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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: jefferson_parish_louisiana.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 448,306 455,466 x x
Total Persons in Household 445,239 451,109 448,578 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 205,405 209,611 197,845 6,355
Total Workers, Place of Work 184,271 205,305 184,456 7,781
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.90 0.98 0.93 0.06

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 184,271 100.0 205,305 100.0 NA 184,456 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 143,502 77.9 158,895 77.4 0.4 146,936 79.7 2.3 No
2-person carpool 20,113 10.9 22,755 11.1 0.3 17,451 9.5 1.8 No
3-person carpool 3,476 1.9 4,070 2.0 0.1 3,554 1.9 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 2,175 1.2 2,865 1.4 0.1 3,016 1.6 0.7 No
Public Transportation 4,388 2.4 5,019 2.4 0.2 4,385 2.4 0.7 No
Walked 3,994 2.2 3,835 1.9 0.1 2,808 1.5 0.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,434 1.9 3,595 1.8 0.1 3,275 1.8 0.5 No
Worked at home 3,189 1.7 4,265 2.1 0.1 3,031 1.6 0.4 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 181,082 100.0 201,040 100.0 NA 181,425 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 22,051 12.2 21,565 10.7 0.3 21,197 11.7 1.3 No
10 to 14 28,461 15.7 29,420 14.6 0.3 26,118 14.4 1.4 No
15 to 19 35,764 19.8 35,160 17.5 0.4 27,720 15.3 1.6 Yes
20 to 24 28,111 15.5 30,875 15.4 0.4 27,759 15.3 2.6 No
25 to 29 8,935 4.9 11,135 5.5 0.2 6,910 3.8 0.7 Yes
30 to 34 25,557 14.1 28,955 14.4 0.3 25,815 14.2 1.4 No
35 to 44 8,275 4.6 9,850 4.9 0.2 10,027 5.5 1.1 No
45 to 59 10,670 5.9 16,185 8.1 0.3 17,501 9.6 1.7 No
60 or more 13,258 7.3 17,905 8.9 0.3 18,378 10.1 1.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.7 (X) 27.4 (X) NA 27.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 181,082 100.0 201,040 100.0 NA 181,425 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 8,612 4.8 10,665 5.3 0.2 11,283 6.2 1.1 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 10,659 5.9 12,555 6.2 0.2 11,195 6.2 1.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 19,519 10.8 21,005 10.4 0.3 20,057 11.1 1.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 22,655 12.5 24,725 12.3 0.3 25,895 14.3 2.0 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 28,499 15.7 32,050 15.9 0.4 29,225 16.1 1.9 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 27,311 15.1 28,895 14.4 0.3 24,039 13.3 1.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 15,071 8.3 13,740 6.8 0.2 15,318 8.4 1.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 43,980 24.3 48,880 24.3 0.4 38,757 21.4 2.1 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 4,776 2.6 5,930 2.9 0.2 5,656 3.1 1.0 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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