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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Polk County, Oregon

Download an Excel file* of this document: polk_county_oregon.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 49,541 62,380 x x
Total Persons in Household 47,927 60,348 67,873 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 20,937 28,772 28,790 1,780
Total Workers, Place of Work 13,210 18,505 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.63 0.64 #VALUE! NA

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 13,210 100.0 18,505 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 9,122 69.1 13,215 71.4 1.6 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 1,168 8.8 1,610 8.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 244 1.8 370 2.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 178 1.3 400 2.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 22 0.2 74 0.4 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Walked 1,183 9.0 1,055 5.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 228 1.7 290 1.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 1,065 8.1 1,490 8.1 1.0 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 12,145 100.0 17,015 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,007 33.0 4,400 25.9 1.6 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,214 18.2 3,225 19.0 1.4 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 1,769 14.6 2,365 13.9 1.3 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 1,434 11.8 1,795 10.5 1.1 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 470 3.9 915 5.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 1,174 9.7 1,885 11.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 281 2.3 820 4.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 272 2.2 805 4.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 524 4.3 790 4.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.0 (X) 19.9 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 12,145 100.0 17,015 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 604 5.0 925 5.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 709 5.8 910 5.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 1,257 10.3 1,410 8.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 1,257 10.3 1,890 11.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,368 19.5 2,880 16.9 1.4 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,715 14.1 1,885 11.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 918 7.6 1,045 6.1 0.9 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,070 25.3 5,235 30.8 1.7 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 247 2.0 720 4.2 0.7 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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