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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Sullivan County, Tennessee


Download an Excel file* of this document: sullivan_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 143,596 153,048 x x
Total Persons in Household 141,449 150,286 150,027 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 64,499 67,101 65,749 2,348
Total Workers, Place of Work 73,785 74,380 74,529 3,394
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.14 1.11 1.13 0.06

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 73,785 100.0 74,380 100.0 935 74,529 100.0 3,394 No
Drove alone 62,409 84.6 64,295 86.4 923 63,974 85.8 3,317 No
2-person carpool 6,698 9.1 5,940 8.0 361 5,433 7.3 1,327 No
3-person carpool 1,062 1.4 760 1.0 131 1,606 2.2 933 No
4-or-more-person carpool 441 0.6 415 0.6 97 228 0.3 204 No
Public Transportation 113 0.2 145 0.2 58 316 0.4 267 No
Walked 1,139 1.5 830 1.1 137 276 0.4 238 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 606 0.8 395 0.5 95 613 0.8 345 No
Worked at home 1,317 1.8 1,600 2.2 190 2,083 2.8 1,047 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 72,468 100.0 72,780 100.0 934 72,446 100.0 3,395 No
Less than 10 minutes 10,279 14.2 9,390 12.9 449 11,652 16.1 2,006 Yes
10 to 14 14,230 19.6 13,700 18.8 534 12,647 17.5 1,966 No
15 to 19 15,972 22.0 14,700 20.2 551 14,568 20.1 2,040 No
20 to 24 12,195 16.8 11,780 16.2 499 11,208 15.5 1,532 No
25 to 29 4,041 5.6 4,505 6.2 316 5,378 7.4 1,330 No
30 to 34 7,824 10.8 8,790 12.1 435 7,078 9.8 1,639 Yes
35 to 44 2,410 3.3 3,045 4.2 261 4,404 6.1 1,214 Yes
45 to 59 3,373 4.7 3,790 5.2 291 3,583 4.9 953 No
60 or more 2,144 3.0 3,085 4.2 263 1,928 2.7 760 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.6 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 20.5 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 72,468 100.0 72,780 100.0 934 72,446 100.0 3,395 No
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 3,521 4.9 4,965 6.8 331 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 4,970 6.9 4,980 6.8 332 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 8,700 12.0 8,385 11.5 426 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 11,605 16.0 9,040 12.4 441 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 13,991 19.3 13,455 18.5 530 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,934 10.9 8,800 12.1 435 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,816 5.3 3,675 5.0 286 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 16,639 23.0 17,220 23.7 591 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,292 1.8 1,750 2.4 199 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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