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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Washoe County, Nevada

Download an Excel file* of this document: washoe_county_nevada.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 254,667 339,486 x x
Total Persons in Household 249,056 334,076 384,462 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 137,952 168,922 192,859 3,971
Total Workers, Place of Work 142,494 175,530 193,240 5,113
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.03 1.04 1.00 0.05

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 142,494 100.0 175,530 100.0 NA 193,240 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 106,191 74.5 132,935 75.7 0.5 147,371 76.3 2.1 No
2-person carpool 16,300 11.4 19,590 11.2 0.4 17,957 9.3 1.6 Yes
3-person carpool 2,286 1.6 3,105 1.8 0.2 2,468 1.3 0.5 No
4-or-more-person carpool 778 0.5 1,480 0.8 0.1 1,163 0.6 0.3 No
Public Transportation 4,714 3.3 5,145 2.9 0.2 5,865 3.0 0.7 No
Walked 5,962 4.2 5,350 3.0 0.2 5,266 2.7 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 2,942 2.1 2,995 1.7 0.1 4,122 2.1 0.7 No
Worked at home 3,321 2.3 4,935 2.8 0.2 9,028 4.7 1.0 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 139,173 100.0 170,595 100.0 NA 184,212 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 23,017 16.5 23,245 13.6 0.4 25,651 13.9 1.8 No
10 to 14 33,594 24.1 34,810 20.4 0.5 28,577 15.5 1.7 Yes
15 to 19 35,065 25.2 42,385 24.8 0.5 35,878 19.5 1.5 Yes
20 to 24 21,199 15.2 29,910 17.5 0.4 40,187 21.8 1.7 Yes
25 to 29 4,842 3.5 8,905 5.2 0.3 9,949 5.4 0.8 No
30 to 34 8,661 6.2 13,120 7.7 0.3 19,558 10.6 1.6 Yes
35 to 44 3,182 2.3 4,540 2.7 0.2 6,633 3.6 0.9 Yes
45 to 59 4,869 3.5 6,460 3.8 0.2 9,624 5.2 0.9 Yes
60 or more 4,744 3.4 7,225 4.2 0.2 8,155 4.4 1.1 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 20.2 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 139,173 100.0 170,595 100.0 NA 184,212 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 6,276 4.5 9,485 5.6 0.3 14,719 8.0 1.6 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 7,254 5.2 10,285 6.0 0.3 11,390 6.2 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 12,397 8.9 17,455 10.2 0.4 18,685 10.1 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 17,513 12.6 20,105 11.8 0.4 22,404 12.2 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 23,712 17.0 29,145 17.1 0.4 28,431 15.4 1.5 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 17,661 12.7 20,110 11.8 0.4 17,723 9.6 1.1 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 9,266 6.7 10,055 5.9 0.3 12,058 6.5 1.0 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 40,505 29.1 47,315 27.7 0.5 48,644 26.4 2.1 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 4,589 3.3 6,040 3.5 0.2 10,158 5.5 1.3 Yes

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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