American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Alaska

TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

529,342

607,583

641,724

*****⁴

Households

188,915

221,600

233,252

+/-2,012

Persons per household

2.80

2.74

2.75

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

550,043

626,932

Total Employed²

270,370

298,643

309,564

*****

Workers at Work

263,761

290,597

294,690

+/-5,226

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

263,761

100.0

290,597

100.0

294,690

100.0

---

Drove alone

164,969

62.5

193,165

66.5

200,952

68.2

+/-

1.6

2-person carpool

32,243

12.2

35,506

12.2

35,297

12.0

+/-

1.0

3-person carpool

4,737

1.8

6,328

2.2

6,367

2.2

+/-

0.5

4-person carpool

1,691

0.6

2,028

0.7

1,536

0.5

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

977

0.4

845

0.3

991

0.3

+/-

0.3

7-or-more-person carpool

679

0.3

305

0.1

364

0.1

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

4,814

1.8

3,821

1.3

2,865

1.0

+/-

0.3

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

133

0.0

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

0.0

+/-

0.1

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

271

0.1

240

0.1

575

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

1,717

0.7

1,583

0.5

2,629

0.9

+/-

0.2

Walked

26,927

10.2

21,298

7.3

19,368

6.6

+/-

0.6

Taxicab

1,352

0.5

1,109

0.4

1,388

0.5

+/-

0.2

Motorcycle

500

0.2

244

0.1

798

0.3

+/-

0.1

Other means

11,822

4.5

12,081

4.2

9,360

3.2

+/-

0.4

Worked at home

11,046

4.2

11,978

4.1

12,067

4.1

+/-

0.6

Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

252,715

100.0

278,619

100.0

282,623

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

24,333

9.6

22,212

8.0

25,201

8.9

+/-

0.9

5 to 9

49,110

19.4

51,239

18.4

53,814

19.0

+/-

1.2

10 to 14

49,581

19.6

56,182

20.2

53,909

19.1

+/-

1.3

15 to 19

50,430

20.0

53,617

19.2

53,130

18.8

+/-

1.1

20 to 29

41,928

16.6

47,833

17.2

50,564

17.9

+/-

1.1

30 to 44

21,179

8.4

25,307

9.1

24,052

8.5

+/-

0.9

45- 59

5,813

2.3

7,441

2.7

9,134

3.2

+/-

0.5

60 or more

10,341

4.1

14,788

5.3

12,819

4.5

+/-

0.6

Mean travel time (minutes)

16.7

(X)

19.6

(X)

18.3

(X)

+/-

0.78

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

252,715

100.0

278,619

100.0

282,623

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

15,655

6.2

15,678

5.6

18,397

6.5

+/-

0.7

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

39,850

15.8

45,256

16.2

47,880

16.9

+/-

1.1

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

88,094

34.9

90,023

32.3

88,461

31.3

+/-

1.5

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

44,403

17.6

49,264

17.7

49,608

17.6

+/-

1.1

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

22,395

8.9

29,476

10.6

31,360

11.1

+/-

0.9

11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m.

19,750

7.8

22,492

8.1

22,426

7.9

+/-

0.8

4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m.

22,568

8.9

26,430

9.5

24,491

8.7

+/-

0.8

Notes:

1. Please read notes.htm

2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.

3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.htm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.

4. ***** Cannot be calculated.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Alaska

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)²

Mean travel time (mins.)

