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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cowlitz County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: cowlitz_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 82,119 92,948 x x
Total Persons in Household 80,959 91,528 95,905 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 33,484 39,330 39,932 2,078
Total Workers, Place of Work 34,471 39,885 36,260 2,188
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.01 0.91 0.08

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 34,471 100.0 39,885 100.0 NA 36,260 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,704 83.3 32,915 82.5 0.8 30,305 83.6 3.8 No
2-person carpool 2,719 7.9 3,445 8.6 0.6 2,867 7.9 2.9 No
3-person carpool 415 1.2 570 1.4 0.2 325 0.9 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 380 1.1 375 0.9 0.2 382 1.1 1.0 No
Public Transportation 39 0.1 103 0.3 0.1 51 0.1 0.2 No
Walked 831 2.4 870 2.2 0.3 705 1.9 1.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 439 1.3 479 1.2 0.2 355 1.0 0.9 No
Worked at home 944 2.7 1,125 2.8 0.3 1,270 3.5 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,527 100.0 38,760 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,525 22.4 7,430 19.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,552 22.5 8,630 22.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,739 20.1 7,805 20.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,368 13.0 5,155 13.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,491 4.4 1,650 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,305 6.9 3,440 8.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 995 3.0 1,395 3.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,287 3.8 1,605 4.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,265 3.8 1,650 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 19.9 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,527 100.0 38,760 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,782 5.3 3,065 7.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,514 7.5 2,805 7.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,996 11.9 3,965 10.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,104 12.2 4,180 10.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,294 15.8 6,255 16.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,636 10.8 3,960 10.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,172 6.5 2,210 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,075 27.1 10,290 26.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 954 2.8 1,640 4.2 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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