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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Ellis County, Texas

Download an Excel file* of this document: ellis_county_texas.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 85,167 111,360 x x
Total Persons in Household 83,904 109,427 131,480 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,768 52,380 63,886 2,373
Total Workers, Place of Work 25,798 35,855 41,378 2,659
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.67 0.68 0.65 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 25,798 100.0 35,855 100.0 NA 41,378 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 19,504 75.6 27,470 76.6 0.9 32,878 79.5 3.1 No
2-person carpool 3,228 12.5 4,385 12.2 0.7 3,884 9.4 2.9 No
3-person carpool 731 2.8 1,045 2.9 0.4 1,040 2.5 1.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 365 1.4 665 1.9 0.3 494 1.2 0.9 No
Public Transportation 22 0.1 55 0.2 0.1 43 0.1 0.2 No
Walked 636 2.5 450 1.3 0.2 517 1.2 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 508 2.0 630 1.8 0.3 261 0.6 0.7 Yes
Worked at home 804 3.1 1,155 3.2 0.4 2,261 5.5 1.5 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 24,994 100.0 34,700 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,553 26.2 7,010 20.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 4,834 19.3 6,420 18.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 4,181 16.7 5,175 14.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,578 10.3 4,295 12.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 913 3.7 1,525 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,707 10.8 3,780 10.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 873 3.5 1,580 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,240 5.0 2,340 6.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,115 4.5 2,585 7.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 24.1 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 24,994 100.0 34,700 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,001 4.0 2,245 6.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,681 6.7 2,355 6.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,642 14.6 4,260 12.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,374 13.5 4,985 14.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,937 19.8 6,585 19.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,491 14.0 3,390 9.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,157 4.6 1,510 4.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,204 20.8 8,075 23.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 507 2.0 1,090 3.1 0.4 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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