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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Knoxville city, Tennessee

Download an Excel file* of this document: knoxville_city_tennessee.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 165,121 173,890 x x
Total Persons in Household 154,089 162,856 168,744 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 73,851 79,042 78,392 4,884
Total Workers, Place of Work 140,133 159,175 160,646 5,755
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.90 2.01 2.05 0.14

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 140,133 100.0 159,175 100.0 NA 160,646 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 113,946 81.3 135,430 85.1 0.4 138,173 86.0 1.1 No
2-person carpool 15,040 10.7 13,310 8.4 0.3 13,310 8.3 1.6 No
3-person carpool 1,978 1.4 1,905 1.2 0.1 1,899 1.2 0.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,236 0.9 1,125 0.7 0.1 472 0.3 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 1,473 1.1 1,158 0.7 0.1 1,374 0.9 0.5 No
Walked 3,772 2.7 3,495 2.2 0.2 2,076 1.3 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,257 0.9 915 0.6 0.1 1,449 0.9 0.5 No
Worked at home 1,431 1.0 1,840 1.2 0.1 1,893 1.2 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 138,702 100.0 157,335 100.0 NA 158,753 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 14,480 10.4 14,010 8.9 0.3 14,945 9.4 1.3 No
10 to 14 19,511 14.1 21,830 13.9 0.4 22,000 13.9 1.6 No
15 to 19 28,721 20.7 29,340 18.6 0.5 28,641 18.0 1.9 No
20 to 24 26,685 19.2 28,365 18.0 0.5 26,788 16.9 1.8 No
25 to 29 9,139 6.6 10,845 6.9 0.3 10,959 6.9 1.0 No
30 to 34 21,624 15.6 25,715 16.3 0.4 26,644 16.8 1.5 No
35 to 44 5,976 4.3 9,285 5.9 0.3 8,759 5.5 0.7 No
45 to 59 7,027 5.1 10,200 6.5 0.3 10,495 6.6 1.1 No
60 or more 5,539 4.0 7,745 4.9 0.3 9,522 6.0 1.1 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.1 (X) 24.7 (X) NA 24.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 138,702 100.0 157,335 100.0 NA 158,753 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 4,576 3.3 6,015 3.8 0.2 7,203 4.5 0.8 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 7,297 5.3 6,725 4.3 0.2 5,676 3.6 0.8 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 14,344 10.3 14,170 9.0 0.3 16,028 10.1 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 15,694 11.3 17,470 11.1 0.4 18,959 11.9 1.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 27,899 20.1 31,100 19.8 0.5 30,956 19.5 1.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 21,391 15.4 24,050 15.3 0.4 24,757 15.6 1.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 10,222 7.4 9,915 6.3 0.3 11,987 7.6 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 35,209 25.4 41,950 26.7 0.5 37,760 23.8 2.3 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,070 1.5 3,095 2.0 0.2 5,427 3.4 0.9 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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