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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lake Charles city, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: lake_charles_city_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 70,580 71,757 x x
Total Persons in Household 68,943 68,187 68,294 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 27,219 29,665 28,051 3,137
Total Workers, Place of Work 38,239 44,825 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.40 1.51 #VALUE! NA

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 38,239 100.0 44,825 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 31,535 82.5 37,430 83.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 3,546 9.3 3,965 8.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 607 1.6 805 1.8 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 486 1.3 545 1.2 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 298 0.8 265 0.6 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Walked 776 2.0 655 1.5 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 641 1.7 600 1.3 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 350 0.9 565 1.3 0.2 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,889 100.0 44,260 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,354 16.8 6,980 15.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,304 19.3 8,655 19.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 8,917 23.5 10,035 22.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,242 16.5 7,385 16.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,731 4.6 2,330 5.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,666 9.7 4,255 9.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 910 2.4 1,310 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 973 2.6 1,315 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,792 4.7 2,000 4.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.5 (X) 20.7 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,889 100.0 44,260 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,833 4.8 2,545 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,073 5.5 2,825 6.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,630 12.2 4,930 11.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,987 13.2 6,260 14.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,887 20.8 8,760 19.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,998 13.2 5,020 11.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,101 5.5 1,660 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,320 22.0 10,610 24.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,060 2.8 1,245 2.8 0.3 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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