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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Nash County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: nash_county_north_carolina.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 76,677 87,420 x x
Total Persons in Household 75,450 85,293 89,157 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 38,024 38,844 39,822 2,115
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,208 41,420 38,240 2,931
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.14 1.07 0.96 0.10

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 43,208 100.0 41,420 100.0 NA 38,240 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 34,058 78.8 33,850 81.7 0.8 31,025 81.1 3.1 No
2-person carpool 4,890 11.3 4,315 10.4 0.6 3,747 9.8 3.0 No
3-person carpool 1,035 2.4 965 2.3 0.3 276 0.7 0.6 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 745 1.7 505 1.2 0.2 1,577 4.1 2.9 No
Public Transportation 139 0.3 179 0.4 0.1 104 0.3 0.5 No
Walked 788 1.8 435 1.1 0.2 533 1.4 1.1 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 851 2.0 420 1.0 0.2 274 0.7 0.7 No
Worked at home 702 1.6 745 1.8 0.3 704 1.8 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,506 100.0 40,675 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,939 16.3 5,675 14.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,944 21.0 7,930 19.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 9,476 22.3 8,350 20.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,513 15.3 6,190 15.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,921 4.5 2,345 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,964 11.7 4,720 11.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,277 3.0 1,605 3.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,430 3.4 1,885 4.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,042 2.5 1,975 4.9 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.4 (X) 22.2 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,506 100.0 40,675 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,705 4.0 1,645 4.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,005 4.7 1,935 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,923 13.9 4,870 12.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,222 14.6 5,645 13.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,748 20.6 8,465 20.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,412 12.7 5,620 13.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,557 6.0 1,695 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,100 21.4 9,415 23.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 834 2.0 1,035 2.5 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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