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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Burke County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: burke_county_north_carolina.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 75,744 89,148 x x
Total Persons in Household 73,281 85,538 85,727 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,779 42,214 39,892 2,232
Total Workers, Place of Work 36,483 37,565 36,310 2,883
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.94 0.89 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 36,483 100.0 37,565 100.0 NA 36,310 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,129 77.1 30,710 81.8 0.8 28,536 78.6 3.0 Yes
2-person carpool 5,561 15.2 4,165 11.1 0.7 3,930 10.8 3.5 No
3-person carpool 887 2.4 675 1.8 0.3 313 0.9 0.8 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 321 0.9 320 0.9 0.2 1,143 3.1 1.8 Yes
Public Transportation 8 0.0 29 0.1 0.1 102 0.3 0.5 No
Walked 500 1.4 480 1.3 0.2 935 2.6 3.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 255 0.7 455 1.2 0.2 332 0.9 0.8 No
Worked at home 822 2.3 725 1.9 0.3 1,019 2.8 1.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,661 100.0 36,840 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,284 17.6 5,220 14.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,618 21.4 7,520 20.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,416 23.6 7,820 21.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,123 14.4 6,250 17.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,696 4.8 2,130 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,430 9.6 3,810 10.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 938 2.6 1,290 3.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,254 3.5 1,305 3.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 902 2.5 1,495 4.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.0 (X) 21.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,661 100.0 36,840 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,555 4.4 2,280 6.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,506 9.8 2,995 8.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 9,121 25.6 6,260 17.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,604 10.1 4,525 12.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,273 14.8 6,410 17.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,650 10.2 3,785 10.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,345 3.8 1,295 3.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,949 19.5 8,140 22.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 658 1.8 920 2.5 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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