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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Davidson County, Tennessee

Download an Excel file* of this document: davidson_county_tennessee.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 510,784 569,891 x x
Total Persons in Household 489,689 545,726 549,850 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 261,683 285,980 268,826 4,857
Total Workers, Place of Work 343,335 399,690 386,562 7,657
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.31 1.40 1.44 0.04

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 343,335 100.0 399,690 100.0 NA 386,562 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 269,253 78.4 321,450 80.4 0.3 325,639 84.2 1.3 Yes
2-person carpool 40,227 11.7 42,725 10.7 0.2 30,987 8.0 0.9 Yes
3-person carpool 5,958 1.7 6,570 1.6 0.1 4,140 1.1 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 4,335 1.3 5,040 1.3 0.1 3,089 0.8 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 7,828 2.3 4,879 1.2 0.1 3,857 1.0 0.2 No
Walked 6,706 2.0 6,770 1.7 0.1 5,327 1.4 0.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,032 0.9 3,390 0.8 0.1 4,316 1.1 0.3 No
Worked at home 5,996 1.7 8,865 2.2 0.1 9,207 2.4 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 337,339 100.0 390,825 100.0 NA 377,355 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 30,322 9.0 30,855 7.9 0.2 30,329 8.0 1.1 No
10 to 14 39,840 11.8 40,145 10.3 0.2 34,987 9.3 0.9 Yes
15 to 19 59,646 17.7 55,920 14.3 0.3 53,811 14.3 1.1 No
20 to 24 60,931 18.1 62,815 16.1 0.3 61,109 16.2 1.1 No
25 to 29 22,747 6.7 26,580 6.8 0.2 25,828 6.8 0.8 No
30 to 34 55,539 16.5 70,765 18.1 0.3 67,699 17.9 1.0 No
35 to 44 20,447 6.1 29,560 7.6 0.2 31,644 8.4 0.7 Yes
45 to 59 27,487 8.1 40,515 10.4 0.2 41,957 11.1 0.8 No
60 or more 20,380 6.0 33,670 8.6 0.2 29,991 7.9 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.0 (X) 29.2 (X) NA 27.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 337,339 100.0 390,825 100.0 NA 377,355 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 15,409 4.6 20,455 5.2 0.2 21,668 5.7 0.8 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 20,610 6.1 24,585 6.3 0.2 27,949 7.4 0.8 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 42,561 12.6 45,290 11.6 0.2 42,617 11.3 1.0 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 50,083 14.8 55,595 14.2 0.3 51,533 13.7 0.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 62,602 18.6 69,465 17.8 0.3 61,512 16.3 1.1 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 42,833 12.7 48,970 12.5 0.3 48,742 12.9 1.0 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 21,330 6.3 21,280 5.4 0.2 29,318 7.8 0.7 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 75,043 22.2 89,155 22.8 0.3 83,888 22.2 1.2 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 6,868 2.0 10,765 2.8 0.1 10,128 2.7 0.5 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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