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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: bossier_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 86,088 98,310 x x
Total Persons in Household 83,962 96,225 103,391 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,758 45,520 47,708 2,139
Total Workers, Place of Work 33,194 43,465 43,576 3,960
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.86 0.95 0.91 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 33,194 100.0 43,465 100.0 NA 43,576 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,871 77.9 34,970 80.5 0.7 36,280 83.3 10.6 No
2-person carpool 4,088 12.3 4,710 10.8 0.5 2,928 6.7 2.0 Yes
3-person carpool 660 2.0 925 2.1 0.3 1,347 3.1 2.9 No
4-or-more-person carpool 256 0.8 390 0.9 0.2 670 1.5 1.1 No
Public Transportation 294 0.9 439 1.0 0.2 370 0.8 0.7 No
Walked 688 2.1 575 1.3 0.2 486 1.1 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 752 2.3 730 1.7 0.2 648 1.5 1.1 No
Worked at home 585 1.8 715 1.6 0.2 847 1.9 1.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 32,609 100.0 42,750 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,339 19.4 5,685 13.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,552 20.1 7,335 17.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,675 20.5 8,955 20.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,127 15.7 7,195 16.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,635 5.0 2,725 6.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,373 10.3 5,525 12.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 830 2.5 1,450 3.4 0.3 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,028 3.2 1,890 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,050 3.2 1,990 4.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.4 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 19.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 32,609 100.0 42,750 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,245 3.8 2,050 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,596 4.9 2,560 6.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,379 13.4 5,765 13.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,733 17.6 6,190 14.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,385 19.6 7,205 16.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,291 10.1 4,270 10.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,625 5.0 1,725 4.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,473 22.9 11,235 26.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 882 2.7 1,375 3.2 0.3 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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