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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Forrest County, Mississippi

Download an Excel file* of this document: forrest_county_mississippi.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 68,314 72,604 x x
Total Persons in Household 63,871 67,194 69,608 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 27,801 31,559 32,137 1,640
Total Workers, Place of Work 35,628 40,020 43,917 2,892
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.28 1.27 1.37 0.13

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 35,628 100.0 40,020 100.0 NA 43,917 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,209 79.2 32,345 80.8 0.9 35,698 81.3 3.8 No
2-person carpool 4,090 11.5 3,995 10.0 0.7 3,985 9.1 2.6 No
3-person carpool 671 1.9 775 1.9 0.3 458 1.0 0.7 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 334 0.9 580 1.4 0.3 522 1.2 0.8 No
Public Transportation 134 0.4 70 0.2 0.1 51 0.1 0.2 No
Walked 1,220 3.4 1,180 2.9 0.4 1,041 2.4 1.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 503 1.4 410 1.0 0.2 1,392 3.2 1.4 Yes
Worked at home 467 1.3 655 1.6 0.3 770 1.8 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,161 100.0 39,365 100.0 NA 43,147 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,156 20.4 6,385 16.2 0.8 4,767 11.0 2.6 Yes
10 to 14 7,358 20.9 7,420 18.8 0.9 8,348 19.3 3.9 No
15 to 19 6,988 19.9 6,905 17.5 0.8 8,274 19.2 3.8 No
20 to 24 4,140 11.8 5,910 15.0 0.8 5,626 13.0 2.6 No
25 to 29 1,357 3.9 2,005 5.1 0.5 2,529 5.9 2.1 No
30 to 34 3,935 11.2 4,680 11.9 0.7 5,980 13.9 2.5 No
35 to 44 1,125 3.2 1,460 3.7 0.4 2,350 5.4 2.1 No
45 to 59 1,689 4.8 2,040 5.2 0.5 2,307 5.3 1.9 No
60 or more 1,413 4.0 2,560 6.5 0.5 2,966 6.9 2.2 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.4 (X) 23.2 (X) NA 23.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,161 100.0 39,365 100.0 NA 43,147 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,365 3.9 2,230 5.7 0.5 3,803 8.8 2.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,153 6.1 2,640 6.7 0.6 2,997 6.9 2.2 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,027 14.3 5,075 12.9 0.7 5,109 11.8 2.9 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,829 13.7 4,960 12.6 0.7 5,553 12.9 2.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,691 19.0 7,635 19.4 0.9 8,903 20.6 3.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,625 13.2 4,555 11.6 0.7 4,254 9.9 2.5 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,652 4.7 1,900 4.8 0.5 2,375 5.5 1.8 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,974 22.7 9,465 24.0 1.0 8,804 20.4 3.3 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 845 2.4 1,105 2.8 0.4 1,349 3.1 1.6 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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