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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Fort Lauderdale city, Florida

Download an Excel file* of this document: fort_lauderdale_city_florida.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 149,377 152,397 x x
Total Persons in Household 144,355 146,838 141,307 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 71,154 70,732 63,482 4,609
Total Workers, Place of Work 154,795 151,420 153,817 6,160
Employment-Residence Ratio 2.18 2.14 2.42 0.19

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 154,795 100.0 151,420 100.0 NA 153,817 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 123,882 80.0 123,025 81.2 0.5 125,746 81.8 1.9 No
2-person carpool 15,860 10.2 13,465 8.9 0.3 12,650 8.2 1.2 No
3-person carpool 2,192 1.4 1,975 1.3 0.1 1,995 1.3 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,004 0.6 1,310 0.9 0.1 1,894 1.2 0.7 No
Public Transportation 4,345 2.8 4,579 3.0 0.2 4,760 3.1 0.9 No
Walked 2,628 1.7 2,025 1.3 0.1 2,022 1.3 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,054 2.0 2,370 1.6 0.2 2,018 1.3 0.4 No
Worked at home 1,830 1.2 2,670 1.8 0.2 2,732 1.8 0.8 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 152,965 100.0 148,750 100.0 NA 151,085 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 14,076 9.2 11,920 8.0 0.3 13,290 8.8 1.3 No
10 to 14 18,086 11.8 14,860 10.0 0.4 13,700 9.1 1.4 No
15 to 19 25,725 16.8 20,625 13.9 0.4 19,885 13.2 1.4 No
20 to 24 27,344 17.9 23,460 15.8 0.5 22,336 14.8 1.7 No
25 to 29 11,089 7.2 9,830 6.6 0.3 10,018 6.6 1.2 No
30 to 34 30,888 20.2 30,130 20.3 0.5 29,007 19.2 2.1 No
35 to 44 9,993 6.5 12,160 8.2 0.3 15,538 10.3 1.3 Yes
45 to 59 9,786 6.4 15,555 10.5 0.4 14,515 9.6 1.5 No
60 or more 5,978 3.9 10,215 6.9 0.3 12,796 8.5 1.3 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.7 (X) 28.1 (X) NA 28.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 152,965 100.0 148,750 100.0 NA 151,085 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 4,148 2.7 4,215 2.8 0.2 5,143 3.4 0.9 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 5,914 3.9 5,135 3.5 0.2 5,082 3.4 0.9 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 12,558 8.2 10,430 7.0 0.3 13,036 8.6 1.5 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 18,793 12.3 16,740 11.3 0.4 16,427 10.9 1.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 25,826 16.9 24,325 16.4 0.5 23,263 15.4 1.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 26,949 17.6 27,025 18.2 0.5 23,908 15.8 1.6 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 18,790 12.3 14,365 9.7 0.4 17,579 11.6 1.4 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 37,989 24.8 39,735 26.7 0.5 44,045 29.2 2.4 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,998 1.3 2,285 1.5 0.2 2,602 1.7 0.6 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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