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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Boise City city, Idaho

Download an Excel file* of this document: boise_city_city_idaho.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 125,738 185,787 x x
Total Persons in Household 123,112 181,774 191,667 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 65,418 99,005 101,923 3,738
Total Workers, Place of Work 88,391 130,120 136,109 4,786
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.35 1.31 1.34 0.09

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 88,391 100.0 130,120 100.0 NA 136,109 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 72,165 81.6 105,375 81.0 0.5 109,052 80.1 1.6 No
2-person carpool 8,276 9.4 12,450 9.6 0.4 13,053 9.6 1.2 No
3-person carpool 948 1.1 1,615 1.2 0.1 1,893 1.4 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 556 0.6 690 0.5 0.1 766 0.6 0.4 No
Public Transportation 811 0.9 1,194 0.9 0.1 987 0.7 0.5 No
Walked 1,743 2.0 2,430 1.9 0.2 1,961 1.4 0.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,980 2.2 2,415 1.9 0.2 2,942 2.2 0.6 No
Worked at home 1,912 2.2 3,950 3.0 0.2 5,455 4.0 1.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 86,479 100.0 126,170 100.0 NA 130,654 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 12,946 15.0 15,720 12.5 0.4 16,307 12.5 1.5 No
10 to 14 18,993 22.0 23,115 18.3 0.5 21,141 16.2 1.7 Yes
15 to 19 20,224 23.4 26,370 20.9 0.5 24,899 19.1 1.9 No
20 to 24 15,748 18.2 24,395 19.3 0.5 25,675 19.7 1.8 No
25 to 29 4,519 5.2 7,870 6.2 0.3 8,538 6.5 0.9 No
30 to 34 7,875 9.1 14,565 11.5 0.4 18,118 13.9 1.7 Yes
35 to 44 1,942 2.2 4,560 3.6 0.2 6,855 5.2 1.0 Yes
45 to 59 2,301 2.7 5,435 4.3 0.3 4,755 3.6 0.8 No
60 or more 1,931 2.2 4,135 3.3 0.2 4,366 3.3 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.0 (X) 21.1 (X) NA 20.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 86,479 100.0 126,170 100.0 NA 130,654 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,064 3.5 5,820 4.6 0.3 8,231 6.3 1.3 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,158 3.7 5,595 4.4 0.3 5,978 4.6 0.8 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,210 7.2 11,440 9.1 0.4 10,799 8.3 1.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 11,884 13.7 16,600 13.2 0.4 16,856 12.9 1.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 20,938 24.2 24,325 19.3 0.5 24,535 18.8 1.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 13,735 15.9 18,590 14.7 0.4 20,747 15.9 1.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 5,790 6.7 8,315 6.6 0.3 11,237 8.6 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 20,625 23.8 31,785 25.2 0.5 30,192 23.1 2.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,075 1.2 2,465 2.0 0.2 2,079 1.6 0.6 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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