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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Download an Excel file* of this document: lehigh_county_pennsylvania.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 291,130 312,090 x x
Total Persons in Household 283,559 301,839 319,993 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 141,902 147,930 150,327 3,624
Total Workers, Place of Work 153,367 164,295 163,074 5,782
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.08 1.11 1.08 0.06

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 153,367 100.0 164,295 100.0 NA 163,074 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 122,189 79.7 136,505 83.1 0.4 135,225 82.9 4.1 No
2-person carpool 14,612 9.5 12,915 7.9 0.3 11,815 7.2 1.0 No
3-person carpool 1,940 1.3 1,675 1.0 0.1 1,307 0.8 0.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 898 0.6 760 0.5 0.1 1,809 1.1 0.6 No
Public Transportation 2,372 1.5 2,195 1.3 0.1 2,646 1.6 0.5 No
Walked 6,950 4.5 5,120 3.1 0.2 5,410 3.3 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,101 0.7 1,115 0.7 0.1 987 0.6 0.3 No
Worked at home 3,305 2.2 4,015 2.4 0.2 3,875 2.4 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 150,062 100.0 160,280 100.0 NA 159,199 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 23,894 15.9 21,945 13.7 0.4 21,008 13.2 1.3 No
10 to 14 28,992 19.3 27,335 17.1 0.4 23,841 15.0 1.6 Yes
15 to 19 31,169 20.8 31,075 19.4 0.4 29,334 18.4 1.4 No
20 to 24 26,174 17.4 28,265 17.6 0.4 25,191 15.8 1.5 Yes
25 to 29 9,225 6.1 10,725 6.7 0.3 12,926 8.1 0.9 Yes
30 to 34 14,881 9.9 17,195 10.7 0.3 19,870 12.5 1.5 Yes
35 to 44 5,695 3.8 7,590 4.7 0.2 9,980 6.3 0.9 Yes
45 to 59 5,437 3.6 8,025 5.0 0.2 7,795 4.9 0.9 No
60 or more 4,595 3.1 8,125 5.1 0.2 9,254 5.8 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.1 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 22.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 150,062 100.0 160,280 100.0 NA 159,199 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 4,440 3.0 7,165 4.5 0.2 8,806 5.5 1.1 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 6,847 4.6 8,490 5.3 0.2 9,655 6.1 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 18,603 12.4 18,790 11.7 0.4 19,571 12.3 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 19,960 13.3 20,085 12.5 0.4 20,418 12.8 1.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 27,860 18.6 28,115 17.5 0.4 22,185 13.9 1.4 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 21,660 14.4 20,750 12.9 0.4 21,586 13.6 1.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 11,164 7.4 10,515 6.6 0.3 12,737 8.0 1.3 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 37,267 24.8 41,025 25.6 0.5 40,317 25.3 1.6 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,261 1.5 3,400 2.1 0.2 3,924 2.5 0.6 No

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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