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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Santa Barbara County, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: santa_barbara_county_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 369,608 399,347 x x
Total Persons in Household 353,711 382,730 383,393 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 179,258 179,445 172,379 3,626
Total Workers, Place of Work 183,655 188,900 181,786 4,691
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.02 1.05 1.05 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 183,655 100.0 188,900 100.0 NA 181,786 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 129,453 70.5 131,675 69.7 0.5 125,128 68.8 2.3 No
2-person carpool 20,311 11.1 21,055 11.1 0.3 19,727 10.9 1.6 No
3-person carpool 4,037 2.2 4,880 2.6 0.2 5,481 3.0 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 3,019 1.6 4,480 2.4 0.2 4,032 2.2 0.9 No
Public Transportation 3,350 1.8 4,360 2.3 0.2 5,604 3.1 0.9 No
Walked 7,907 4.3 7,200 3.8 0.2 7,127 3.9 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 8,995 4.9 6,925 3.7 0.2 7,208 4.0 0.8 No
Worked at home 6,583 3.6 8,330 4.4 0.2 7,479 4.1 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 177,072 100.0 180,570 100.0 NA 174,307 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 39,618 22.4 37,345 20.7 0.5 34,171 19.6 1.8 No
10 to 14 40,901 23.1 42,040 23.3 0.5 39,472 22.6 1.9 No
15 to 19 36,976 20.9 34,250 19.0 0.4 31,812 18.3 1.6 No
20 to 24 20,185 11.4 20,665 11.4 0.4 20,606 11.8 1.7 No
25 to 29 5,203 2.9 5,525 3.1 0.2 5,272 3.0 0.6 No
30 to 34 13,557 7.7 15,105 8.4 0.3 13,308 7.6 1.2 No
35 to 44 4,731 2.7 6,180 3.4 0.2 8,264 4.7 1.0 Yes
45 to 59 7,848 4.4 9,150 5.1 0.2 8,795 5.0 1.0 No
60 or more 8,053 4.5 10,315 5.7 0.3 12,607 7.2 1.4 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.3 (X) 20.6 (X) NA 20.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 177,072 100.0 180,570 100.0 NA 174,307 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 6,046 3.4 7,565 4.2 0.2 9,542 5.5 1.1 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,005 5.1 11,470 6.4 0.3 9,989 5.7 1.1 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 18,518 10.5 17,275 9.6 0.3 19,447 11.2 1.3 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 27,293 15.4 22,880 12.7 0.4 26,077 15.0 1.9 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 31,828 18.0 30,530 16.9 0.4 28,082 16.1 1.5 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 26,403 14.9 25,910 14.3 0.4 25,842 14.8 1.5 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 12,466 7.0 12,735 7.1 0.3 12,404 7.1 1.1 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 42,767 24.2 48,025 26.6 0.5 37,934 21.8 1.8 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,746 1.6 3,715 2.1 0.2 4,990 2.9 0.9 No

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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