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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: lafourche_parish_louisiana.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 85,860 89,974 x x
Total Persons in Household 84,413 88,258 90,543 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 31,571 36,348 37,085 1,929
Total Workers, Place of Work 24,943 30,525 30,385 2,687
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.79 0.84 0.82 0.10

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 24,943 100.0 30,525 100.0 NA 30,385 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 18,304 73.4 24,080 78.9 1.0 24,630 81.1 4.8 No
2-person carpool 2,904 11.6 2,875 9.4 0.7 1,841 6.1 1.8 Yes
3-person carpool 838 3.4 700 2.3 0.4 706 2.3 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 646 2.6 500 1.6 0.3 333 1.1 0.9 No
Public Transportation 113 0.5 114 0.4 0.2 59 0.2 0.3 No
Walked 908 3.6 845 2.8 0.4 490 1.6 1.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 686 2.8 670 2.2 0.4 1,339 4.4 2.1 Yes
Worked at home 544 2.2 750 2.5 0.4 987 3.2 1.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 24,399 100.0 29,775 100.0 NA 29,398 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,077 29.0 7,910 26.6 1.1 7,630 26.0 4.0 No
10 to 14 4,866 19.9 5,650 19.0 1.0 5,071 17.2 3.7 No
15 to 19 3,875 15.9 4,325 14.5 0.9 4,283 14.6 3.6 No
20 to 24 2,166 8.9 2,935 9.9 0.8 2,575 8.8 2.5 No
25 to 29 607 2.5 1,105 3.7 0.5 1,187 4.0 1.4 No
30 to 34 2,173 8.9 2,700 9.1 0.7 2,939 10.0 3.6 No
35 to 44 674 2.8 885 3.0 0.4 1,079 3.7 1.4 No
45 to 59 1,025 4.2 1,480 5.0 0.6 1,255 4.3 1.4 No
60 or more 1,936 7.9 2,795 9.4 0.7 3,379 11.5 3.1 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.4 (X) 26.2 (X) NA 26.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 24,399 100.0 29,775 100.0 NA 29,398 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,146 8.8 3,160 10.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,727 7.1 2,190 7.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,037 12.4 3,335 11.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,511 14.4 4,040 13.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,154 12.9 4,575 15.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,207 13.1 4,010 13.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,181 4.8 1,160 3.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 5,107 20.9 5,925 19.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,329 5.4 1,290 4.3 0.5 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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