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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Independence city, Missouri

Download an Excel file* of this document: independence_city_missouri.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 112,301 113,288 x x
Total Persons in Household 111,273 112,148 111,842 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 55,470 54,514 50,465 3,783
Total Workers, Place of Work 34,698 38,670 35,200 2,792
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.63 0.71 0.70 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 34,698 100.0 38,670 100.0 NA 35,200 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,577 82.4 31,945 82.6 0.9 29,819 84.7 3.4 No
2-person carpool 3,323 9.6 3,875 10.0 0.7 2,381 6.8 2.0 Yes
3-person carpool 403 1.2 365 0.9 0.2 507 1.4 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 290 0.8 305 0.8 0.2 278 0.8 0.7 No
Public Transportation 189 0.5 120 0.3 0.1 152 0.4 0.4 No
Walked 500 1.4 560 1.4 0.3 438 1.2 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 299 0.9 370 1.0 0.2 434 1.2 1.1 No
Worked at home 1,117 3.2 1,135 2.9 0.4 1,191 3.4 1.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,581 100.0 37,535 100.0 NA 34,009 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,346 15.9 5,690 15.2 0.8 4,051 11.9 2.3 Yes
10 to 14 6,745 20.1 6,735 17.9 0.9 6,108 18.0 3.0 No
15 to 19 6,277 18.7 7,375 19.6 0.9 7,484 22.0 4.2 No
20 to 24 5,340 15.9 5,945 15.8 0.8 5,315 15.6 3.3 No
25 to 29 2,041 6.1 2,335 6.2 0.6 1,849 5.4 1.7 No
30 to 34 3,764 11.2 4,610 12.3 0.7 3,410 10.0 2.3 No
35 to 44 1,467 4.4 1,575 4.2 0.5 2,092 6.2 2.4 No
45 to 59 1,488 4.4 1,795 4.8 0.5 2,323 6.8 2.1 No
60 or more 1,113 3.3 1,480 3.9 0.4 1,377 4.0 1.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.9 (X) 21.4 (X) NA 21.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,581 100.0 37,535 100.0 NA 34,009 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,188 3.5 1,675 4.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,639 4.9 2,305 6.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,889 11.6 4,055 10.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,976 11.8 3,900 10.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,022 17.9 6,415 17.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,469 13.3 5,145 13.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,631 7.8 2,510 6.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,304 27.7 10,635 28.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 463 1.4 710 1.9 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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