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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Henderson County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: henderson_county_north_carolina.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 69,285 89,173 x x
Total Persons in Household 68,206 87,332 95,381 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 30,227 38,711 41,589 2,134
Total Workers, Place of Work 29,193 37,125 37,159 2,609
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.97 0.96 0.89 0.08

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 29,193 100.0 37,125 100.0 NA 37,159 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 23,422 80.2 30,000 80.8 0.8 30,161 81.2 4.6 No
2-person carpool 3,291 11.3 3,755 10.1 0.6 3,820 10.3 3.0 No
3-person carpool 380 1.3 720 1.9 0.3 802 2.2 1.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 178 0.6 610 1.6 0.3 432 1.2 0.9 No
Public Transportation 14 0.0 34 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.7 No
Walked 617 2.1 460 1.2 0.2 343 0.9 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 286 1.0 305 0.8 0.2 389 1.0 0.8 No
Worked at home 1,005 3.4 1,240 3.3 0.4 1,212 3.3 1.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,188 100.0 35,885 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,285 15.2 4,610 12.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,553 19.7 6,410 17.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,052 21.5 7,280 20.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,613 16.4 6,320 17.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,401 5.0 2,260 6.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,763 13.3 4,545 12.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 899 3.2 1,470 4.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,006 3.6 1,560 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 616 2.2 1,430 4.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.9 (X) 22.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,188 100.0 35,885 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 695 2.5 1,125 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,281 4.5 1,785 5.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,531 12.5 4,250 11.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,194 11.3 4,560 12.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,775 20.5 7,420 20.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,450 15.8 5,115 14.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,010 7.1 2,045 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,619 23.5 8,515 23.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 633 2.2 585 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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