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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Chico city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: chico_city_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 40,079 59,954 x x
Total Persons in Household 36,980 56,891 71,298 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 18,085 26,947 32,952 3,276
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,416 41,110 47,868 3,527
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.68 1.53 1.45 0.21

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 30,416 100.0 41,110 100.0 NA 47,868 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 23,057 75.8 30,890 75.1 1.0 37,997 79.4 3.1 Yes
2-person carpool 2,041 6.7 4,175 10.2 0.7 3,272 6.8 2.3 Yes
3-person carpool 338 1.1 690 1.7 0.3 365 0.8 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 116 0.4 290 0.7 0.2 113 0.2 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 188 0.6 459 1.1 0.2 288 0.6 0.5 No
Walked 1,319 4.3 1,560 3.8 0.5 1,766 3.7 1.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,665 8.8 2,015 4.9 0.5 3,392 7.1 5.2 No
Worked at home 692 2.3 1,025 2.5 0.4 675 1.4 0.8 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 29,724 100.0 40,085 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,602 28.9 9,985 24.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,202 27.6 11,130 27.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 4,840 16.3 6,225 15.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,456 8.3 3,500 8.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,188 4.0 1,435 3.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,432 8.2 3,370 8.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 733 2.5 1,620 4.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 704 2.4 1,350 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 567 1.9 1,470 3.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.3 (X) 18.7 (X) NA 18.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 29,724 100.0 40,085 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 923 3.1 1,940 4.8 0.5 2,187 4.6 NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,347 4.5 1,800 4.5 0.5 4,080 8.6 NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,520 8.5 3,145 7.8 0.6 3,704 7.8 NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,885 9.7 4,150 10.4 0.7 5,565 11.8 NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,318 17.9 7,215 18.0 0.9 6,976 14.8 NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,366 14.7 5,815 14.5 0.8 6,900 14.6 NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,055 6.9 2,555 6.4 0.6 3,521 7.5 NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,758 32.8 12,670 31.6 1.1 13,145 27.9 NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 552 1.9 930 2.3 0.4 1,115 2.4 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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