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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Download an Excel file* of this document: eau_claire_county_wisconsin.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 85,183 93,142 x x
Total Persons in Household 80,584 88,037 89,003 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,975 48,603 47,389 1,558
Total Workers, Place of Work 41,053 53,180 53,058 2,000
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.09 1.12 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 41,053 100.0 53,180 100.0 NA 53,058 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 31,606 77.0 43,245 81.3 0.7 45,144 85.1 1.6 Yes
2-person carpool 3,086 7.5 3,580 6.7 0.4 3,510 6.6 1.8 No
3-person carpool 353 0.9 585 1.1 0.2 541 1.0 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 126 0.3 225 0.4 0.1 242 0.5 0.3 No
Public Transportation 363 0.9 615 1.2 0.2 622 1.2 0.9 No
Walked 3,186 7.8 2,650 5.0 0.4 391 0.7 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 520 1.3 580 1.1 0.2 659 1.2 0.6 No
Worked at home 1,813 4.4 1,695 3.2 0.3 1,949 3.7 1.1 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 39,240 100.0 51,485 100.0 NA 51,109 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,322 23.8 10,900 21.2 0.7 7,738 15.1 2.4 Yes
10 to 14 10,721 27.3 12,665 24.6 0.8 11,339 22.2 2.3 No
15 to 19 7,915 20.2 10,135 19.7 0.7 11,587 22.7 3.1 No
20 to 24 4,224 10.8 5,740 11.1 0.6 6,772 13.3 2.1 No
25 to 29 1,513 3.9 2,515 4.9 0.4 3,015 5.9 1.3 No
30 to 34 2,728 7.0 4,040 7.8 0.5 3,716 7.3 1.4 No
35 to 44 888 2.3 1,910 3.7 0.3 2,067 4.0 0.9 No
45 to 59 922 2.3 1,760 3.4 0.3 3,277 6.4 1.2 Yes
60 or more 1,007 2.6 1,835 3.6 0.3 1,598 3.1 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.1 (X) 18.7 (X) NA 19.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 39,240 100.0 51,485 100.0 NA 51,109 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,517 3.9 3,240 6.3 0.4 4,309 8.4 1.5 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,777 4.5 2,500 4.9 0.4 2,590 5.1 1.4 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,581 9.1 4,965 9.6 0.5 4,594 9.0 1.5 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,579 11.7 5,940 11.5 0.6 5,057 9.9 1.4 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,124 20.7 9,630 18.7 0.7 10,092 19.7 2.5 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,207 10.7 4,705 9.1 0.5 4,391 8.6 1.6 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,396 6.1 2,675 5.2 0.4 2,908 5.7 1.3 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,250 31.2 16,190 31.4 0.8 15,547 30.4 3.2 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 809 2.1 1,350 2.6 0.3 1,621 3.2 1.3 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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