 No
25 to 29 2,021 4.1 2,750 4.6 0.4 3,153 4.2 1.1 No
30 to 34 4,063 8.2 5,330 8.8 0.6 7,075 9.5 1.9 No
35 to 44 2,062 4.2 2,540 4.2 0.4 2,098 2.8 1.0 Yes
45 to 59 3,210 6.5 3,515 5.8 0.5 5,578 7.5 2.2 No
60 or more 3,094 6.3 3,415 5.7 0.4 4,960 6.7 1.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.7 (X) 21.8 (X) NA 21.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 49,441 100.0 60,340 100.0 NA 74,545 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,321 4.7 4,140 6.9 0.5 6,391 8.6 1.8 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,019 6.1 4,625 7.7 0.5 5,537 7.4 1.6 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,132 12.4 9,565 15.9 0.7 12,893 17.3 2.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 10,892 22.0 8,955 14.8 0.7 10,356 13.9 2.2 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,643 17.5 8,845 14.7 0.7 9,554 12.8 2.2 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,003 10.1 6,325 10.5 0.6 8,067 10.8 1.9 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,315 4.7 3,015 5.0 0.4 2,593 3.5 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,270 20.8 12,735 21.1 0.8 16,874 22.6 2.9 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 846 1.7 1,590 2.6 0.3 2,280 3.1 1.4 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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