Total

Less than 10 minutes

10 to 19 minutes

20 to 29 minutes

30 to 44 minutes

45 -59 minutes

60/more minutes

Total

2000

19.6

278,615

73,450

109,795

47,830

25,305

7,440

14,790

2005

18.3

282,623

79,015

107,039

50,564

24,052

9,134

12,819

2005 MOE

+/-0.78

+/-5,440

+/-3,789

+/-5,112

+/-3,209

+/-2,548

+/-1,343

+/-1,641

Drove alone

2000

18.0

193,165

42,585

83,210

38,030

17,980

4,735

6,625

2005

17.2

200,952

47,000

84,735

40,636

17,230

4,963

6,388

2005 MOE

+/-0.82

+/-5,850

+/-3,543

+/-4,599

+/-2,865

+/-2,127

+/-1,028

+/-1,034

2-person carpool

2000

20.2

35,505

7,740

14,460

6,045

3,830

1,295

2,130

2005

19.4

35,297

9,830

12,142

5,647

3,858

2,005

1,815

2005 MOE

+/-2.74

+/-2,969

+/-2,034

+/-1,923

+/-1,056

+/-1,012

+/-804

+/-678

3+ carpool

2000

24.0

9,510

2,240

3,270

1,345

1,240

478

925

2005

21.1

9,258

2,717

2,815

968

1,326

837

595

2005 MOE

+/-6.71

+/-1,822

+/-988

+/-904

+/-409

+/-546

+/-444

+/-461

Bus or trolley bus

2000

30.7

3,820

355

975

705

865

355

565

2005

30.1

2,865

SSS

814

691

578

SSS

502

2005 MOE

+/-14.42

+/-891

SSS

+/-502

+/-413

+/-340

SSS

+/-399

All other transit³

2000

57.0

305

134

2005

54.0

708

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-50.71

+/-446

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

24.6

36,315

20,480

7,850

1,655

1,365

564

4,400

2005

21.1

33,543

19,468

6,400

2,364

1,060

1,049

3,202

2005 MOE

+/-3.99

+/-2,499

+/-1,795

+/-1,053

+/-706

+/-467

+/-582

+/-771

TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005

(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)

Percent of Workers

Mean travel time (mins.)¹

Total

Less than 10 minutes

10 to 19 minutes

20 to 29 minutes

30 to 44 minutes

45 -59 minutes

60/more minutes

Total

2000

19.6

100.0

26.4

39.4

17.2

9.1

2.7

5.3

2005

18.3

100.0

28.0

37.9

17.9

8.5

3.2

4.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.78

*****

+/-1.9

+/-1.8

+/-1.9

Drove alone

2000

18.0

100.0

22.0

43.1

19.7

9.3

2.5

3.4

2005

17.2

100.0

23.4

42.2

20.2

8.6

2.5

3.2

2005 MOE

+/-0.82

*****

+/-2.9

+/-2.7

+/-2.9

2-person carpool

2000

20.2

100.0

21.8

40.7

17.0

10.8

3.6

6.0

2005

19.4

100.0

27.8

34.4

16.0

10.9

5.7

5.1

2005 MOE

+/-2.74

*****

+/-8.3

+/-8.2

+/-8.4

3+ carpool

2000

24.0

100.0

23.6

34.4

14.1

13.0

5.0

9.7

2005

21.1

100.0

29.3

30.4

10.5

14.3

9.0

6.4

2005 MOE

+/-6.71

*****

+/-19.4

+/-19.5

+/-19.7

Bus or trolley bus

2000

30.7

100.0

9.3

25.5

18.5

22.6

9.3

14.8

2005

30.1

100.0

SSS

28.4

24.1

20.2

SSS

17.5

2005 MOE

+/-14.42

*****

SSS

+/-30.7

+/-30.9

+/-31.0

SSS

+/-31.0

All other transit³

2000

57.0

100.0

13.1

11.1

17.0

7.5

4.9

43.9

2005

54.0

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-50.71

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

24.6

100.0

56.4

21.6

4.6

3.8

1.6

12.1

2005

21.1

100.0

58.0

19.1

7.0

3.2

3.1

9.5

2005 MOE

+/-3.99

*****

+/-6.8

+/-7.4

+/-7.5

+/-7.4

Notes:

1. Please read notes.htm

2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, please read notes.htm

3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.

4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.

SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.

***** Cannot be calculated.