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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: LaPorte County, Indiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: laporte_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 107,066 110,106 x x
Total Persons in Household 101,037 103,616 104,164 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 47,328 50,121 49,028 1,939
Total Workers, Place of Work 44,785 47,785 45,239 2,588
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.95 0.95 0.92 0.08

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 44,785 100.0 47,785 100.0 NA 45,239 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 35,948 80.3 39,700 83.1 0.6 36,145 79.9 2.1 Yes
2-person carpool 4,824 10.8 4,135 8.7 0.5 4,569 10.1 3.2 No
3-person carpool 482 1.1 635 1.3 0.2 385 0.9 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 268 0.6 245 0.5 0.1 201 0.4 0.5 No
Public Transportation 360 0.8 279 0.6 0.1 1,020 2.3 1.7 No
Walked 1,315 2.9 955 2.0 0.2 703 1.6 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 437 1.0 520 1.1 0.2 498 1.1 0.9 No
Worked at home 1,151 2.6 1,310 2.7 0.3 1,718 3.8 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,634 100.0 46,475 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,178 23.3 10,165 21.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,852 22.6 10,050 21.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,932 18.2 7,415 16.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,634 12.9 6,240 13.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,955 4.5 2,225 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,245 7.4 3,840 8.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,506 3.5 2,230 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,782 4.1 2,375 5.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,550 3.6 1,935 4.2 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.0 (X) 20.0 (X) NA 17.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,634 100.0 46,475 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,563 5.9 3,375 7.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,706 6.2 3,015 6.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,685 15.3 6,275 13.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,326 12.2 5,470 11.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,856 15.7 7,095 15.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,182 9.6 4,690 10.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,308 5.3 2,125 4.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,724 26.9 11,950 25.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,284 2.9 2,290 4.9 0.4 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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