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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Georgia

Download an Excel file* of this document: georgia.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 6,478,216 8,186,453 x x
Total Persons in Household 6,304,583 7,952,631 8,821,142 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 3,106,393 3,832,803 4,098,555 20,586
Total Workers, Place of Work 3,118,176 3,847,720 4,096,689 20,052
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.01

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 3,118,176 100.0 3,847,720 100.0 NA 4,096,689 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 2,389,388 76.6 2,982,300 77.5 0.1 3,286,627 80.2 0.4 Yes
2-person carpool 359,335 11.5 408,955 10.6 0.1 341,732 8.3 0.3 Yes
3-person carpool 67,191 2.2 88,035 2.3 0.0 69,297 1.7 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 42,425 1.4 61,980 1.6 0.0 47,724 1.2 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 81,914 2.6 82,465 2.1 0.0 91,139 2.2 0.2 No
Walked 72,498 2.3 65,585 1.7 0.0 52,638 1.3 0.1 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 40,421 1.3 49,410 1.3 0.0 61,544 1.5 0.1 Yes
Worked at home 65,004 2.1 108,985 2.8 0.0 145,988 3.6 0.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,053,172 100.0 3,738,735 100.0 NA 3,950,701 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 426,032 14.0 428,260 11.5 0.1 478,041 12.1 0.4 Yes
10 to 14 467,205 15.3 512,850 13.7 0.1 508,640 12.9 0.3 Yes
15 to 19 546,265 17.9 585,585 15.7 0.1 587,309 14.9 0.3 Yes
20 to 24 445,331 14.6 522,330 14.0 0.1 567,635 14.4 0.4 Yes
25 to 29 169,248 5.5 211,075 5.6 0.1 230,491 5.8 0.3 No
30 to 34 437,216 14.3 540,155 14.4 0.1 577,299 14.6 0.4 No
35 to 44 169,600 5.6 242,055 6.5 0.1 270,026 6.8 0.2 Yes
45 to 59 233,805 7.7 347,200 9.3 0.1 360,908 9.1 0.3 No
60 or more 158,470 5.2 349,225 9.3 0.1 370,352 9.4 0.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.7 (X) 27.7 (X) NA 26.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 3,053,172 100.0 3,738,735 100.0 NA 3,950,701 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 115,002 3.8 169,400 4.5 0.1 195,182 4.9 0.2 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 137,245 4.5 192,730 5.2 0.1 212,461 5.4 0.2 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 325,045 10.6 389,110 10.4 0.1 394,742 10.0 0.3 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 422,153 13.8 487,035 13.0 0.1 512,101 13.0 0.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 595,443 19.5 671,500 18.0 0.1 644,520 16.3 0.3 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 459,225 15.0 517,155 13.8 0.1 524,464 13.3 0.3 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 244,485 8.0 252,120 6.7 0.1 323,795 8.2 0.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 696,174 22.8 924,545 24.7 0.1 1,046,576 26.5 0.4 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 58,400 1.9 84,935 2.3 0.0 96,860 2.5 0.1 Yes

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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