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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Colorado Springs city, Colorado

Download an Excel file* of this document: colorado_springs_city_colorado.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 281,140 360,890 x x
Total Persons in Household 275,784 353,737 376,985 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 138,022 183,806 184,534 6,247
Total Workers, Place of Work 170,473 205,180 215,130 6,162
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.24 1.12 1.17 0.07

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 170,473 100.0 205,180 100.0 NA 215,130 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 131,529 77.2 165,355 80.6 0.4 172,994 80.4 1.2 No
2-person carpool 19,169 11.2 19,945 9.7 0.3 18,967 8.8 1.2 No
3-person carpool 2,726 1.6 2,615 1.3 0.1 2,940 1.4 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 995 0.6 1,620 0.8 0.1 1,317 0.6 0.3 No
Public Transportation 1,807 1.1 1,960 1.0 0.1 1,809 0.8 0.4 No
Walked 7,227 4.2 4,360 2.1 0.2 4,690 2.2 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,278 1.3 2,405 1.2 0.1 3,420 1.6 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 4,742 2.8 6,915 3.4 0.2 8,993 4.2 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 165,731 100.0 198,265 100.0 NA 206,137 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 25,884 15.6 24,195 12.2 0.4 26,326 12.8 1.6 No
10 to 14 30,726 18.5 32,260 16.3 0.4 28,471 13.8 1.4 Yes
15 to 19 38,349 23.1 39,400 19.9 0.4 36,908 17.9 1.6 Yes
20 to 24 31,710 19.1 39,850 20.1 0.4 44,335 21.5 1.8 No
25 to 29 9,908 6.0 14,000 7.1 0.3 15,861 7.7 1.2 No
30 to 34 15,102 9.1 24,480 12.3 0.4 27,529 13.4 1.4 No
35 to 44 4,415 2.7 7,505 3.8 0.2 8,647 4.2 0.9 No
45 to 59 4,932 3.0 8,090 4.1 0.2 9,106 4.4 0.7 No
60 or more 4,705 2.8 8,490 4.3 0.2 8,954 4.3 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 22.0 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 165,731 100.0 198,265 100.0 NA 206,137 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 11,487 6.9 10,595 5.3 0.2 12,862 6.2 1.1 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 13,506 8.1 11,370 5.7 0.2 11,410 5.5 0.9 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 20,004 12.1 22,385 11.3 0.3 22,530 10.9 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 25,456 15.4 27,795 14.0 0.4 28,520 13.8 1.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 28,348 17.1 35,095 17.7 0.4 34,416 16.7 1.4 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 18,704 11.3 26,170 13.2 0.4 27,571 13.4 1.4 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 9,435 5.7 11,965 6.0 0.3 15,554 7.5 1.0 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 35,617 21.5 47,055 23.7 0.5 48,636 23.6 1.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,174 1.9 4,435 2.2 0.2 4,638 2.2 0.6 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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