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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Santa Maria city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: santa_maria_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 61,284 77,423 x x
Total Persons in Household 60,536 75,261 88,817 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 26,251 29,874 33,823 3,628
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,965 34,450 31,974 3,270
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.18 1.15 0.95 0.20

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 30,965 100.0 34,450 100.0 NA 31,974 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 24,405 78.8 25,365 73.6 1.1 24,237 75.8 4.5 No
2-person carpool 3,072 9.9 4,430 12.9 0.9 3,797 11.9 4.2 No
3-person carpool 755 2.4 1,130 3.3 0.5 1,176 3.7 2.6 No
4-or-more-person carpool 539 1.7 1,475 4.3 0.5 884 2.8 2.3 No
Public Transportation 142 0.5 154 0.4 0.2 66 0.2 0.3 No
Walked 821 2.7 620 1.8 0.3 532 1.7 1.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 793 2.6 874 2.5 0.4 1,025 3.2 2.3 No
Worked at home 438 1.4 395 1.1 0.3 257 0.8 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,527 100.0 34,055 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,948 22.8 6,465 19.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,105 26.6 8,745 25.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,842 22.4 7,420 21.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,079 10.1 3,855 11.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 919 3.0 1,210 3.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,416 7.9 3,355 9.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 764 2.5 965 2.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 688 2.3 1,005 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 766 2.5 1,030 3.0 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.2 (X) 18.4 (X) NA 16.6 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,527 100.0 34,055 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,293 4.2 1,720 5.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,167 7.1 3,455 10.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,813 12.5 3,860 11.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,940 12.9 3,975 11.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,324 17.4 5,450 16.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,118 13.5 3,910 11.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,100 6.9 2,230 6.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,237 23.7 8,220 24.1 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 535 1.8 1,060 3.1 0.4 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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