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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Rowan County, North Carolina


Download an Excel file* of this document: rowan_county_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 110,605 130,340 x x
Total Persons in Household 107,079 125,644 130,457 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 53,892 60,299 57,867 2,394
Total Workers, Place of Work 45,691 55,375 51,989 3,173
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.85 0.92 0.90 0.08

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 45,691 100.0 55,375 100.0 722 51,989 100.0 3,173 Yes
Drove alone 36,162 79.1 45,295 81.8 696 41,752 80.3 2,938 Yes
2-person carpool 5,468 12.0 5,665 10.2 298 5,418 10.4 1,596 No
3-person carpool 873 1.9 1,005 1.8 128 952 1.8 624 No
4-or-more-person carpool 299 0.7 670 1.2 104 408 0.8 506 No
Public Transportation 204 0.4 139 0.3 48 97 0.2 167 No
Walked 1,268 2.8 715 1.3 108 792 1.5 463 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 520 1.1 640 1.2 102 473 0.9 389 No
Worked at home 897 2.0 1,240 2.2 142 2,097 4.0 690 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,794 100.0 54,135 100.0 720 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,089 18.1 8,010 14.8 351 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,129 20.4 9,895 18.3 387 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 9,636 21.5 10,825 20.0 403 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,393 16.5 8,785 16.2 366 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,176 4.9 3,020 5.6 220 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,279 9.6 5,685 10.5 298 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,290 2.9 2,285 4.2 192 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,591 3.6 3,015 5.6 220 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,211 2.7 2,620 4.8 205 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 22.1 (X) NA 20.0 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 44,794 100.0 54,135 100.0 720 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,634 3.6 2,905 5.4 216 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,178 7.1 3,570 6.6 238 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,693 17.2 7,950 14.7 350 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,875 13.1 7,095 13.1 331 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,425 16.6 9,075 16.8 372 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,325 11.9 5,905 10.9 304 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,362 5.3 2,175 4.0 187 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,498 23.4 13,630 25.2 447 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 804 1.8 1,490 2.8 155 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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