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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Bowie County, Texas

Download an Excel file* of this document: bowie_county_texas.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 81,665 89,306 x x
Total Persons in Household 79,325 82,527 83,813 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 33,687 35,493 35,218 1,805
Total Workers, Place of Work 37,075 40,035 43,055 2,212
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.10 1.13 1.22 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 37,075 100.0 40,035 100.0 NA 43,055 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,585 77.1 33,370 83.4 0.8 36,663 85.2 3.3 No
2-person carpool 5,206 14.0 3,660 9.1 0.6 3,173 7.4 2.2 No
3-person carpool 820 2.2 630 1.6 0.3 416 1.0 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 750 2.0 530 1.3 0.2 123 0.3 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 23 0.1 79 0.2 0.1 348 0.8 0.9 No
Walked 649 1.8 600 1.5 0.2 334 0.8 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 373 1.0 344 0.9 0.2 584 1.4 1.2 No
Worked at home 669 1.8 820 2.0 0.3 1,414 3.3 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 36,406 100.0 39,215 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,208 17.1 6,675 17.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,396 20.3 8,575 21.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,142 19.6 8,230 21.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,425 12.2 5,420 13.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,707 4.7 1,725 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,407 12.1 4,085 10.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,185 3.3 1,175 3.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,101 5.8 1,695 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,835 5.0 1,635 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.8 (X) 20.5 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 36,406 100.0 39,215 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,723 4.7 1,865 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,668 10.1 3,155 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,269 17.2 4,440 11.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,834 10.5 4,415 11.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,898 18.9 8,230 21.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,493 12.3 5,215 13.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,830 5.0 1,830 4.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,073 19.4 8,840 22.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 618 1.7 870 2.2 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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