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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Tom Green County, Texas

Download an Excel file* of this document: tom_green_county_texas.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 98,458 104,010 x x
Total Persons in Household 92,967 99,742 99,178 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 44,710 47,286 46,932 1,834
Total Workers, Place of Work 44,207 47,470 46,742 1,974
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 1.00 1.00 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 44,207 100.0 47,470 100.0 NA 46,742 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 33,963 76.8 37,915 79.9 0.7 36,362 77.8 3.4 No
2-person carpool 4,785 10.8 4,570 9.6 0.5 5,335 11.4 3.1 No
3-person carpool 808 1.8 775 1.6 0.2 759 1.6 0.9 No
4-or-more-person carpool 554 1.3 520 1.1 0.2 363 0.8 0.8 No
Public Transportation 192 0.4 189 0.4 0.1 172 0.4 0.4 No
Walked 2,467 5.6 1,905 4.0 0.4 1,036 2.2 0.9 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 537 1.2 555 1.2 0.2 1,512 3.2 1.4 Yes
Worked at home 901 2.0 1,045 2.2 0.3 1,203 2.6 1.2 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,306 100.0 46,425 100.0 NA 45,539 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 9,792 22.6 10,010 21.6 0.8 11,856 26.0 4.3 Yes
10 to 14 11,177 25.8 11,960 25.8 0.8 12,650 27.8 3.6 No
15 to 19 11,191 25.8 11,475 24.7 0.8 10,436 22.9 3.9 No
20 to 24 5,432 12.5 5,640 12.1 0.6 5,025 11.0 2.5 No
25 to 29 1,193 2.8 1,215 2.6 0.3 1,338 2.9 1.3 No
30 to 34 2,584 6.0 3,120 6.7 0.5 2,059 4.5 1.2 Yes
35 to 44 421 1.0 645 1.4 0.2 920 2.0 1.2 No
45 to 59 579 1.3 920 2.0 0.3 370 0.8 0.5 Yes
60 or more 937 2.2 1,445 3.1 0.3 885 1.9 1.0 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.4 (X) 17.3 (X) NA 14.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 43,306 100.0 46,425 100.0 NA 45,539 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,700 6.2 2,455 5.3 0.4 2,646 5.8 2.3 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,882 4.3 2,060 4.4 0.4 2,302 5.1 1.6 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,952 9.1 4,295 9.3 0.5 4,080 9.0 2.1 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,827 13.5 6,205 13.4 0.6 6,900 15.2 2.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 9,178 21.2 10,995 23.7 0.8 8,913 19.6 2.8 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,064 14.0 5,720 12.3 0.6 5,635 12.4 2.7 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,134 4.9 2,370 5.1 0.4 1,912 4.2 1.4 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,806 25.0 11,295 24.3 0.8 12,442 27.3 3.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 763 1.8 1,075 2.3 0.3 709 1.6 0.9 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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