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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: San Marcos city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: san_marcos_city_california.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 38,974 54,977 x x
Total Persons in Household 38,839 54,829 77,445 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 17,588 24,307 36,624 4,118
Total Workers, Place of Work 23,031 27,040 32,880 3,849
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.31 1.11 0.90 0.27

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 23,031 100.0 27,040 100.0 NA 32,880 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 17,665 76.7 20,400 75.4 1.3 25,071 76.3 3.7 No
2-person carpool 3,022 13.1 3,180 11.8 0.9 3,088 9.4 3.0 No
3-person carpool 592 2.6 625 2.3 0.4 823 2.5 1.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 318 1.4 275 1.0 0.3 395 1.2 1.3 No
Public Transportation 343 1.5 714 2.6 0.5 988 3.0 3.1 No
Walked 301 1.3 475 1.8 0.4 894 2.7 1.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 428 1.9 340 1.3 0.3 427 1.3 1.0 No
Worked at home 362 1.6 1,035 3.8 0.6 1,194 3.6 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,669 100.0 26,005 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 2,476 10.9 2,170 8.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 3,932 17.3 4,085 15.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 4,830 21.3 4,915 18.9 1.2 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,150 18.3 4,610 17.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,402 6.2 1,585 6.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,596 11.5 3,650 14.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,261 5.6 1,575 6.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,099 4.8 1,700 6.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 923 4.1 1,720 6.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.5 (X) 25.1 (X) NA 22.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,669 100.0 26,005 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,334 5.9 1,875 7.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,509 6.7 1,680 6.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,678 16.2 3,180 12.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,445 15.2 3,455 13.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,537 15.6 3,935 15.1 1.1 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,415 10.7 3,010 11.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,544 6.8 1,620 6.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 4,644 20.5 6,140 23.6 1.3 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 563 2.5 835 3.2 0.5 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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