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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: DeKalb County, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: dekalb_county_alabama.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 54,651 64,452 x x
Total Persons in Household 54,175 63,588 66,407 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 24,058 28,637 26,543 1,976
Total Workers, Place of Work 21,289 26,065 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.88 0.91 #VALUE! NA

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 21,289 100.0 26,065 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 16,452 77.3 21,040 80.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 2,791 13.1 2,845 10.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 434 2.0 505 1.9 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 242 1.1 200 0.8 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 46 0.2 55 0.2 0.1 NA NA NA NA
Walked 386 1.8 380 1.5 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 157 0.7 195 0.7 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 781 3.7 840 3.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,508 100.0 25,225 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,856 18.8 4,450 17.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 3,493 17.0 3,995 15.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,900 19.0 4,190 16.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,109 15.2 4,020 15.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,077 5.3 1,530 6.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,916 14.2 3,400 13.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 841 4.1 1,170 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 853 4.2 1,435 5.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 463 2.3 1,030 4.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.1 (X) 22.3 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 20,508 100.0 25,225 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,456 12.0 3,680 14.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,262 11.0 2,530 10.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,955 14.4 2,265 9.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,623 12.8 3,195 12.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,596 12.7 3,455 13.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,614 7.9 1,845 7.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 548 2.7 765 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,719 23.0 6,285 24.9 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 735 3.6 1,240 4.9 0.6 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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