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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Whittier city, California

Download an Excel file* of this document: whittier_city_california.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 77,671 83,680 x x
Total Persons in Household 75,158 81,332 80,554 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 36,389 35,596 38,600 4,665
Total Workers, Place of Work 31,891 28,055 31,278 3,608
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.88 0.79 0.81 0.22

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 31,891 100.0 28,055 100.0 NA 31,278 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 24,352 76.4 21,205 75.6 1.2 24,454 78.2 4.6 No
2-person carpool 3,207 10.1 3,150 11.2 0.9 1,773 5.7 2.8 Yes
3-person carpool 611 1.9 600 2.1 0.4 432 1.4 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 387 1.2 310 1.1 0.3 157 0.5 0.5 Yes
Public Transportation 974 3.1 593 2.1 0.4 1,431 4.6 2.3 Yes
Walked 975 3.1 915 3.3 0.5 1,555 5.0 2.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 586 1.8 524 1.9 0.4 384 1.2 1.0 No
Worked at home 799 2.5 755 2.7 0.5 1,092 3.5 1.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,092 100.0 27,300 100.0 NA 30,186 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,992 16.1 3,950 14.5 1.0 4,835 16.0 4.3 No
10 to 14 5,272 17.0 4,305 15.8 1.1 4,288 14.2 3.5 No
15 to 19 4,991 16.1 4,300 15.8 1.1 4,352 14.4 2.4 No
20 to 24 3,673 11.8 3,420 12.5 1.0 3,802 12.6 3.4 No
25 to 29 1,273 4.1 1,355 5.0 0.6 1,981 6.6 2.7 No
30 to 34 4,353 14.0 4,060 14.9 1.0 4,476 14.8 4.8 No
35 to 44 1,680 5.4 1,690 6.2 0.7 2,251 7.5 1.9 No
45 to 59 2,185 7.0 2,070 7.6 0.8 2,198 7.3 2.8 No
60 or more 2,673 8.6 2,160 7.9 0.8 2,003 6.6 2.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.9 (X) 25.5 (X) NA 23.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 31,092 100.0 27,300 100.0 NA 30,186 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,902 6.1 1,695 6.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,738 5.6 1,465 5.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,777 8.9 2,100 7.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,480 11.2 3,220 11.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,687 15.1 4,180 15.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,601 14.8 3,820 14.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,832 9.1 1,895 6.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 8,135 26.2 7,960 29.2 1.3 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 940 3.0 685 2.5 0.5 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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