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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: St. Louis city, Missouri

Download an Excel file* of this document: st_louis_city_missouri.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 396,685 348,189 x x
Total Persons in Household 385,916 337,557 333,730 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 158,499 140,747 142,191 4,273
Total Workers, Place of Work 316,926 262,980 264,447 8,183
Employment-Residence Ratio 2.00 1.87 1.86 0.08

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 316,926 100.0 262,980 100.0 NA 264,447 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 230,698 72.8 202,160 76.9 0.4 209,586 79.3 1.7 Yes
2-person carpool 38,582 12.2 27,025 10.3 0.3 21,923 8.3 1.2 Yes
3-person carpool 6,072 1.9 3,625 1.4 0.1 2,928 1.1 0.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 4,733 1.5 2,210 0.8 0.1 1,609 0.6 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 22,355 7.1 17,220 6.5 0.2 17,108 6.5 0.8 No
Walked 8,770 2.8 5,625 2.1 0.1 4,442 1.7 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,002 0.9 2,660 1.0 0.1 3,209 1.2 0.4 No
Worked at home 2,714 0.9 2,455 0.9 0.1 3,642 1.4 0.4 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 314,212 100.0 260,525 100.0 NA 260,805 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 21,257 6.8 15,425 5.9 0.2 16,193 6.2 0.9 No
10 to 14 29,790 9.5 23,885 9.2 0.2 22,018 8.4 0.9 No
15 to 19 45,448 14.5 34,585 13.3 0.3 33,341 12.8 1.2 No
20 to 24 53,749 17.1 41,990 16.1 0.3 43,447 16.7 1.4 No
25 to 29 26,542 8.4 20,495 7.9 0.2 22,299 8.6 0.9 No
30 to 34 61,241 19.5 50,020 19.2 0.3 48,552 18.6 1.4 No
35 to 44 27,790 8.8 25,085 9.6 0.3 24,864 9.5 1.1 No
45 to 59 29,199 9.3 27,625 10.6 0.3 29,609 11.4 1.4 No
60 or more 19,196 6.1 21,410 8.2 0.2 20,482 7.9 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 26.9 (X) 30.0 (X) NA 29.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 314,212 100.0 260,525 100.0 NA 260,805 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 12,801 4.1 14,500 5.6 0.2 11,824 4.5 0.7 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 21,341 6.8 16,920 6.5 0.2 22,155 8.5 0.8 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 39,321 12.5 31,095 11.9 0.3 33,659 12.9 1.2 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 47,669 15.2 35,580 13.7 0.3 29,943 11.5 1.0 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 59,497 18.9 46,220 17.7 0.3 38,304 14.7 1.2 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 39,208 12.5 32,930 12.6 0.3 32,511 12.5 1.1 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 21,429 6.8 14,190 5.4 0.2 21,467 8.2 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 67,391 21.4 57,935 22.2 0.4 65,098 25.0 1.4 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 5,555 1.8 6,055 2.3 0.1 5,844 2.2 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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