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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Download an Excel file* of this document: waukesha_county_wisconsin.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 304,715 360,767 x x
Total Persons in Household 300,144 355,014 373,401 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 162,059 192,602 192,997 3,614
Total Workers, Place of Work 160,711 209,070 213,015 5,494
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.99 1.09 1.10 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 160,711 100.0 209,070 100.0 NA 213,015 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 136,255 84.8 179,205 85.7 0.3 186,658 87.6 1.4 Yes
2-person carpool 12,940 8.1 14,540 7.0 0.2 12,073 5.7 0.9 Yes
3-person carpool 1,532 1.0 1,925 0.9 0.1 1,797 0.8 0.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 513 0.3 1,045 0.5 0.1 853 0.4 0.2 No
Public Transportation 996 0.6 1,969 0.9 0.1 942 0.4 0.2 Yes
Walked 3,258 2.0 3,030 1.4 0.1 2,821 1.3 0.4 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,029 0.6 1,245 0.6 0.1 1,910 0.9 0.3 No
Worked at home 4,188 2.6 6,110 2.9 0.1 5,961 2.8 0.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 156,523 100.0 202,960 100.0 NA 207,054 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 24,216 15.5 27,830 13.7 0.3 29,946 14.5 1.1 No
10 to 14 25,897 16.5 30,105 14.8 0.3 29,451 14.2 1.1 No
15 to 19 27,723 17.7 33,435 16.5 0.3 31,948 15.4 1.1 No
20 to 24 28,233 18.0 35,920 17.7 0.3 36,408 17.6 1.4 No
25 to 29 13,445 8.6 17,720 8.7 0.3 17,043 8.2 0.9 No
30 to 34 19,566 12.5 27,860 13.7 0.3 28,344 13.7 1.1 No
35 to 44 7,555 4.8 12,250 6.0 0.2 15,557 7.5 1.0 Yes
45 to 59 5,806 3.7 9,990 4.9 0.2 11,136 5.4 0.6 No
60 or more 4,082 2.6 7,845 3.9 0.2 7,221 3.5 0.7 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.2 (X) 22.7 (X) NA 22.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 156,523 100.0 202,960 100.0 NA 207,054 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 8,454 5.4 13,245 6.5 0.2 14,468 7.0 1.0 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,352 6.0 13,080 6.4 0.2 11,802 5.7 0.8 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 21,183 13.5 24,680 12.2 0.3 23,527 11.4 1.0 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 20,979 13.4 26,955 13.3 0.3 27,888 13.5 1.1 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 29,242 18.7 36,275 17.9 0.3 35,793 17.3 1.5 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 18,569 11.9 24,615 12.1 0.3 24,765 12.0 1.2 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 8,951 5.7 9,380 4.6 0.2 13,634 6.6 1.0 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 36,890 23.6 46,335 22.8 0.4 48,293 23.3 1.3 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,903 1.9 5,745 2.8 0.1 6,884 3.3 0.5 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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