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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: West Valley City city, Utah

Download an Excel file* of this document: west_valley_city_city_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 86,976 108,896 x x
Total Persons in Household 86,753 108,401 119,795 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,239 50,957 55,976 4,375
Total Workers, Place of Work 23,307 46,800 52,095 3,984
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.59 0.92 0.93 0.21

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 23,307 100.0 46,800 100.0 NA 52,095 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 18,375 78.8 37,375 79.9 0.9 42,583 81.7 2.9 No
2-person carpool 2,463 10.6 5,135 11.0 0.7 4,369 8.4 2.1 Yes
3-person carpool 407 1.7 790 1.7 0.3 1,165 2.2 1.3 No
4-or-more-person carpool 96 0.4 450 1.0 0.2 278 0.5 0.5 No
Public Transportation 498 2.1 735 1.6 0.3 868 1.7 0.9 No
Walked 349 1.5 515 1.1 0.2 382 0.7 0.7 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 240 1.0 620 1.3 0.3 491 0.9 0.8 No
Worked at home 879 3.8 1,175 2.5 0.3 1,959 3.8 2.5 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,428 100.0 45,625 100.0 NA 50,136 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,167 14.1 4,240 9.3 0.6 3,984 7.9 1.8 No
10 to 14 3,997 17.8 5,695 12.5 0.7 7,754 15.5 3.5 No
15 to 19 4,908 21.9 8,395 18.4 0.9 9,514 19.0 3.0 No
20 to 24 4,907 21.9 9,385 20.6 0.9 11,355 22.6 3.1 No
25 to 29 1,524 6.8 3,775 8.3 0.6 4,550 9.1 2.3 No
30 to 34 2,282 10.2 6,825 15.0 0.8 7,327 14.6 3.2 No
35 to 44 601 2.7 2,435 5.3 0.5 1,814 3.6 1.3 Yes
45 to 59 578 2.6 2,545 5.6 0.5 2,077 4.1 1.4 No
60 or more 464 2.1 2,320 5.1 0.5 1,761 3.5 1.2 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 24.5 (X) NA 21.4 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 22,428 100.0 45,625 100.0 NA 50,136 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 987 4.4 3,135 6.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 975 4.3 2,865 6.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,228 9.9 4,605 10.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,741 12.2 5,845 12.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,000 17.8 6,575 14.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,183 14.2 5,545 12.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,651 7.4 2,565 5.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,043 26.9 12,335 27.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 620 2.8 1,480 3.2 0.4 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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