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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Winston-Salem city, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: winston_salem_city_north_carolina.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 143,485 185,776 x x
Total Persons in Household 136,239 176,662 183,467 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 68,229 85,003 84,121 3,979
Total Workers, Place of Work 117,200 133,485 135,701 5,081
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.72 1.57 1.61 0.11

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 117,200 100.0 133,485 100.0 NA 135,701 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 94,354 80.5 109,220 81.8 0.5 115,826 85.4 1.5 Yes
2-person carpool 12,364 10.5 12,495 9.4 0.4 10,779 7.9 1.5 No
3-person carpool 2,167 1.8 2,530 1.9 0.2 789 0.6 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,301 1.1 1,875 1.4 0.2 874 0.6 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 2,037 1.7 1,779 1.3 0.2 787 0.6 0.4 Yes
Walked 2,938 2.5 2,455 1.8 0.2 2,554 1.9 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 861 0.7 1,105 0.8 0.1 1,147 0.8 0.4 No
Worked at home 1,178 1.0 2,030 1.5 0.2 2,945 2.2 0.7 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 116,022 100.0 131,455 100.0 NA 132,756 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 13,298 11.5 12,945 9.8 0.4 9,873 7.4 1.1 Yes
10 to 14 20,232 17.4 20,680 15.7 0.5 20,666 15.6 2.3 No
15 to 19 26,649 23.0 28,110 21.4 0.5 27,936 21.0 2.0 No
20 to 24 22,191 19.1 25,810 19.6 0.5 30,398 22.9 1.9 Yes
25 to 29 7,692 6.6 8,990 6.8 0.3 10,219 7.7 1.4 No
30 to 34 13,568 11.7 16,640 12.7 0.4 17,028 12.8 1.6 No
35 to 44 4,333 3.7 5,970 4.5 0.3 5,605 4.2 1.0 No
45 to 59 5,151 4.4 6,250 4.8 0.3 5,033 3.8 0.9 Yes
60 or more 2,908 2.5 6,070 4.6 0.3 5,998 4.5 0.9 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.0 (X) 23.1 (X) NA 22.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 116,022 100.0 131,455 100.0 NA 132,756 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,454 2.1 3,905 3.0 0.2 5,013 3.8 0.8 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,804 4.1 5,540 4.2 0.3 6,753 5.1 1.1 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 11,758 10.1 13,465 10.2 0.4 11,256 8.5 1.5 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 17,187 14.8 18,465 14.0 0.5 18,623 14.0 1.7 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 25,528 22.0 28,250 21.5 0.5 26,389 19.9 1.8 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 16,850 14.5 20,000 15.2 0.5 20,283 15.3 1.6 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 8,753 7.5 7,555 5.7 0.3 10,470 7.9 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 27,021 23.3 29,900 22.7 0.6 30,693 23.1 1.9 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,667 1.4 1,915 1.5 0.2 3,276 2.5 0.9 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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