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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lauderdale County, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: lauderdale_county_alabama.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 79,661 87,966 x x
Total Persons in Household 78,134 86,259 85,898 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 34,124 38,476 32,510 2,158
Total Workers, Place of Work 29,250 34,360 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.86 0.89 #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 29,250 100.0 34,360 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 23,915 81.8 29,300 85.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 3,050 10.4 2,750 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 540 1.8 480 1.4 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 203 0.7 200 0.6 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 72 0.2 38 0.1 0.1 NA NA NA NA
Walked 552 1.9 600 1.7 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 222 0.8 194 0.6 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 696 2.4 805 2.3 0.3 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,554 100.0 33,555 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,717 20.0 5,630 16.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,970 20.9 6,295 18.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 5,796 20.3 6,375 19.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,726 13.0 5,125 15.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,134 4.0 1,970 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,538 12.4 3,760 11.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 775 2.7 1,380 4.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,278 4.5 1,610 4.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 620 2.2 1,410 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 21.5 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,554 100.0 33,555 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,162 4.1 1,660 4.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,044 3.7 1,875 5.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,601 16.1 4,870 14.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,384 15.4 4,270 12.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,445 19.1 6,240 18.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,104 10.9 3,705 11.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,390 4.9 1,560 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,896 24.2 8,525 25.4 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 528 1.8 925 2.8 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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