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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Island County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: island_county_washington.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 60,195 71,558 x x
Total Persons in Household 56,970 70,079 77,698 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 27,888 32,538 33,884 1,584
Total Workers, Place of Work 22,524 24,650 24,452 1,764
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.81 0.76 0.72 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 22,524 100.0 24,650 100.0 NA 24,452 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 16,376 72.7 18,380 74.6 1.1 18,674 76.4 6.3 No
2-person carpool 2,396 10.6 2,145 8.7 0.7 2,117 8.7 3.4 No
3-person carpool 270 1.2 320 1.3 0.3 148 0.6 0.6 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 76 0.3 150 0.6 0.2 107 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 73 0.3 320 1.3 0.3 141 0.6 0.8 No
Walked 1,658 7.4 1,220 4.9 0.6 561 2.3 1.2 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 583 2.6 325 1.3 0.3 503 2.1 1.7 No
Worked at home 1,092 4.8 1,785 7.2 0.7 2,201 9.0 2.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,432 100.0 22,865 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,970 27.9 6,215 27.2 1.2 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,252 29.2 6,080 26.6 1.2 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 4,750 22.2 4,400 19.2 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 1,811 8.4 1,815 7.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 414 1.9 580 2.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 753 3.5 1,180 5.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 353 1.6 565 2.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 459 2.1 805 3.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 670 3.1 1,230 5.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 14.9 (X) 18.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 21,432 100.0 22,865 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 682 3.2 910 4.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,900 8.9 1,520 6.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,686 17.2 3,385 14.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,639 17.0 3,715 16.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,446 11.4 2,770 12.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,043 9.5 2,395 10.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,253 5.8 1,780 7.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,488 25.6 6,200 27.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 295 1.4 390 1.7 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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