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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Hays County, Texas

Download an Excel file* of this document: hays_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 65,614 97,589 x x
Total Persons in Household 59,462 89,950 115,030 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 30,326 49,578 58,983 2,193
Total Workers, Place of Work 22,248 36,500 46,403 3,615
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.73 0.74 0.79 0.10

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 22,248 100.0 36,500 100.0 NA 46,403 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 15,732 70.7 26,525 72.7 0.9 34,875 75.2 3.8 No
2-person carpool 2,398 10.8 4,225 11.6 0.7 5,178 11.2 3.1 No
3-person carpool 471 2.1 690 1.9 0.3 257 0.6 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 311 1.4 535 1.5 0.3 835 1.8 1.8 No
Public Transportation 335 1.5 283 0.8 0.2 399 0.9 0.7 No
Walked 1,500 6.7 1,860 5.1 0.5 1,370 3.0 1.7 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 434 2.0 590 1.6 0.3 962 2.1 1.7 No
Worked at home 1,067 4.8 1,785 4.9 0.5 2,527 5.4 1.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,181 100.0 34,715 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,426 25.6 7,085 20.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 4,401 20.8 6,975 20.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,955 18.7 6,405 18.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,122 10.0 4,010 11.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 750 3.5 1,475 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,071 9.8 3,725 10.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 674 3.2 1,330 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,001 4.7 2,070 6.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 781 3.7 1,635 4.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 20.8 (X) NA 19.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,181 100.0 34,715 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 630 3.0 1,245 3.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 710 3.4 1,795 5.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,734 8.2 2,535 7.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,406 11.4 3,885 11.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,361 20.6 7,035 20.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,251 15.3 4,795 13.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,381 6.5 2,170 6.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,385 30.1 10,690 30.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 323 1.5 545 1.6 0.3 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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