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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Jefferson County, Colorado

Download an Excel file* of this document: jefferson_county_colorado.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 438,430 527,056 x x
Total Persons in Household 431,948 519,326 519,071 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 236,707 286,304 269,889 4,686
Total Workers, Place of Work 170,581 215,445 201,866 7,100
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.72 0.75 0.75 0.04

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 170,581 100.0 215,445 100.0 NA 201,866 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 132,598 77.7 167,860 77.9 0.4 160,887 79.7 0.8 Yes
2-person carpool 17,251 10.1 19,225 8.9 0.3 14,340 7.1 1.2 Yes
3-person carpool 1,976 1.2 3,000 1.4 0.1 1,596 0.8 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,554 0.9 1,410 0.7 0.1 633 0.3 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 3,240 1.9 3,739 1.7 0.1 2,513 1.2 0.4 Yes
Walked 4,085 2.4 3,735 1.7 0.1 3,951 2.0 0.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,479 0.9 1,980 0.9 0.1 2,576 1.3 0.4 No
Worked at home 8,398 4.9 14,495 6.7 0.3 15,370 7.6 0.7 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 162,183 100.0 200,950 100.0 NA 186,496 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 23,820 14.7 26,025 13.0 0.4 26,533 14.2 1.3 No
10 to 14 25,260 15.6 30,840 15.3 0.4 28,349 15.2 1.4 No
15 to 19 28,123 17.3 33,895 16.9 0.4 28,221 15.1 1.6 Yes
20 to 24 27,414 16.9 32,215 16.0 0.4 30,130 16.2 1.4 No
25 to 29 11,116 6.9 13,215 6.6 0.3 14,005 7.5 1.0 No
30 to 34 20,899 12.9 27,250 13.6 0.4 27,358 14.7 1.4 No
35 to 44 9,912 6.1 13,690 6.8 0.3 11,964 6.4 1.0 No
45 to 59 9,865 6.1 13,795 6.9 0.3 12,517 6.7 0.9 No
60 or more 5,774 3.6 10,025 5.0 0.2 7,419 4.0 0.7 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.7 (X) 23.8 (X) NA 21.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 162,183 100.0 200,950 100.0 NA 186,496 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 6,621 4.1 10,240 5.1 0.2 11,453 6.1 0.9 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 8,959 5.5 11,740 5.8 0.3 9,929 5.3 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 19,641 12.1 21,925 10.9 0.3 19,403 10.4 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 26,140 16.1 28,875 14.4 0.4 26,236 14.1 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 27,528 17.0 33,980 16.9 0.4 26,206 14.1 1.4 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 20,488 12.6 25,380 12.6 0.4 24,037 12.9 1.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 11,056 6.8 13,540 6.7 0.3 14,547 7.8 1.1 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 39,107 24.1 49,400 24.6 0.5 51,033 27.4 2.1 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,643 1.6 4,105 2.0 0.2 3,652 2.0 0.5 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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