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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Las Cruces city, New Mexico

Download an Excel file* of this document: las_cruces_city_new_mexico.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 62,126 74,267 x x
Total Persons in Household 61,519 71,868 84,029 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 26,600 31,497 37,281 3,155
Total Workers, Place of Work 28,687 41,645 48,772 3,778
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.08 1.32 1.31 0.17

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 28,687 100.0 41,645 100.0 NA 48,772 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 23,172 80.8 33,395 80.2 0.9 36,800 75.5 2.7 Yes
2-person carpool 2,724 9.5 4,365 10.5 0.7 4,843 9.9 3.1 No
3-person carpool 295 1.0 605 1.5 0.3 1,287 2.6 2.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 332 1.2 450 1.1 0.2 409 0.8 0.8 No
Public Transportation 177 0.6 125 0.3 0.1 213 0.4 0.5 No
Walked 662 2.3 1,040 2.5 0.4 3,086 6.3 3.5 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 553 1.9 620 1.5 0.3 767 1.6 0.9 No
Worked at home 772 2.7 1,045 2.5 0.4 1,367 2.8 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 27,915 100.0 40,600 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,680 23.9 8,290 20.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,946 28.5 9,395 23.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,609 23.7 9,670 23.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,816 10.1 5,335 13.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 730 2.6 1,270 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 1,694 6.1 3,295 8.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 344 1.2 800 2.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 532 1.9 1,265 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 564 2.0 1,275 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.0 (X) 18.0 (X) NA 15.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 27,915 100.0 40,600 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 673 2.4 1,350 3.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 949 3.4 1,785 4.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,382 8.5 3,200 7.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,439 12.3 3,995 9.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,927 21.2 8,985 22.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,087 18.2 6,970 17.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,759 6.3 2,460 6.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,252 26.0 11,105 27.4 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 447 1.6 750 1.8 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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