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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Sumner County, Tennessee

Download an Excel file* of this document: sumner_county_tennessee.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 103,281 130,449 x x
Total Persons in Household 102,065 129,058 143,618 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 50,652 64,756 70,090 2,700
Total Workers, Place of Work 33,320 43,630 48,028 3,466
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.66 0.67 0.69 0.07

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 33,320 100.0 43,630 100.0 NA 48,028 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 26,313 79.0 34,360 78.8 0.9 39,791 82.8 1.5 Yes
2-person carpool 3,729 11.2 4,615 10.6 0.7 4,353 9.1 2.5 No
3-person carpool 718 2.2 905 2.1 0.3 630 1.3 0.8 No
4-or-more-person carpool 366 1.1 575 1.3 0.3 148 0.3 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 85 0.3 165 0.4 0.1 301 0.6 0.7 No
Walked 582 1.7 535 1.2 0.3 457 1.0 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 342 1.0 420 1.0 0.2 431 0.9 0.7 No
Worked at home 1,185 3.6 2,065 4.7 0.5 1,917 4.0 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 32,135 100.0 41,565 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,241 19.4 6,980 16.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,239 19.4 7,305 17.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 5,636 17.5 6,540 15.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,024 12.5 5,610 13.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,744 5.4 2,240 5.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,845 12.0 5,415 13.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,217 3.8 1,930 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,852 5.8 2,820 6.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,337 4.2 2,720 6.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.1 (X) 24.0 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 32,135 100.0 41,565 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,664 5.2 2,525 6.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,522 7.8 3,090 7.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,172 19.2 6,805 16.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,800 14.9 5,940 14.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,930 15.3 6,655 16.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,205 10.0 3,995 9.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,549 4.8 1,560 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,745 21.0 9,240 22.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 548 1.7 1,375 3.3 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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