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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lake County, Indiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: lake_county_indiana.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 475,594 484,564 x x
Total Persons in Household 470,752 478,916 487,663 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 199,700 208,957 211,729 5,882
Total Workers, Place of Work 188,268 192,865 190,222 6,871
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.94 0.92 0.90 0.05

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 188,268 100.0 192,865 100.0 NA 190,222 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 154,903 82.3 160,515 83.2 0.4 166,186 87.4 1.2 Yes
2-person carpool 18,543 9.8 16,905 8.8 0.3 10,406 5.5 0.7 Yes
3-person carpool 2,393 1.3 2,140 1.1 0.1 1,826 1.0 0.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,059 0.6 1,320 0.7 0.1 1,232 0.6 0.4 No
Public Transportation 2,036 1.1 2,155 1.1 0.1 1,719 0.9 0.7 No
Walked 5,156 2.7 3,970 2.1 0.2 3,851 2.0 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,450 0.8 1,650 0.9 0.1 1,416 0.7 0.3 No
Worked at home 2,728 1.4 4,210 2.2 0.2 3,586 1.9 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 185,540 100.0 188,655 100.0 NA 186,636 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 27,838 15.0 24,935 13.2 0.4 28,438 15.2 1.5 Yes
10 to 14 29,732 16.0 28,135 14.9 0.4 29,984 16.1 1.6 No
15 to 19 33,125 17.9 31,840 16.9 0.4 27,442 14.7 1.4 Yes
20 to 24 31,030 16.7 31,305 16.6 0.4 29,660 15.9 1.3 No
25 to 29 12,833 6.9 12,200 6.5 0.3 12,636 6.8 1.0 No
30 to 34 23,786 12.8 25,655 13.6 0.4 25,377 13.6 1.3 No
35 to 44 10,536 5.7 12,010 6.4 0.3 11,236 6.0 0.9 No
45 to 59 9,793 5.3 11,980 6.4 0.3 13,111 7.0 1.0 No
60 or more 6,867 3.7 10,595 5.6 0.3 8,752 4.7 0.9 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.3 (X) 24.1 (X) NA 22.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 185,540 100.0 188,655 100.0 NA 186,636 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 10,767 5.8 11,920 6.3 0.3 13,391 7.2 1.0 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 13,273 7.2 12,845 6.8 0.3 12,139 6.5 0.9 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 22,136 11.9 21,550 11.4 0.4 23,788 12.7 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 21,769 11.7 19,625 10.4 0.3 18,140 9.7 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 29,575 15.9 29,710 15.7 0.4 26,085 14.0 1.5 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 21,659 11.7 22,390 11.9 0.4 19,268 10.3 1.1 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 12,081 6.5 10,610 5.6 0.3 12,988 7.0 1.0 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 50,344 27.1 52,735 28.0 0.5 53,678 28.8 2.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,936 2.1 5,360 2.8 0.2 7,159 3.8 0.8 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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