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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Rowan County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: rowan_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 110,605 130,340 x x
Total Persons in Household 107,079 125,644 130,457 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 53,892 60,299 57,867 2,394
Total Workers, Place of Work 45,691 55,375 51,989 3,173
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.85 0.92 0.90 0.08

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 45,691 100.0 55,375 100.0 NA 51,989 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 36,162 79.1 45,295 81.8 0.7 41,752 80.3 2.8 No
2-person carpool 5,468 12.0 5,665 10.2 0.5 5,418 10.4 3.0 No
3-person carpool 873 1.9 1,005 1.8 0.2 952 1.8 1.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 299 0.7 670 1.2 0.2 408 0.8 1.0 No
Public Transportation 204 0.4 139 0.3 0.1 97 0.2 0.3 No
Walked 1,268 2.8 715 1.3 0.2 792 1.5 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 520 1.1 640 1.2 0.2 473 0.9 0.7 No
Worked at home 897 2.0 1,240 2.2 0.3 2,097 4.0 1.3 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,794 100.0 54,135 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,089 18.1 8,010 14.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,129 20.4 9,895 18.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 9,636 21.5 10,825 20.0 0.7 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,393 16.5 8,785 16.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,176 4.9 3,020 5.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,279 9.6 5,685 10.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,290 2.9 2,285 4.2 0.3 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,591 3.6 3,015 5.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,211 2.7 2,620 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 22.1 (X) NA 20.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,794 100.0 54,135 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,634 3.6 2,905 5.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,178 7.1 3,570 6.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,693 17.2 7,950 14.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,875 13.1 7,095 13.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,425 16.6 9,075 16.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,325 11.9 5,905 10.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,362 5.3 2,175 4.0 0.3 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,498 23.4 13,630 25.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 804 1.8 1,490 2.8 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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