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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Download an Excel file* of this document: dona_ana_county_new_mexico.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 135,510 174,682 x x
Total Persons in Household 131,472 169,663 184,089 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 53,231 66,761 74,587 3,303
Total Workers, Place of Work 51,992 61,200 71,691 3,516
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.98 0.92 0.96 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 51,992 100.0 61,200 100.0 NA 71,691 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 37,083 71.3 46,735 76.4 0.8 51,934 72.4 2.5 Yes
2-person carpool 6,100 11.7 6,850 11.2 0.6 8,082 11.3 2.4 No
3-person carpool 1,561 3.0 1,235 2.0 0.3 2,306 3.2 1.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 2,253 4.3 1,165 1.9 0.3 1,337 1.9 0.8 No
Public Transportation 375 0.7 195 0.3 0.1 320 0.4 0.4 No
Walked 1,809 3.5 1,640 2.7 0.3 3,442 4.8 2.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,214 2.3 1,015 1.7 0.2 1,293 1.8 0.9 No
Worked at home 1,597 3.1 2,360 3.9 0.4 2,977 4.2 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 50,395 100.0 58,840 100.0 NA 68,714 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,964 21.8 11,090 18.8 0.8 16,388 23.8 3.7 Yes
10 to 14 11,015 21.9 11,465 19.5 0.8 14,417 21.0 3.8 No
15 to 19 9,635 19.1 12,340 21.0 0.8 12,052 17.5 2.2 Yes
20 to 24 5,045 10.0 7,575 12.9 0.7 10,724 15.6 2.7 No
25 to 29 1,626 3.2 2,395 4.1 0.4 2,888 4.2 1.2 No
30 to 34 4,258 8.4 6,155 10.5 0.6 4,906 7.1 1.7 Yes
35 to 44 2,017 4.0 1,945 3.3 0.4 1,780 2.6 1.2 No
45 to 59 3,069 6.1 3,150 5.4 0.4 3,090 4.5 1.2 No
60 or more 2,766 5.5 2,730 4.6 0.4 2,469 3.6 1.2 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.7 (X) 20.7 (X) NA 16.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 50,395 100.0 58,840 100.0 NA 68,714 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,770 3.5 2,380 4.0 0.4 2,344 3.4 1.3 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,143 4.3 3,270 5.6 0.5 6,456 9.4 2.5 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,056 10.0 6,090 10.4 0.6 7,987 11.6 2.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 8,312 16.5 7,295 12.4 0.6 8,633 12.6 2.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 10,641 21.1 11,840 20.1 0.8 13,242 19.3 2.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,894 15.7 9,135 15.5 0.7 9,709 14.1 2.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,540 5.0 3,115 5.3 0.4 3,601 5.2 1.5 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,095 22.0 14,510 24.7 0.8 15,573 22.7 2.9 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 944 1.9 1,290 2.2 0.3 1,169 1.7 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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