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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Hennepin County, Minnesota

Download an Excel file* of this document: hennepin_county_minnesota.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 1,032,431 1,116,200 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,008,411 1,087,984 1,089,910 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 561,081 607,567 580,219 6,115
Total Workers, Place of Work 706,563 807,035 803,663 10,986
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.26 1.33 1.39 0.03

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 706,563 100.0 807,035 100.0 NA 803,663 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 528,361 74.8 617,445 76.5 0.2 619,810 77.1 0.8 No
2-person carpool 67,694 9.6 68,920 8.5 0.1 65,362 8.1 0.6 No
3-person carpool 7,852 1.1 8,540 1.1 0.1 8,445 1.1 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 4,516 0.6 5,315 0.7 0.0 5,754 0.7 0.2 No
Public Transportation 49,699 7.0 53,740 6.7 0.1 49,589 6.2 0.5 No
Walked 21,472 3.0 19,080 2.4 0.1 16,758 2.1 0.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 8,493 1.2 10,185 1.3 0.1 11,971 1.5 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 18,476 2.6 23,815 3.0 0.1 25,974 3.2 0.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 688,087 100.0 783,220 100.0 NA 777,689 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 68,272 9.9 66,020 8.4 0.1 65,802 8.5 0.7 No
10 to 14 94,836 13.8 93,430 11.9 0.2 84,570 10.9 0.6 Yes
15 to 19 120,835 17.6 121,045 15.5 0.2 114,634 14.7 0.6 Yes
20 to 24 131,601 19.1 140,510 17.9 0.2 137,083 17.6 0.9 No
25 to 29 58,285 8.5 64,595 8.2 0.1 64,357 8.3 0.5 No
30 to 34 99,577 14.5 124,375 15.9 0.2 120,871 15.5 0.7 No
35 to 44 47,023 6.8 65,230 8.3 0.1 70,013 9.0 0.5 Yes
45 to 59 41,716 6.1 63,615 8.1 0.1 71,203 9.2 0.5 Yes
60 or more 25,942 3.8 44,395 5.7 0.1 49,156 6.3 0.4 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.0 (X) 26.3 (X) NA 25.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 688,087 100.0 783,220 100.0 NA 777,689 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 27,912 4.1 41,170 5.3 0.1 47,152 6.1 0.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 33,562 4.9 44,050 5.6 0.1 44,517 5.7 0.4 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 76,867 11.2 80,360 10.3 0.2 81,976 10.5 0.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 96,200 14.0 103,185 13.2 0.2 100,658 12.9 0.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 135,403 19.7 142,185 18.2 0.2 136,141 17.5 0.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 98,545 14.3 108,485 13.9 0.2 101,575 13.1 0.6 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 48,967 7.1 50,030 6.4 0.1 62,149 8.0 0.5 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 161,038 23.4 185,490 23.7 0.2 187,258 24.1 0.9 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 9,593 1.4 15,850 2.0 0.1 16,263 2.1 0.3 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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