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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cherokee County, Georgia

Download an Excel file* of this document: cherokee_county_georgia.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 90,204 141,903 x x
Total Persons in Household 89,441 140,920 182,816 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 47,655 74,075 93,975 2,564
Total Workers, Place of Work 21,607 40,715 53,095 3,683
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.45 0.55 0.56 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 21,607 100.0 40,715 100.0 NA 53,095 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 15,541 71.9 29,525 72.5 1.1 42,811 80.6 4.2 Yes
2-person carpool 3,007 13.9 4,665 11.5 0.8 4,062 7.7 1.9 Yes
3-person carpool 697 3.2 840 2.1 0.3 997 1.9 1.0 No
4-or-more-person carpool 273 1.3 735 1.8 0.3 336 0.6 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 25 0.1 154 0.4 0.1 300 0.6 0.9 No
Walked 448 2.1 460 1.1 0.3 446 0.8 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 286 1.3 720 1.8 0.3 205 0.4 0.3 Yes
Worked at home 1,330 6.2 3,615 8.9 0.7 3,938 7.4 1.8 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,277 100.0 37,100 100.0 NA 49,157 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,584 17.7 5,255 14.2 0.9 6,965 14.2 2.8 No
10 to 14 3,273 16.1 5,460 14.7 0.9 6,725 13.7 3.1 No
15 to 19 3,781 18.6 6,180 16.7 0.9 8,103 16.5 3.5 No
20 to 24 2,713 13.4 4,905 13.2 0.8 6,595 13.4 2.9 No
25 to 29 1,115 5.5 2,085 5.6 0.6 3,133 6.4 1.9 No
30 to 34 2,648 13.1 4,610 12.4 0.8 6,999 14.2 3.1 No
35 to 44 866 4.3 2,090 5.6 0.6 2,765 5.6 1.5 No
45 to 59 1,152 5.7 2,805 7.6 0.7 3,518 7.2 2.1 No
60 or more 1,145 5.6 3,715 10.0 0.7 4,354 8.9 3.0 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.2 (X) 26.6 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,277 100.0 37,100 100.0 NA 49,157 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 693 3.4 1,400 3.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 748 3.7 1,735 4.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,041 10.1 4,035 10.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,387 16.7 5,460 14.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,951 19.5 7,125 19.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,942 14.5 4,815 13.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,557 7.7 2,335 6.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,533 22.4 9,205 24.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 425 2.1 825 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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