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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Charlotte city, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: charlotte_city_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 396,003 540,828 x x
Total Persons in Household 390,037 528,600 601,598 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 213,622 280,528 298,601 7,005
Total Workers, Place of Work 308,783 395,750 399,959 9,716
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.45 1.41 1.34 0.06

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 308,783 100.0 395,750 100.0 NA 399,959 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 242,951 78.7 320,365 81.0 0.3 321,908 80.5 1.3 No
2-person carpool 34,174 11.1 36,220 9.2 0.2 31,061 7.8 0.8 Yes
3-person carpool 5,690 1.8 7,465 1.9 0.1 7,833 2.0 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,316 1.1 6,445 1.6 0.1 7,210 1.8 0.6 No
Public Transportation 9,286 3.0 8,485 2.1 0.1 10,629 2.7 0.4 Yes
Walked 5,045 1.6 4,110 1.0 0.1 4,176 1.0 0.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,607 1.2 3,790 1.0 0.1 5,028 1.3 0.3 Yes
Worked at home 4,714 1.5 8,875 2.2 0.1 12,114 3.0 0.5 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 304,069 100.0 386,875 100.0 NA 387,845 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 24,850 8.2 25,300 6.5 0.2 29,454 7.6 0.9 Yes
10 to 14 34,658 11.4 37,665 9.7 0.2 37,493 9.7 0.8 No
15 to 19 48,585 16.0 50,935 13.2 0.3 53,621 13.8 1.1 No
20 to 24 52,143 17.1 59,025 15.3 0.3 58,385 15.1 1.1 No
25 to 29 22,576 7.4 27,475 7.1 0.2 29,480 7.6 0.7 No
30 to 34 54,486 17.9 72,490 18.7 0.3 70,908 18.3 1.3 No
35 to 44 22,951 7.5 34,515 8.9 0.2 33,217 8.6 0.8 No
45 to 59 28,032 9.2 45,235 11.7 0.2 42,481 11.0 1.0 No
60 or more 15,788 5.2 34,235 8.8 0.2 32,806 8.5 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.3 (X) 30.3 (X) NA 28.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 304,069 100.0 386,875 100.0 NA 387,845 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 8,910 2.9 13,530 3.5 0.1 13,960 3.6 0.5 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 12,880 4.2 17,455 4.5 0.2 21,815 5.6 0.8 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 30,636 10.1 39,940 10.3 0.2 42,996 11.1 1.0 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 43,029 14.2 52,135 13.5 0.3 52,709 13.6 0.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 60,452 19.9 71,390 18.5 0.3 63,382 16.3 1.0 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 50,635 16.7 61,505 15.9 0.3 54,094 13.9 1.0 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 27,775 9.1 26,205 6.8 0.2 36,489 9.4 0.9 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 64,680 21.3 87,135 22.5 0.3 92,684 23.9 1.3 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 5,072 1.7 6,970 1.8 0.1 9,716 2.5 0.5 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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