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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Union City city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: union_city_city_california.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 53,762 66,869 x x
Total Persons in Household 53,302 66,527 65,239 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 27,077 30,457 28,890 3,914
Total Workers, Place of Work 15,816 17,600 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.58 0.58 #VALUE! NA

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 15,816 100.0 17,600 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 11,773 74.4 12,910 73.4 1.6 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 1,778 11.2 2,015 11.4 1.1 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 352 2.2 440 2.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 233 1.5 245 1.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 692 4.4 834 4.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
Walked 297 1.9 365 2.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 294 1.9 220 1.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 397 2.5 575 3.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,419 100.0 17,025 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 1,774 11.5 1,540 9.0 1.1 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,279 14.8 2,600 15.3 1.3 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 2,603 16.9 2,765 16.2 1.4 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,192 14.2 2,105 12.4 1.2 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 770 5.0 930 5.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,030 13.2 2,245 13.2 1.2 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,054 6.8 1,165 6.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,277 8.3 1,470 8.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,440 9.3 2,215 13.0 1.2 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.8 (X) 30.1 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 15,419 100.0 17,025 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,128 7.3 1,095 6.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,283 8.3 1,090 6.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,175 14.1 1,820 10.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,078 13.5 2,100 12.3 1.2 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 2,365 15.3 2,580 15.2 1.3 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 1,645 10.7 2,090 12.3 1.2 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 785 5.1 915 5.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,544 23.0 4,290 25.2 1.6 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 416 2.7 800 4.7 0.8 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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