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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: California

Download an Excel file* of this document: california.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 29,760,021 33,871,648 x x
Total Persons in Household 29,008,161 33,051,894 35,278,768 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 13,940,250 14,525,322 15,547,334 38,729
Total Workers, Place of Work 13,939,031 14,506,500 15,547,355 39,306
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.01

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 13,939,031 100.0 14,506,500 100.0 NA 15,547,355 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 9,982,661 71.6 10,425,215 71.9 0.1 11,508,503 74.0 0.2 Yes
2-person carpool 1,548,032 11.1 1,562,975 10.8 0.0 1,458,859 9.4 0.2 Yes
3-person carpool 292,220 2.1 330,250 2.3 0.0 297,172 1.9 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 196,543 1.4 216,720 1.5 0.0 193,478 1.2 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 677,008 4.9 723,615 5.0 0.0 733,206 4.7 0.1 Yes
Walked 470,692 3.4 412,640 2.8 0.0 383,022 2.5 0.1 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 319,008 2.3 278,045 1.9 0.0 310,602 2.0 0.1 No
Worked at home 452,867 3.2 557,035 3.8 0.0 662,513 4.3 0.1 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 13,486,164 100.0 13,949,465 100.0 NA 14,884,842 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 1,771,329 13.1 1,603,335 11.5 0.0 1,798,855 12.1 0.2 Yes
10 to 14 2,002,717 14.9 1,926,590 13.8 0.0 2,007,054 13.5 0.2 Yes
15 to 19 2,216,854 16.4 2,154,990 15.4 0.0 2,263,378 15.2 0.2 Yes
20 to 24 1,948,989 14.5 2,001,915 14.4 0.0 2,125,995 14.3 0.2 No
25 to 29 744,611 5.5 781,995 5.6 0.0 867,889 5.8 0.1 Yes
30 to 34 1,929,117 14.3 2,023,410 14.5 0.0 2,159,073 14.5 0.2 No
35 to 44 802,308 5.9 893,110 6.4 0.0 979,237 6.6 0.1 Yes
45 to 59 1,010,690 7.5 1,150,150 8.2 0.0 1,166,590 7.8 0.2 Yes
60 or more 1,059,549 7.9 1,413,965 10.1 0.0 1,516,771 10.2 0.1 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.6 (X) 27.7 (X) NA 25.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 13,486,164 100.0 13,949,465 100.0 NA 14,884,842 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 774,866 5.7 859,860 6.2 0.0 1,042,105 7.0 0.1 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 842,911 6.3 830,560 6.0 0.0 979,019 6.6 0.1 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,430,955 10.6 1,271,995 9.1 0.0 1,359,561 9.1 0.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 1,747,650 13.0 1,629,225 11.7 0.0 1,749,161 11.8 0.2 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,153,654 16.0 2,144,115 15.4 0.0 2,011,988 13.5 0.2 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,866,764 13.8 1,883,215 13.5 0.0 1,917,212 12.9 0.2 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,090,056 8.1 1,050,360 7.5 0.0 1,255,839 8.4 0.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,253,101 24.1 3,730,365 26.7 0.1 4,053,467 27.2 0.2 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 326,207 2.4 424,145 3.0 0.0 516,490 3.5 0.1 Yes

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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