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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Centre County, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: centre_county_pennsylvania.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 123,786 135,758 x x
Total Persons in Household 108,727 120,981 124,263 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 57,114 63,097 61,564 2,176
Total Workers, Place of Work 63,834 71,565 70,196 2,628
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.12 1.13 1.14 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 63,834 100.0 71,565 100.0 NA 70,196 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 39,846 62.4 48,260 67.4 0.6 48,116 68.5 2.2 No
2-person carpool 7,632 12.0 7,530 10.5 0.4 8,037 11.4 2.0 No
3-person carpool 1,521 2.4 1,155 1.6 0.2 987 1.4 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 801 1.3 610 0.9 0.1 653 0.9 0.4 No
Public Transportation 1,662 2.6 2,440 3.4 0.2 1,726 2.5 1.1 No
Walked 9,355 14.7 8,065 11.3 0.4 7,004 10.0 2.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,043 1.6 975 1.4 0.2 1,555 2.2 1.0 No
Worked at home 1,974 3.1 2,525 3.5 0.3 2,118 3.0 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 61,860 100.0 69,040 100.0 NA 68,078 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 12,656 20.5 12,460 18.0 0.5 11,616 17.1 2.6 No
10 to 14 13,306 21.5 13,265 19.2 0.6 13,293 19.5 2.7 No
15 to 19 10,841 17.5 11,505 16.7 0.5 11,498 16.9 2.0 No
20 to 24 8,191 13.2 9,030 13.1 0.5 8,118 11.9 1.7 No
25 to 29 3,243 5.2 3,530 5.1 0.3 4,160 6.1 1.2 No
30 to 34 5,446 8.8 6,135 8.9 0.4 7,043 10.3 1.6 No
35 to 44 2,748 4.4 4,200 6.1 0.3 4,616 6.8 1.6 No
45 to 59 3,488 5.6 5,030 7.3 0.4 3,993 5.9 1.1 Yes
60 or more 1,941 3.1 3,880 5.6 0.3 3,741 5.5 1.4 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.9 (X) 22.7 (X) NA 21.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 61,860 100.0 69,040 100.0 NA 68,078 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,716 2.8 2,745 4.0 0.3 3,414 5.0 1.0 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,378 3.8 2,825 4.1 0.3 3,196 4.7 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,109 9.9 6,280 9.1 0.4 6,322 9.3 1.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,707 10.8 6,650 9.6 0.4 6,521 9.6 1.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 12,391 20.0 12,655 18.3 0.5 10,850 15.9 1.8 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 8,826 14.3 9,295 13.5 0.5 8,499 12.5 2.0 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 4,048 6.5 4,980 7.2 0.4 6,278 9.2 2.1 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 18,742 30.3 22,010 31.9 0.7 21,616 31.8 2.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 943 1.5 1,545 2.2 0.2 1,382 2.0 0.7 No

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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