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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Kent city, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: kent_city_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 37,960 79,524 x x
Total Persons in Household 37,807 78,826 84,979 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 21,454 39,629 41,137 3,967
Total Workers, Place of Work 45,517 55,770 56,111 5,068
Employment-Residence Ratio 2.12 1.41 1.36 0.26

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 45,517 100.0 55,770 100.0 NA 56,111 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 38,683 85.0 44,850 80.4 0.8 49,469 88.2 3.8 Yes
2-person carpool 4,286 9.4 6,175 11.1 0.6 3,990 7.1 1.5 Yes
3-person carpool 563 1.2 785 1.4 0.2 142 0.3 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 257 0.6 460 0.8 0.2 246 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 461 1.0 1,025 1.8 0.3 605 1.1 0.7 Yes
Walked 477 1.0 875 1.6 0.3 387 0.7 0.5 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 373 0.8 315 0.6 0.2 385 0.7 0.5 No
Worked at home 417 0.9 1,285 2.3 0.3 887 1.6 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,100 100.0 54,485 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 2,817 6.2 3,770 6.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 4,309 9.6 5,655 10.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,675 14.8 7,070 13.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,755 17.2 8,680 15.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 3,124 6.9 3,825 7.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 7,922 17.6 9,035 16.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 4,797 10.6 5,110 9.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 4,971 11.0 5,715 10.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 2,730 6.1 5,625 10.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 27.3 (X) 30.1 (X) NA 28.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,100 100.0 54,485 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,498 7.8 4,905 9.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,446 9.9 4,385 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,926 15.4 6,655 12.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,396 14.2 6,945 12.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,015 15.6 7,195 13.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,376 9.7 6,340 11.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,223 4.9 2,880 5.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,848 19.6 12,135 22.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,372 3.0 2,600 4.8 0.4 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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