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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Hoover city, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: hoover_city_alabama.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 39,788 62,742 x x
Total Persons in Household 39,550 62,251 74,473 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 21,986 33,422 39,166 4,192
Total Workers, Place of Work 16,003 35,335 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.73 1.06 #VALUE! NA

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 16,003 100.0 35,335 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 13,473 84.2 29,975 84.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 1,528 9.5 3,075 8.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 242 1.5 415 1.2 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 114 0.7 180 0.5 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 31 0.2 45 0.1 0.1 NA NA NA NA
Walked 108 0.7 195 0.6 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 65 0.4 154 0.4 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 442 2.8 1,300 3.7 0.4 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,561 100.0 34,035 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 1,734 11.1 3,280 9.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,153 13.8 3,635 10.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 2,770 17.8 5,170 15.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,503 16.1 5,415 15.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,068 6.9 2,535 7.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,760 17.7 6,210 18.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 944 6.1 2,605 7.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,126 7.2 2,990 8.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 503 3.2 2,190 6.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.8 (X) 27.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,561 100.0 34,035 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 394 2.5 975 2.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 483 3.1 1,635 4.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,639 10.5 3,090 9.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,535 16.3 5,350 15.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,289 21.1 7,565 22.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,015 12.9 5,345 15.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,177 7.6 1,910 5.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,848 24.7 7,080 20.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 181 1.2 435 1.3 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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