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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Sumter County, South Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: sumter_county_south_carolina.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 102,637 104,646 x x
Total Persons in Household 95,063 101,201 102,146 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 46,804 44,325 40,498 1,925
Total Workers, Place of Work 46,439 44,020 38,468 2,362
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 0.99 0.95 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 46,439 100.0 44,020 100.0 NA 38,468 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 35,579 76.6 35,170 79.9 0.9 31,657 82.3 3.7 No
2-person carpool 5,815 12.5 4,860 11.0 0.7 4,182 10.9 3.2 No
3-person carpool 1,360 2.9 1,045 2.4 0.3 788 2.0 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 651 1.4 800 1.8 0.3 365 0.9 0.5 Yes
Public Transportation 209 0.5 164 0.4 0.1 406 1.1 0.9 No
Walked 1,054 2.3 535 1.2 0.2 223 0.6 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,199 2.6 710 1.6 0.3 455 1.2 1.0 No
Worked at home 572 1.2 725 1.6 0.3 392 1.0 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,867 100.0 43,295 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,571 20.9 7,675 17.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 10,955 23.9 9,510 22.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 10,083 22.0 8,645 20.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,302 13.7 6,065 14.0 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,767 3.9 1,925 4.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,786 8.3 4,230 9.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,090 2.4 1,425 3.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,272 2.8 1,840 4.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,041 2.3 1,980 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.8 (X) 20.6 (X) NA 22.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,867 100.0 43,295 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,252 4.9 2,665 6.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,675 5.8 2,535 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,390 13.9 5,405 12.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 8,684 18.9 6,145 14.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,182 15.7 7,290 16.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,851 10.6 4,535 10.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,518 5.5 1,830 4.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 9,968 21.7 11,110 25.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,347 2.9 1,350 3.1 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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