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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Utah

Download an Excel file* of this document: utah.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 1,722,850 2,233,169 x x
Total Persons in Household 1,693,802 2,192,689 2,427,350 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 732,376 1,032,858 1,152,484 8,496
Total Workers, Place of Work 729,979 1,033,770 1,150,730 8,983
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.02

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 729,979 100.0 1,033,770 100.0 NA 1,150,730 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 540,208 74.0 780,360 75.5 0.2 880,457 76.5 0.7 Yes
2-person carpool 82,136 11.3 112,685 10.9 0.1 114,083 9.9 0.6 Yes
3-person carpool 14,253 2.0 20,030 1.9 0.1 20,272 1.8 0.2 No
4-or-more-person carpool 13,793 1.9 13,370 1.3 0.0 12,252 1.1 0.1 Yes
Public Transportation 16,749 2.3 22,925 2.2 0.1 26,895 2.3 0.2 No
Walked 24,749 3.4 28,430 2.8 0.1 23,795 2.1 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 11,843 1.6 12,635 1.2 0.0 18,873 1.6 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 26,248 3.6 43,335 4.2 0.1 54,103 4.7 0.3 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 703,731 100.0 990,435 100.0 NA 1,096,627 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 147,164 20.9 187,215 18.9 0.2 205,117 18.7 0.7 No
10 to 14 132,593 18.8 175,035 17.7 0.2 192,473 17.6 0.6 No
15 to 19 131,631 18.7 172,810 17.4 0.2 194,667 17.8 0.6 No
20 to 24 111,969 15.9 151,230 15.3 0.1 172,935 15.8 0.6 No
25 to 29 36,994 5.3 54,905 5.5 0.1 70,115 6.4 0.4 Yes
30 to 34 69,175 9.8 112,130 11.3 0.1 118,636 10.8 0.5 No
35 to 44 22,973 3.3 42,075 4.2 0.1 48,191 4.4 0.3 No
45 to 59 25,559 3.6 47,460 4.8 0.1 52,955 4.8 0.3 No
60 or more 25,673 3.6 47,570 4.8 0.1 41,538 3.8 0.3 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.9 (X) 21.3 (X) NA 19.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 703,731 100.0 990,435 100.0 NA 1,096,627 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 30,439 4.3 59,075 6.0 0.1 74,047 6.8 0.4 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 34,162 4.9 53,240 5.4 0.1 58,592 5.3 0.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 75,180 10.7 90,695 9.2 0.1 99,175 9.0 0.4 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 91,060 12.9 114,325 11.5 0.1 112,752 10.3 0.4 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 119,366 17.0 149,610 15.1 0.1 161,117 14.7 0.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 97,432 13.8 134,885 13.6 0.1 142,959 13.0 0.5 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 47,078 6.7 69,270 7.0 0.1 92,245 8.4 0.5 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 193,551 27.5 286,435 28.9 0.2 322,923 29.4 0.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 15,463 2.2 27,765 2.8 0.1 32,817 3.0 0.3 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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