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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: cabarrus_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 98,935 131,063 x x
Total Persons in Household 97,255 128,894 147,939 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 51,039 65,982 72,589 2,414
Total Workers, Place of Work 42,004 56,955 59,615 3,645
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.82 0.86 0.82 0.08

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 42,004 100.0 56,955 100.0 NA 59,615 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 33,404 79.5 46,660 81.9 0.8 49,934 83.8 1.1 Yes
2-person carpool 5,061 12.0 5,865 10.3 0.6 4,481 7.5 1.7 Yes
3-person carpool 1,073 2.6 915 1.6 0.3 1,083 1.8 0.9 No
4-or-more-person carpool 466 1.1 665 1.2 0.2 459 0.8 0.7 No
Public Transportation 64 0.2 130 0.2 0.1 186 0.3 0.3 No
Walked 763 1.8 650 1.1 0.2 388 0.7 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 353 0.8 575 1.0 0.2 1,161 1.9 1.0 No
Worked at home 820 2.0 1,505 2.6 0.3 1,923 3.2 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,184 100.0 55,450 100.0 NA 57,692 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,226 17.5 7,225 13.0 0.7 8,771 15.2 3.8 No
10 to 14 8,835 21.5 9,685 17.5 0.8 9,944 17.2 2.7 No
15 to 19 9,133 22.2 9,995 18.0 0.8 10,048 17.4 2.8 No
20 to 24 6,296 15.3 8,670 15.6 0.7 8,796 15.2 2.7 No
25 to 29 2,036 4.9 3,345 6.0 0.5 3,380 5.9 1.5 No
30 to 34 3,658 8.9 7,150 12.9 0.7 6,966 12.1 1.9 No
35 to 44 1,191 2.9 2,720 4.9 0.4 3,734 6.5 1.6 No
45 to 59 1,610 3.9 3,495 6.3 0.5 3,129 5.4 1.6 No
60 or more 1,199 2.9 3,170 5.7 0.5 2,924 5.1 1.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.4 (X) 23.9 (X) NA 21.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,184 100.0 55,450 100.0 NA 57,692 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,164 2.8 2,435 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,819 6.8 3,545 6.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,292 17.7 7,420 13.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,433 10.8 6,725 12.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,454 15.7 9,770 17.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,053 12.3 7,150 12.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,303 5.6 2,630 4.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,093 26.9 14,010 25.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 573 1.4 1,110 2.0 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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