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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Sonoma County, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: sonoma_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 388,222 458,614 x x
Total Persons in Household 380,558 447,512 453,850 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 190,431 224,947 216,208 5,061
Total Workers, Place of Work 166,297 200,360 196,308 6,195
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.87 0.89 0.91 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 166,297 100.0 200,360 100.0 NA 196,308 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 126,746 76.2 150,900 75.3 0.5 147,228 75.0 2.0 No
2-person carpool 14,765 8.9 18,080 9.0 0.3 17,505 8.9 1.3 No
3-person carpool 2,595 1.6 3,870 1.9 0.1 2,138 1.1 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,186 0.7 2,220 1.1 0.1 886 0.5 0.3 Yes
Public Transportation 1,793 1.1 2,739 1.4 0.1 3,281 1.7 0.8 No
Walked 6,351 3.8 6,925 3.5 0.2 8,328 4.2 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,545 2.1 3,380 1.7 0.1 3,802 1.9 0.6 No
Worked at home 9,316 5.6 12,245 6.1 0.3 13,140 6.7 1.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 156,981 100.0 188,115 100.0 NA 183,168 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 32,163 20.5 33,640 17.9 0.4 34,829 19.0 1.8 No
10 to 14 29,723 18.9 34,065 18.1 0.4 34,921 19.1 1.9 No
15 to 19 29,705 18.9 33,855 18.0 0.4 31,244 17.1 1.4 No
20 to 24 22,813 14.5 27,425 14.6 0.4 26,285 14.4 1.7 No
25 to 29 8,204 5.2 10,305 5.5 0.3 8,357 4.6 0.8 Yes
30 to 34 16,953 10.8 20,585 10.9 0.3 19,171 10.5 1.0 No
35 to 44 5,463 3.5 7,885 4.2 0.2 7,120 3.9 0.8 No
45 to 59 5,736 3.7 8,215 4.4 0.2 9,296 5.1 1.1 No
60 or more 6,221 4.0 12,135 6.5 0.3 11,945 6.5 1.2 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.2 (X) 22.4 (X) NA 20.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 156,981 100.0 188,115 100.0 NA 183,168 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 6,176 3.9 8,810 4.7 0.2 8,941 4.9 1.1 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 7,356 4.7 9,870 5.2 0.2 10,497 5.7 1.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 12,990 8.3 16,175 8.6 0.3 15,968 8.7 1.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 19,438 12.4 22,115 11.8 0.4 18,071 9.9 1.4 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 27,897 17.8 32,185 17.1 0.4 30,499 16.7 1.8 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 25,781 16.4 28,195 15.0 0.4 29,052 15.9 1.4 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 13,934 8.9 14,710 7.8 0.3 14,722 8.0 0.9 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 40,306 25.7 49,540 26.3 0.5 50,247 27.4 1.7 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 3,103 2.0 5,290 2.8 0.2 5,171 2.8 0.6 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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