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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Eaton County, Michigan

Download an Excel file* of this document: eaton_county_michigan.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 92,879 103,655 x x
Total Persons in Household 91,523 101,921 105,632 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 46,712 52,704 49,947 1,987
Total Workers, Place of Work 35,183 42,535 40,083 2,716
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.75 0.81 0.80 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 35,183 100.0 42,535 100.0 NA 40,083 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,087 79.8 34,785 81.8 0.7 34,627 86.4 2.2 Yes
2-person carpool 3,365 9.6 3,590 8.4 0.5 2,788 7.0 2.1 No
3-person carpool 428 1.2 535 1.3 0.2 192 0.5 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 200 0.6 250 0.6 0.1 95 0.2 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 216 0.6 369 0.9 0.2 42 0.1 0.2 Yes
Walked 1,192 3.4 1,030 2.4 0.3 924 2.3 1.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 228 0.6 289 0.7 0.1 238 0.6 0.4 No
Worked at home 1,467 4.2 1,685 4.0 0.3 1,177 2.9 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,716 100.0 40,850 100.0 NA 38,906 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,624 22.6 8,360 20.5 0.7 8,050 20.7 3.4 No
10 to 14 6,053 18.0 6,865 16.8 0.7 5,489 14.1 2.2 Yes
15 to 19 5,657 16.8 7,170 17.6 0.7 6,255 16.1 2.3 No
20 to 24 5,484 16.3 6,670 16.3 0.7 7,037 18.1 3.2 No
25 to 29 2,126 6.3 2,630 6.4 0.4 2,648 6.8 1.6 No
30 to 34 3,006 8.9 3,650 8.9 0.5 3,545 9.1 2.0 No
35 to 44 1,323 3.9 1,720 4.2 0.4 1,444 3.7 1.3 No
45 to 59 1,153 3.4 1,685 4.1 0.4 2,632 6.8 2.3 Yes
60 or more 1,290 3.8 2,105 5.2 0.4 1,806 4.6 1.4 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.9 (X) 21.3 (X) NA 20.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,716 100.0 40,850 100.0 NA 38,906 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,101 6.2 2,765 6.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,683 5.0 1,990 4.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,841 8.4 3,650 8.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,485 10.3 4,540 11.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,284 21.6 8,700 21.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,142 12.3 4,925 12.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,977 5.9 1,935 4.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,546 28.3 10,945 26.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 657 1.9 1,060 2.6 0.3 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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