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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Download an Excel file* of this document: ouachita_parish_louisiana.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 142,191 147,250 x x
Total Persons in Household 137,302 142,285 143,857 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 57,021 63,027 63,004 2,581
Total Workers, Place of Work 60,929 70,125 71,916 3,464
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.07 1.11 1.14 0.09

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 60,929 100.0 70,125 100.0 NA 71,916 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 49,619 81.4 57,360 81.8 0.6 61,382 85.4 2.2 Yes
2-person carpool 6,001 9.8 7,300 10.4 0.5 5,975 8.3 2.8 No
3-person carpool 1,183 1.9 1,365 1.9 0.2 1,078 1.5 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 537 0.9 595 0.8 0.2 632 0.9 0.6 No
Public Transportation 830 1.4 744 1.1 0.2 563 0.8 0.6 No
Walked 1,208 2.0 915 1.3 0.2 565 0.8 0.5 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 649 1.1 790 1.1 0.2 555 0.8 0.5 No
Worked at home 902 1.5 1,060 1.5 0.2 1,166 1.6 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 60,027 100.0 69,065 100.0 NA 70,750 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,008 15.0 9,160 13.3 0.6 11,508 16.3 2.0 Yes
10 to 14 11,163 18.6 12,490 18.1 0.6 12,430 17.6 2.2 No
15 to 19 13,961 23.3 14,575 21.1 0.7 17,114 24.2 3.4 No
20 to 24 10,432 17.4 10,940 15.8 0.6 10,396 14.7 2.1 No
25 to 29 2,693 4.5 3,585 5.2 0.4 3,802 5.4 1.4 No
30 to 34 6,741 11.2 8,605 12.5 0.6 8,048 11.4 2.1 No
35 to 44 1,419 2.4 2,690 3.9 0.3 1,959 2.8 1.1 No
45 to 59 2,407 4.0 3,805 5.5 0.4 3,101 4.4 1.1 No
60 or more 2,203 3.7 3,225 4.7 0.4 2,392 3.4 1.1 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.7 (X) 22.8 (X) NA 20.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 60,027 100.0 69,065 100.0 NA 70,750 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,102 3.5 3,020 4.4 0.3 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,890 4.8 3,895 5.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,583 11.0 8,080 11.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 8,332 13.9 9,710 14.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 14,220 23.7 15,730 22.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 8,118 13.5 8,455 12.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,926 4.9 2,945 4.3 0.3 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 13,626 22.7 15,045 21.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,230 2.0 1,845 2.7 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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