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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Clark County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: clark_county_washington.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 238,053 345,238 x x
Total Persons in Household 235,469 342,194 400,722 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 108,945 161,471 184,995 4,450
Total Workers, Place of Work 81,598 121,065 139,923 5,202
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.05

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 81,598 100.0 121,065 100.0 NA 139,923 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 65,726 80.5 95,520 78.9 0.6 109,232 78.1 2.2 No
2-person carpool 7,138 8.7 10,735 8.9 0.4 13,104 9.4 2.2 No
3-person carpool 913 1.1 1,515 1.3 0.2 1,901 1.4 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 310 0.4 615 0.5 0.1 988 0.7 0.4 No
Public Transportation 1,059 1.3 2,178 1.8 0.2 1,784 1.3 0.5 No
Walked 1,955 2.4 2,165 1.8 0.2 2,321 1.7 0.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 907 1.1 1,195 1.0 0.1 1,481 1.1 0.4 No
Worked at home 3,590 4.4 7,140 5.9 0.3 9,112 6.5 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 78,008 100.0 113,925 100.0 NA 130,811 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 14,403 18.5 17,035 15.0 0.5 23,325 17.8 2.5 Yes
10 to 14 16,021 20.5 19,810 17.4 0.5 22,432 17.1 1.5 No
15 to 19 15,721 20.2 23,255 20.4 0.6 23,944 18.3 1.7 Yes
20 to 24 13,043 16.7 20,410 17.9 0.5 22,106 16.9 2.2 No
25 to 29 4,290 5.5 7,275 6.4 0.3 7,643 5.8 1.0 No
30 to 34 7,107 9.1 12,220 10.7 0.4 16,168 12.4 1.5 Yes
35 to 44 2,618 3.4 4,620 4.1 0.3 4,771 3.6 0.8 No
45 to 59 2,537 3.3 4,810 4.2 0.3 5,392 4.1 1.0 No
60 or more 2,268 2.9 4,490 3.9 0.3 5,030 3.8 1.0 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.5 (X) 21.2 (X) NA 19.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 78,008 100.0 113,925 100.0 NA 130,811 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,787 4.9 7,185 6.3 0.3 8,507 6.5 1.2 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,422 5.7 6,575 5.8 0.3 8,428 6.4 1.2 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,718 11.2 12,065 10.6 0.4 13,607 10.4 2.2 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 10,478 13.4 15,400 13.5 0.5 15,563 11.9 1.5 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 14,483 18.6 19,135 16.8 0.5 20,859 15.9 1.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 9,551 12.2 13,475 11.8 0.5 15,915 12.2 1.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 5,567 7.1 6,925 6.1 0.3 10,633 8.1 1.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 19,415 24.9 29,225 25.7 0.6 34,107 26.1 2.3 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,587 2.0 2,825 2.5 0.2 3,192 2.4 0.8 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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