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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Nevada

Download an Excel file* of this document: nevada.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 1,201,833 1,998,257 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,177,633 1,964,582 2,381,281 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 604,609 923,155 1,137,733 9,126
Total Workers, Place of Work 623,420 941,590 1,153,028 11,712
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.02 1.01 0.02

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 623,420 100.0 941,590 100.0 NA 1,153,028 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 455,412 73.1 700,085 74.4 0.2 901,547 78.2 0.9 Yes
2-person carpool 78,637 12.6 111,620 11.9 0.2 105,253 9.1 0.6 Yes
3-person carpool 11,801 1.9 17,835 1.9 0.1 16,469 1.4 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 8,261 1.3 10,825 1.1 0.1 12,797 1.1 0.2 No
Public Transportation 15,738 2.5 36,105 3.8 0.1 34,905 3.0 0.3 Yes
Walked 25,769 4.1 25,600 2.7 0.1 26,077 2.3 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 15,982 2.6 15,640 1.7 0.1 22,079 1.9 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 11,820 1.9 23,875 2.5 0.1 33,901 2.9 0.3 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 611,600 100.0 917,715 100.0 NA 1,119,127 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 99,943 16.3 114,585 12.5 0.2 129,766 11.6 0.5 Yes
10 to 14 114,320 18.7 139,740 15.2 0.2 146,264 13.1 0.7 Yes
15 to 19 132,729 21.7 169,305 18.4 0.2 195,645 17.5 0.8 Yes
20 to 24 110,279 18.0 172,445 18.8 0.2 217,020 19.4 0.7 No
25 to 29 30,664 5.0 63,025 6.9 0.1 80,191 7.2 0.5 No
30 to 34 60,084 9.8 131,005 14.3 0.2 177,012 15.8 0.7 Yes
35 to 44 15,556 2.5 37,745 4.1 0.1 58,482 5.2 0.3 Yes
45 to 59 18,743 3.1 39,075 4.3 0.1 58,229 5.2 0.4 Yes
60 or more 29,282 4.8 50,790 5.5 0.1 56,518 5.1 0.4 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.9 (X) 23.4 (X) NA 22.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 611,600 100.0 917,715 100.0 NA 1,119,127 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 37,551 6.1 66,275 7.2 0.1 98,439 8.8 0.5 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 38,023 6.2 62,280 6.8 0.1 79,695 7.1 0.5 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 59,486 9.7 90,300 9.8 0.1 105,329 9.4 0.5 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 72,427 11.8 100,710 11.0 0.2 121,464 10.9 0.6 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 90,259 14.8 127,480 13.9 0.2 140,064 12.5 0.7 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 64,494 10.5 94,945 10.3 0.2 113,296 10.1 0.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 36,739 6.0 47,385 5.2 0.1 63,779 5.7 0.4 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 187,494 30.7 281,190 30.6 0.2 333,236 29.8 0.8 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 25,127 4.1 41,630 4.5 0.1 63,825 5.7 0.4 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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