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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Phoenix city, Arizona

Download an Excel file* of this document: phoenix_city_arizona.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 983,403 1,321,045 x x
Total Persons in Household 968,517 1,298,577 1,377,980 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 473,966 599,592 662,242 14,429
Total Workers, Place of Work 554,804 696,845 779,134 15,027
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.17 1.16 1.18 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 554,804 100.0 696,845 100.0 NA 779,134 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 418,623 75.5 519,015 74.5 0.2 581,772 74.7 0.6 No
2-person carpool 66,789 12.0 86,995 12.5 0.2 97,544 12.5 0.8 No
3-person carpool 9,684 1.7 14,330 2.1 0.1 15,144 1.9 0.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,817 0.7 8,990 1.3 0.1 10,881 1.4 0.3 No
Public Transportation 16,556 3.0 19,810 2.8 0.1 25,284 3.2 0.4 No
Walked 12,848 2.3 12,920 1.9 0.1 10,973 1.4 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 13,611 2.5 14,845 2.1 0.1 14,360 1.8 0.4 No
Worked at home 12,876 2.3 19,935 2.9 0.1 23,176 3.0 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 541,928 100.0 676,910 100.0 NA 755,958 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 51,105 9.4 57,400 8.5 0.2 55,128 7.3 0.6 Yes
10 to 14 64,157 11.8 73,400 10.8 0.2 77,203 10.2 0.7 No
15 to 19 84,146 15.5 90,800 13.4 0.2 99,569 13.2 0.8 No
20 to 24 91,218 16.8 105,460 15.6 0.2 119,755 15.8 0.9 No
25 to 29 40,763 7.5 48,995 7.2 0.2 47,692 6.3 0.5 Yes
30 to 34 99,672 18.4 124,650 18.4 0.2 145,599 19.3 0.9 No
35 to 44 43,676 8.1 60,370 8.9 0.2 71,133 9.4 0.7 No
45 to 59 42,712 7.9 68,460 10.1 0.2 80,864 10.7 0.8 No
60 or more 24,479 4.5 47,375 7.0 0.1 59,015 7.8 0.7 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.8 (X) 28.0 (X) NA 27.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 541,928 100.0 676,910 100.0 NA 755,958 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 38,756 7.2 62,560 9.2 0.2 86,683 11.5 0.8 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 36,964 6.8 50,430 7.5 0.2 63,644 8.4 0.7 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 63,485 11.7 73,740 10.9 0.2 85,641 11.3 0.7 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 75,210 13.9 82,895 12.2 0.2 88,258 11.7 0.6 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 89,145 16.4 100,335 14.8 0.2 92,712 12.3 0.7 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 63,762 11.8 78,875 11.7 0.2 77,306 10.2 0.6 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 35,848 6.6 34,580 5.1 0.1 49,228 6.5 0.5 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 122,314 22.6 156,750 23.2 0.2 166,807 22.1 1.1 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 16,444 3.0 28,635 4.2 0.1 45,679 6.0 0.7 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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