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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Putnam County, Tennessee


Download an Excel file* of this document: putnam_county_tennessee.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 51,373 62,315 x x
Total Persons in Household 48,419 59,768 63,749 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 23,960 28,985 28,409 1,823
Total Workers, Place of Work 27,860 34,475 31,773 2,183
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.16 1.19 1.12 0.12

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 27,860 100.0 34,475 100.0 457 31,773 100.0 2,183 Yes
Drove alone 22,827 81.9 28,220 81.9 457 26,413 83.1 2,217 No
2-person carpool 2,831 10.2 3,410 9.9 209 2,781 8.8 837 No
3-person carpool 531 1.9 590 1.7 89 232 0.7 210 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 144 0.5 290 0.8 62 238 0.7 223 No
Public Transportation 40 0.1 19 0.1 16 74 0.2 121 No
Walked 767 2.8 775 2.2 102 935 2.9 763 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 172 0.6 405 1.2 74 442 1.4 392 No
Worked at home 548 2.0 765 2.2 101 658 2.1 377 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 27,312 100.0 33,710 100.0 458 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,550 20.3 5,845 17.3 268 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 5,829 21.3 6,725 19.9 285 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 5,440 19.9 7,175 21.3 293 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 3,703 13.6 4,895 14.5 247 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,167 4.3 1,580 4.7 144 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,716 9.9 3,480 10.3 211 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 771 2.8 1,095 3.2 121 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,214 4.4 1,430 4.2 137 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 922 3.4 1,485 4.4 140 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.5 (X) 20.6 (X) NA 20.1 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 27,312 100.0 33,710 100.0 458 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,517 5.6 2,645 7.8 185 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,806 6.6 2,380 7.1 176 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,213 19.1 4,215 12.5 231 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,201 11.7 3,730 11.1 218 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,391 16.1 5,745 17.0 266 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,786 10.2 3,650 10.8 216 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 955 3.5 1,295 3.8 131 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,512 23.8 8,690 25.8 318 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 931 3.4 1,315 3.9 132 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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