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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Kings County, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: kings_county_california.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 101,469 129,461 x x
Total Persons in Household 89,469 109,332 121,418 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,943 41,944 43,954 2,552
Total Workers, Place of Work 36,629 40,625 43,822 2,840
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 0.97 1.00 0.11

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 36,629 100.0 40,625 100.0 NA 43,822 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,972 70.9 30,030 73.9 1.0 32,454 74.1 3.9 No
2-person carpool 4,714 12.9 4,880 12.0 0.8 4,604 10.5 2.9 No
3-person carpool 918 2.5 910 2.2 0.4 1,279 2.9 1.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,179 3.2 1,115 2.7 0.4 980 2.2 1.0 No
Public Transportation 525 1.4 589 1.4 0.3 986 2.3 1.9 No
Walked 1,449 4.0 1,345 3.3 0.4 1,156 2.6 1.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 862 2.4 660 1.6 0.3 1,192 2.7 1.1 No
Worked at home 1,010 2.8 1,100 2.7 0.4 1,171 2.7 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,619 100.0 39,525 100.0 NA 42,651 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,760 27.4 9,415 23.8 1.0 8,707 20.4 3.5 No
10 to 14 7,026 19.7 7,520 19.0 0.9 7,356 17.2 2.4 No
15 to 19 5,963 16.7 6,865 17.4 0.9 6,633 15.6 2.7 No
20 to 24 3,542 9.9 4,245 10.7 0.7 4,593 10.8 2.3 No
25 to 29 1,357 3.8 1,590 4.0 0.5 2,003 4.7 1.9 No
30 to 34 3,543 9.9 3,900 9.9 0.7 5,332 12.5 3.5 No
35 to 44 1,255 3.5 1,645 4.2 0.5 3,021 7.1 2.3 Yes
45 to 59 1,641 4.6 2,035 5.1 0.5 2,109 4.9 1.9 No
60 or more 1,532 4.3 2,315 5.9 0.6 2,897 6.8 2.2 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 20.9 (X) NA 22.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,619 100.0 39,525 100.0 NA 42,651 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,260 9.2 3,615 9.1 0.7 6,199 14.5 3.5 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,729 7.7 3,445 8.7 0.7 3,855 9.0 2.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,179 14.5 4,280 10.8 0.7 4,890 11.5 2.2 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,351 15.0 5,720 14.5 0.8 5,203 12.2 2.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,607 15.7 6,890 17.4 0.9 5,118 12.0 2.5 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,379 9.5 3,680 9.3 0.7 3,415 8.0 2.0 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,083 3.0 1,395 3.5 0.4 1,188 2.8 1.3 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,926 22.3 8,950 22.6 1.0 10,298 24.1 3.4 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,105 3.1 1,695 4.3 0.5 2,485 5.8 2.3 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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