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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Etowah County, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: etowah_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 99,840 103,459 x x
Total Persons in Household 98,568 101,416 101,151 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 40,214 42,636 40,970 1,964
Total Workers, Place of Work 37,542 38,635 34,723 2,659
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.93 0.91 0.85 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 37,542 100.0 38,635 100.0 NA 34,723 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 31,885 84.9 33,180 85.9 0.8 28,609 82.4 3.4 Yes
2-person carpool 3,288 8.8 3,160 8.2 0.6 3,389 9.8 2.6 No
3-person carpool 553 1.5 530 1.4 0.3 881 2.5 1.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 243 0.6 285 0.7 0.2 346 1.0 1.2 No
Public Transportation 29 0.1 40 0.1 0.1 114 0.3 0.4 No
Walked 514 1.4 355 0.9 0.2 390 1.1 1.1 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 212 0.6 280 0.7 0.2 426 1.2 0.7 No
Worked at home 818 2.2 800 2.1 0.3 568 1.6 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 36,724 100.0 37,835 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,670 15.4 5,545 14.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,051 19.2 6,525 17.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,786 23.9 8,345 22.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,083 16.6 6,305 16.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,711 4.7 2,235 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,860 10.5 4,130 10.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,099 3.0 1,215 3.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,459 4.0 1,690 4.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,005 2.7 1,850 4.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 21.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 36,724 100.0 37,835 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,205 6.0 2,650 7.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,066 8.3 2,895 7.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,796 15.8 4,910 13.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,605 12.5 4,855 12.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,900 16.1 6,565 17.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,514 9.6 3,625 9.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,497 4.1 1,485 3.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,226 25.1 9,850 26.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 915 2.5 1,080 2.9 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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