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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Tuscaloosa city, Alabama


Download an Excel file* of this document: tuscaloosa_city_alabama.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 77,759 77,906 x x
Total Persons in Household 69,194 69,804 68,006 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 32,431 33,706 29,719 2,644
Total Workers, Place of Work 48,841 53,525 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.51 1.59 #VALUE! NA

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 48,841 100.0 53,525 100.0 571 NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 39,420 80.7 45,090 84.2 608 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 4,769 9.8 4,415 8.2 285 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 1,061 2.2 890 1.7 131 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 446 0.9 375 0.7 85 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 184 0.4 150 0.3 54 NA NA NA NA
Walked 1,711 3.5 1,340 2.5 160 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 800 1.6 515 1.0 100 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 450 0.9 750 1.4 120 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 48,391 100.0 52,775 100.0 576 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 8,585 17.7 8,170 15.5 377 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 10,795 22.3 11,060 21.0 430 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 12,411 25.6 11,520 21.8 437 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 6,221 12.9 7,215 13.7 357 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,700 3.5 2,130 4.0 201 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,396 9.1 5,040 9.5 303 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,065 2.2 1,995 3.8 195 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,835 3.8 2,785 5.3 229 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,383 2.9 2,850 5.4 231 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.8 (X) 21.6 (X) NA NA (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 48,391 100.0 52,775 100.0 576 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,164 4.5 3,150 6.0 243 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,587 5.3 2,885 5.5 233 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,654 11.7 5,570 10.6 317 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 6,070 12.5 6,080 11.5 330 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 9,258 19.1 10,690 20.3 424 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,302 13.0 6,370 12.1 338 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,296 4.7 2,120 4.0 200 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 13,060 27.0 14,730 27.9 482 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,000 2.1 1,280 2.4 157 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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