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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Skagit County, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: skagit_county_washington.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 79,555 102,979 x x
Total Persons in Household 77,945 101,138 111,330 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 33,652 45,453 52,133 2,022
Total Workers, Place of Work 32,760 44,480 50,263 3,227
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.97 0.98 0.96 0.10

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 32,760 100.0 44,480 100.0 NA 50,263 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 26,101 79.7 34,855 78.4 0.9 38,839 77.3 1.7 No
2-person carpool 2,699 8.2 4,255 9.6 0.7 4,959 9.9 2.5 No
3-person carpool 577 1.8 740 1.7 0.3 481 1.0 0.7 No
4-or-more-person carpool 331 1.0 340 0.8 0.2 622 1.2 0.8 No
Public Transportation 46 0.1 380 0.9 0.2 481 1.0 0.8 No
Walked 1,164 3.6 1,330 3.0 0.4 2,400 4.8 1.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 533 1.6 485 1.1 0.2 548 1.1 0.6 No
Worked at home 1,309 4.0 2,090 4.7 0.5 1,933 3.8 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,451 100.0 42,390 100.0 NA 48,330 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,732 24.6 8,875 20.9 0.9 9,690 20.0 3.2 No
10 to 14 6,350 20.2 7,580 17.9 0.9 9,011 18.6 2.8 No
15 to 19 5,201 16.5 5,890 13.9 0.8 6,264 13.0 2.3 No
20 to 24 3,745 11.9 5,730 13.5 0.8 6,114 12.7 2.2 No
25 to 29 1,476 4.7 2,160 5.1 0.5 2,657 5.5 1.8 No
30 to 34 3,002 9.5 4,595 10.8 0.7 5,619 11.6 2.8 No
35 to 44 1,250 4.0 2,220 5.2 0.5 2,789 5.8 1.9 No
45 to 59 1,442 4.6 2,755 6.5 0.6 3,276 6.8 2.0 No
60 or more 1,253 4.0 2,600 6.1 0.6 2,910 6.0 1.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.7 (X) 22.8 (X) NA 21.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,451 100.0 42,390 100.0 NA 48,330 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,654 5.3 2,400 5.7 0.5 3,373 7.0 2.2 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,669 5.3 2,100 5.0 0.5 2,168 4.5 1.6 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,776 8.8 4,460 10.5 0.7 4,422 9.1 2.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,875 12.3 5,515 13.0 0.8 5,376 11.1 2.2 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,003 19.1 7,060 16.7 0.9 6,859 14.2 2.8 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,093 13.0 5,305 12.5 0.8 5,544 11.5 2.6 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,645 8.4 2,660 6.3 0.6 4,351 9.0 2.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,942 25.3 11,255 26.6 1.0 14,396 29.8 3.6 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 794 2.5 1,290 3.0 0.4 1,841 3.8 1.4 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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