Skip to content
Facebook iconYouTube iconTwitter iconFlickr iconLinkedInInstagram
Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
HEP Events Guidance Publications Glossary Awards Contacts

2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lee County, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: lee_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 87,146 115,092 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,724 110,625 118,664 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,142 52,119 56,101 2,116
Total Workers, Place of Work 36,384 43,665 51,483 3,251
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.93 0.84 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 36,384 100.0 43,665 100.0 NA 51,483 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,207 77.5 36,030 82.5 0.8 42,112 81.8 2.7 No
2-person carpool 4,021 11.1 3,905 8.9 0.6 4,851 9.4 2.3 No
3-person carpool 698 1.9 725 1.7 0.3 793 1.5 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 483 1.3 445 1.0 0.2 347 0.7 0.6 No
Public Transportation 49 0.1 285 0.7 0.2 611 1.2 0.8 No
Walked 1,425 3.9 935 2.1 0.3 1,187 2.3 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 688 1.9 415 1.0 0.2 632 1.2 0.8 No
Worked at home 813 2.2 930 2.1 0.3 950 1.8 0.8 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,571 100.0 42,735 100.0 NA 50,533 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,639 21.5 9,095 21.3 0.9 10,203 20.2 2.7 No
10 to 14 7,572 21.3 9,585 22.4 0.9 9,228 18.3 2.1 Yes
15 to 19 7,026 19.8 7,610 17.8 0.8 8,353 16.5 2.6 No
20 to 24 4,389 12.3 5,460 12.8 0.7 7,518 14.9 2.1 No
25 to 29 1,469 4.1 2,090 4.9 0.5 3,469 6.9 2.0 No
30 to 34 3,243 9.1 4,060 9.5 0.6 4,720 9.3 2.7 No
35 to 44 1,225 3.4 1,465 3.4 0.4 2,754 5.4 2.1 No
45 to 59 1,944 5.5 1,720 4.0 0.4 2,398 4.7 1.6 No
60 or more 1,064 3.0 1,640 3.8 0.4 1,890 3.7 1.4 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 19.7 (X) NA 20.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 35,571 100.0 42,735 100.0 NA 50,533 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,068 3.0 2,080 4.9 0.5 2,521 5.0 1.6 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,840 5.2 2,295 5.4 0.5 2,778 5.5 1.8 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,258 12.0 4,260 10.0 0.6 6,199 12.3 2.0 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,185 14.6 5,990 14.0 0.7 7,658 15.2 2.8 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,142 20.1 7,880 18.4 0.8 8,431 16.7 2.5 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,285 12.0 4,915 11.5 0.7 4,997 9.9 1.9 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,524 4.3 2,075 4.9 0.5 2,170 4.3 1.5 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,652 27.1 12,330 28.9 1.0 13,693 27.1 3.5 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 617 1.7 980 2.3 0.3 2,086 4.1 1.5 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.

*To view Excel files, you can use the Microsoft Excel Viewer.

Updated: 6/27/2017
HEP Home Planning Environment Real Estate
Federal Highway Administration | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington, DC 20590 | 202-366-4000