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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Madison County, Alabama

Download an Excel file* of this document: madison_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 238,912 276,700 x x
Total Persons in Household 233,149 269,442 290,875 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 121,920 134,044 140,379 3,316
Total Workers, Place of Work 145,946 158,060 166,616 4,704
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.20 1.18 1.19 0.05

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 145,946 100.0 158,060 100.0 NA 166,616 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 117,556 80.5 132,625 83.9 0.4 141,418 84.9 1.2 No
2-person carpool 17,612 12.1 15,385 9.7 0.3 14,461 8.7 1.2 No
3-person carpool 2,843 1.9 2,515 1.6 0.1 3,212 1.9 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,585 1.1 1,205 0.8 0.1 1,062 0.6 0.3 No
Public Transportation 68 0.0 358 0.2 0.1 44 0.0 0.0 Yes
Walked 2,896 2.0 1,695 1.1 0.1 1,265 0.8 0.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,289 0.9 1,135 0.7 0.1 2,157 1.3 0.5 Yes
Worked at home 2,097 1.4 3,140 2.0 0.2 2,997 1.8 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 143,849 100.0 154,920 100.0 NA 163,619 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 16,445 11.4 16,420 10.6 0.3 19,190 11.7 1.7 No
10 to 14 20,508 14.3 23,230 15.0 0.4 24,929 15.2 1.8 No
15 to 19 26,521 18.4 28,010 18.1 0.4 27,624 16.9 1.7 No
20 to 24 23,829 16.6 26,395 17.0 0.4 25,974 15.9 1.7 No
25 to 29 9,471 6.6 10,795 7.0 0.3 12,854 7.9 1.5 No
30 to 34 21,223 14.8 22,410 14.5 0.4 24,316 14.9 1.5 No
35 to 44 8,222 5.7 8,895 5.7 0.3 9,906 6.1 1.1 No
45 to 59 10,873 7.6 10,960 7.1 0.3 11,510 7.0 1.0 No
60 or more 6,757 4.7 7,805 5.0 0.2 7,316 4.5 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.1 (X) 24.2 (X) NA 22.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 143,849 100.0 154,920 100.0 NA 163,619 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 7,011 4.9 8,795 5.7 0.3 13,325 8.1 1.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,221 6.4 10,575 6.8 0.3 10,613 6.5 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 20,830 14.5 18,940 12.2 0.4 17,848 10.9 1.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 25,514 17.7 24,490 15.8 0.4 24,206 14.8 1.2 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 31,680 22.0 31,990 20.6 0.5 29,210 17.9 1.5 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 17,143 11.9 19,980 12.9 0.4 20,144 12.3 1.3 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,132 4.3 6,415 4.1 0.2 7,623 4.7 0.7 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 23,814 16.6 28,775 18.6 0.4 35,738 21.8 1.5 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,504 1.7 4,095 2.6 0.2 4,912 3.0 0.8 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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