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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Caldwell County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: caldwell_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 70,709 77,415 x x
Total Persons in Household 69,917 76,266 77,918 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 37,205 38,970 33,760 2,165
Total Workers, Place of Work 31,755 33,255 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.85 0.85 #VALUE! NA

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 31,755 100.0 33,255 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 23,843 75.1 25,770 77.5 1.1 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 5,184 16.3 5,020 15.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 756 2.4 710 2.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 569 1.8 390 1.2 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 71 0.2 25 0.1 0.1 NA NA NA NA
Walked 512 1.6 320 1.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 357 1.1 355 1.1 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 463 1.5 670 2.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,292 100.0 32,585 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,070 16.2 5,070 15.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,459 20.6 6,410 19.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,437 23.8 6,895 21.2 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,911 15.7 5,255 16.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,645 5.3 1,805 5.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,924 9.3 3,295 10.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 687 2.2 1,035 3.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 972 3.1 1,160 3.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,187 3.8 1,660 5.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.7 (X) 21.5 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,292 100.0 32,585 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,698 5.4 2,710 8.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,014 12.8 3,380 10.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,121 26.0 6,335 19.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,179 10.2 3,270 10.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,143 13.2 5,530 17.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,435 11.0 3,285 10.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,331 4.3 1,200 3.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,882 15.6 5,980 18.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 489 1.6 725 2.2 0.4 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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