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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Vancouver city, Washington

Download an Excel file* of this document: vancouver_city_washington.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 46,380 143,560 x x
Total Persons in Household 44,611 141,478 155,488 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 19,820 67,015 73,948 4,725
Total Workers, Place of Work 34,983 75,005 82,212 4,745
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.77 1.12 1.11 0.12

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 34,983 100.0 75,005 100.0 NA 82,212 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 28,993 82.9 60,880 81.2 0.7 68,108 82.8 2.7 No
2-person carpool 3,211 9.2 6,680 8.9 0.5 6,370 7.7 1.9 No
3-person carpool 279 0.8 870 1.2 0.2 667 0.8 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 131 0.4 385 0.5 0.1 464 0.6 0.4 No
Public Transportation 644 1.8 1,674 2.2 0.3 1,284 1.6 0.8 No
Walked 745 2.1 1,240 1.7 0.2 1,114 1.4 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 412 1.2 860 1.1 0.2 951 1.2 0.5 No
Worked at home 568 1.6 2,415 3.2 0.3 3,254 4.0 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,415 100.0 72,590 100.0 NA 78,958 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,980 14.5 9,630 13.3 0.6 9,839 12.5 2.1 No
10 to 14 7,038 20.5 12,785 17.6 0.7 14,412 18.3 2.3 No
15 to 19 7,326 21.3 15,470 21.3 0.7 16,092 20.4 2.1 No
20 to 24 6,045 17.6 13,470 18.6 0.7 14,424 18.3 3.3 No
25 to 29 1,950 5.7 4,580 6.3 0.4 4,599 5.8 1.5 No
30 to 34 3,560 10.3 7,830 10.8 0.6 10,125 12.8 1.8 Yes
35 to 44 1,389 4.0 2,955 4.1 0.4 2,559 3.2 0.9 No
45 to 59 1,230 3.6 3,085 4.2 0.4 3,259 4.1 1.3 No
60 or more 897 2.6 2,780 3.8 0.3 3,649 4.6 1.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.2 (X) 21.3 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,415 100.0 72,590 100.0 NA 78,958 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,566 4.6 4,650 6.4 0.4 4,266 5.4 1.5 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,946 5.7 3,940 5.4 0.4 4,675 5.9 1.3 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,042 11.7 7,490 10.3 0.5 8,679 11.0 2.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,642 13.5 9,460 13.0 0.6 9,766 12.4 2.0 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,736 19.6 12,515 17.2 0.7 11,949 15.1 2.0 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,269 12.4 8,820 12.2 0.6 10,200 12.9 1.6 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,480 7.2 4,430 6.1 0.4 6,445 8.2 1.4 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,046 23.4 18,725 25.8 0.8 20,774 26.3 3.4 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 688 2.0 1,750 2.4 0.3 2,204 2.8 1.1 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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