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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Sparks city, Nevada

Download an Excel file* of this document: sparks_city_nevada.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 53,367 66,346 x x
Total Persons in Household 52,687 65,723 76,405 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 29,482 33,533 36,022 3,216
Total Workers, Place of Work 29,424 37,775 41,012 3,881
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.13 1.14 0.23

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 29,424 100.0 37,775 100.0 NA 41,012 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 22,658 77.0 29,315 77.6 1.0 32,555 79.4 1.1 Yes
2-person carpool 3,571 12.1 4,185 11.1 0.8 5,350 13.0 5.5 No
3-person carpool 556 1.9 795 2.1 0.4 300 0.7 0.6 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 166 0.6 390 1.0 0.2 218 0.5 0.5 No
Public Transportation 578 2.0 890 2.4 0.4 370 0.9 0.7 Yes
Walked 753 2.6 790 2.1 0.4 738 1.8 1.2 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 500 1.7 660 1.7 0.3 481 1.2 0.8 No
Worked at home 642 2.2 745 2.0 0.3 1,000 2.4 1.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,782 100.0 37,030 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,528 15.7 4,350 11.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 7,045 24.5 7,750 20.9 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,567 26.3 10,170 27.5 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,391 15.3 6,410 17.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 862 3.0 1,810 4.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 1,849 6.4 2,595 7.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 630 2.2 935 2.5 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,025 3.6 1,455 3.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 885 3.1 1,545 4.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.8 (X) 20.1 (X) NA 23.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 28,782 100.0 37,030 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,731 6.0 2,740 7.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,138 7.4 2,910 7.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,480 12.1 4,805 13.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,754 13.0 4,485 12.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,032 17.5 5,875 15.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,739 9.5 3,755 10.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,506 5.2 1,675 4.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,529 26.2 8,960 24.2 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 873 3.0 1,470 4.0 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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