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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: King County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: king_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 1,507,319 1,737,034 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,476,807 1,699,415 1,755,818 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 805,782 911,677 910,217 9,352
Total Workers, Place of Work 912,610 1,073,735 1,063,655 13,014
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.13 1.18 1.17 0.02

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 912,610 100.0 1,073,735 100.0 NA 1,063,655 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 652,709 71.5 738,505 68.8 0.2 734,979 69.1 0.8 No
2-person carpool 89,530 9.8 112,120 10.4 0.1 100,199 9.4 0.6 Yes
3-person carpool 12,859 1.4 16,010 1.5 0.1 14,399 1.4 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 7,787 0.9 11,660 1.1 0.0 9,134 0.9 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 79,127 8.7 104,815 9.8 0.1 105,864 10.0 0.5 No
Walked 29,672 3.3 33,485 3.1 0.1 31,181 2.9 0.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 13,202 1.4 16,720 1.6 0.1 21,519 2.0 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 27,724 3.0 40,415 3.8 0.1 46,380 4.4 0.4 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 884,886 100.0 1,033,320 100.0 NA 1,017,275 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 83,660 9.5 85,450 8.3 0.1 85,025 8.4 0.5 No
10 to 14 105,842 12.0 107,055 10.4 0.1 107,268 10.5 0.5 No
15 to 19 131,477 14.9 135,675 13.1 0.2 134,863 13.3 0.6 No
20 to 24 138,768 15.7 152,395 14.7 0.2 149,960 14.7 0.7 No
25 to 29 61,701 7.0 70,045 6.8 0.1 67,762 6.7 0.4 No
30 to 34 138,786 15.7 168,935 16.3 0.2 157,030 15.4 0.6 Yes
35 to 44 76,738 8.7 91,225 8.8 0.1 94,664 9.3 0.5 No
45 to 59 83,087 9.4 108,670 10.5 0.1 108,258 10.6 0.6 No
60 or more 64,827 7.3 113,865 11.0 0.1 112,445 11.1 0.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.4 (X) 30.4 (X) NA 28.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 884,886 100.0 1,033,320 100.0 NA 1,017,275 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 50,410 5.7 65,630 6.4 0.1 65,729 6.5 0.4 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 61,324 6.9 65,315 6.3 0.1 65,725 6.5 0.5 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 100,857 11.4 100,485 9.7 0.1 99,163 9.7 0.6 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 118,411 13.4 122,575 11.9 0.2 113,997 11.2 0.5 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 144,249 16.3 150,605 14.6 0.2 139,654 13.7 0.6 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 112,070 12.7 134,690 13.0 0.2 124,371 12.2 0.6 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 69,110 7.8 79,350 7.7 0.1 95,856 9.4 0.5 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 209,658 23.7 275,085 26.6 0.2 278,970 27.4 0.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 18,797 2.1 29,360 2.8 0.1 33,810 3.3 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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