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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Union County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: union_county_north_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 84,211 123,677 x x
Total Persons in Household 82,633 122,011 161,127 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 43,204 61,217 77,619 2,712
Total Workers, Place of Work 35,065 45,575 50,480 3,410
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.81 0.74 0.65 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 35,065 100.0 45,575 100.0 NA 50,480 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,789 73.5 35,170 77.2 0.9 38,454 76.2 3.0 No
2-person carpool 4,532 12.9 5,030 11.0 0.7 5,891 11.7 3.0 No
3-person carpool 1,408 4.0 1,155 2.5 0.4 784 1.6 1.0 No
4-or-more-person carpool 1,037 3.0 955 2.1 0.3 1,000 2.0 1.1 No
Public Transportation 74 0.2 59 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.5 No
Walked 711 2.0 615 1.3 0.3 600 1.2 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 464 1.3 450 1.0 0.2 446 0.9 0.6 No
Worked at home 1,050 3.0 2,130 4.7 0.5 3,305 6.5 1.8 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,015 100.0 43,445 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,527 16.2 5,825 13.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,475 16.1 6,060 13.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,218 18.3 7,310 16.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,992 14.7 6,840 15.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,893 5.6 2,675 6.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,782 14.1 6,195 14.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,580 4.6 2,210 5.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 2,168 6.4 3,100 7.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,380 4.1 3,225 7.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.1 (X) 25.6 (X) NA 22.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,015 100.0 43,445 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,411 4.1 2,475 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,744 5.1 2,510 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,656 16.6 5,695 13.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,032 14.8 6,640 15.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,386 18.8 7,945 18.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,158 12.2 5,580 12.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,998 5.9 2,045 4.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,856 20.2 9,060 20.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 774 2.3 955 2.2 0.3 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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