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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Kentucky

Download an Excel file* of this document: kentucky.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 3,685,296 4,041,769 x x
Total Persons in Household 3,584,120 3,926,965 4,058,633 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 1,565,711 1,781,733 1,766,010 14,030
Total Workers, Place of Work 1,560,208 1,786,840 1,770,840 13,867
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.01

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 1,560,208 100.0 1,786,840 100.0 NA 1,770,840 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 1,195,256 76.6 1,438,950 80.5 0.1 1,468,709 82.9 0.4 Yes
2-person carpool 176,932 11.3 175,450 9.8 0.1 151,183 8.5 0.3 Yes
3-person carpool 31,217 2.0 29,695 1.7 0.0 26,505 1.5 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 17,395 1.1 15,495 0.9 0.0 14,530 0.8 0.1 No
Public Transportation 21,173 1.4 18,415 1.0 0.0 14,417 0.8 0.1 Yes
Walked 55,660 3.6 43,035 2.4 0.0 29,573 1.7 0.2 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 15,303 1.0 17,650 1.0 0.0 16,921 1.0 0.1 No
Worked at home 47,272 3.0 48,145 2.7 0.0 49,002 2.8 0.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 1,512,936 100.0 1,738,695 100.0 NA 1,721,838 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 277,792 18.4 278,065 16.0 0.1 276,700 16.1 0.5 No
10 to 14 262,932 17.4 290,440 16.7 0.1 266,328 15.5 0.5 Yes
15 to 19 281,177 18.6 302,270 17.4 0.1 304,462 17.7 0.5 No
20 to 24 224,615 14.8 265,825 15.3 0.1 268,758 15.6 0.5 No
25 to 29 85,570 5.7 103,790 6.0 0.1 116,822 6.8 0.3 Yes
30 to 34 175,723 11.6 209,900 12.1 0.1 205,902 12.0 0.4 No
35 to 44 59,629 3.9 84,430 4.9 0.1 94,306 5.5 0.3 Yes
45 to 59 74,404 4.9 102,040 5.9 0.1 101,965 5.9 0.3 No
60 or more 71,094 4.7 101,930 5.9 0.1 86,595 5.0 0.3 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.6 (X) 23.4 (X) NA 21.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 1,512,936 100.0 1,738,695 100.0 NA 1,721,838 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 80,484 5.3 109,860 6.3 0.1 120,691 7.0 0.3 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 94,938 6.3 108,100 6.2 0.1 105,240 6.1 0.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 188,568 12.5 195,050 11.2 0.1 198,472 11.5 0.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 198,853 13.1 215,060 12.4 0.1 215,277 12.5 0.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 266,828 17.6 301,680 17.4 0.1 274,126 15.9 0.5 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 186,104 12.3 205,170 11.8 0.1 199,578 11.6 0.4 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 91,853 6.1 91,540 5.3 0.1 106,235 6.2 0.3 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 369,673 24.4 448,710 25.8 0.1 443,374 25.8 0.6 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 35,635 2.4 50,020 2.9 0.0 58,845 3.4 0.3 Yes

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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