American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Arkansas

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

2,292,393

2,599,492

2,701,431

*****⁴

Households

891,179

1,042,696

1,087,542

+/-7,421

Persons per household

2.57

2.49

2.48

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

2,350,725

2,673,400

Total Employed²

1,005,072

1,179,681

1,237,595

*****

Workers at Work

988,712

1,160,101

1,200,886

+/-11,938

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

988,712

100.0

1,160,101

100.0

1,200,886

100.0

---

Drove alone

764,635

77.3

927,213

79.9

981,220

81.7

+/-

0.7

2-person carpool

121,463

12.3

126,296

10.9

115,700

9.6

+/-

0.5

3-person carpool

20,601

2.1

24,654

2.1

18,284

1.5

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

6,367

0.6

7,605

0.7

9,061

0.8

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

2,851

0.3

2,850

0.2

2,248

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

1,743

0.2

2,221

0.2

2,609

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

4,034

0.4

3,718

0.3

3,992

0.3

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

144

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

1,022

0.1

1,511

0.1

2,040

0.2

+/-

0.1

Walked

27,058

2.7

21,915

1.9

19,301

1.6

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

902

0.1

1,085

0.1

496

0.0

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

1,344

0.1

1,139

0.1

3,213

0.3

+/-

0.1

Other means

8,760

0.9

9,459

0.8

11,455

1.0

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

27,772

2.8

30,111

2.6

31,252

2.6

+/-

0.3

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

960,940

100.0

1,129,990

100.0

1,169,634

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

54,512

5.7

55,978

5.0

64,916

5.6

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

164,601

17.1

166,217

14.7

169,275

14.5

+/-

0.5

10 to 14

177,329

18.5

204,505

18.1

210,376

18.0

+/-

0.6

15 to 19

178,431

18.6

195,250

17.3

200,930

17.2

+/-

0.6

20 to 29

168,207

17.5

207,357

18.4

224,213

19.2

+/-

0.6

30 to 44

137,417

14.3

179,026

15.8

180,903

15.5

+/-

0.7

45- 59

41,779

4.3

62,180

5.5

64,909

5.5

+/-

0.4

60 or more

38,664

4.0

59,477

5.3

54,112

4.6

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

19.0

(X)

21.9

(X)

21.0

(X)

+/-

0.44

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

960,940

100.0

1,129,990

100.0

1,169,634

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

63,973

6.7

91,990

8.1

101,539

8.7

+/-

0.4

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

217,845

22.7

241,913

21.4

250,179

21.4

+/-

0.6

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

330,676

34.4

388,495

34.4

384,322

32.9

+/-

0.8

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

123,666

12.9

128,296

11.4

130,904

11.2

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

49,145

5.1

60,614

5.4

72,944

6.2

+/-

0.4

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

82,550

8.6

91,596

8.1

86,042

7.4

+/-

0.4

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

93,085

9.7

127,086

11.2

143,704

12.3

+/-

0.5

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:

Arkansas

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

21.9

1,129,990

222,195

399,755

207,360

179,030

62,180

59,475

2005

21.0

1,169,634

234,191

411,306

224,213

180,903

64,909

54,112

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

+/-12,336

+/-8,246

+/-10,442

+/-7,755

+/-8,086

+/-4,157

+/-4,133

Drove alone

2000

21.2

927,215

179,995

337,820

174,580

144,455

47,890

42,475

2005

20.3

981,220

191,607

357,483

191,686

151,124

52,087

37,233

2005 MOE

+/-0.49

+/-13,090

+/-7,174

+/-10,118

+/-7,448

+/-6,990

+/-3,357

+/-3,140

2-person carpool

2000

25.1

126,295

19,100

41,355

23,530

23,610

9,615

9,080

2005

26.1

115,700

19,414

34,524

23,670

17,625

9,589

10,878

2005 MOE

+/-2.75

+/-6,692

+/-2,835

+/-3,194

+/-2,552

+/-2,344

+/-1,840

+/-2,176

3+ carpool

2000

29.9

37,330

4,975

10,655

6,170

7,545

3,400

4,590

2005

29.2

32,202

3,269

9,106

5,618

7,978

2,517

3,714

2005 MOE

+/-5.03

+/-3,340

+/-726

+/-1,497

+/-1,561

+/-2,043

+/-779

+/-1,074

Bus or trolley bus

2000

39.7

3,720

220

815

450

875

445

905

2005

37.1

3,992

SSS

1,259

1,366

SSS

696

2005 MOE

+/-20.1

+/-1,399

SSS

+/-638

+/-1,080

SSS

+/-398

All other transit³

2000

42.8

325

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

17.3

35,110

17,895

9,040

2,595

2,495

764

2,330

2005

14.3

36,505

19,805

9,772

1,980

2,810

547

1,591

2005 MOE

+/-2.68

+/-3,174

+/-2,395

+/-1,652

+/-672

+/-963

+/-312

+/-629

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

21.9

100.0

19.7

35.4

18.4

15.8

5.5

5.3

2005

21.0

100.0

20.0

35.2

19.2

15.5

5.5

4.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

*****

+/-1.0

+/-1.1

Drove alone

2000

21.2

100.0

19.4

36.4

18.8

15.6

5.2

4.6

2005

20.3

100.0

19.5

36.4

19.5

15.4

5.3

3.8

2005 MOE

+/-0.49

*****

+/-1.3

2-person carpool

2000

25.1

100.0

15.1

32.7

18.6

18.7

7.6

7.2

2005

26.1

100.0

16.8

29.8

20.5

15.2

8.3

9.4

2005 MOE

+/-2.75

*****

+/-5.8

+/-5.7

+/-5.8

3+ carpool

2000

29.9

100.0

13.3

28.5

16.5

20.2

9.1

12.3

2005

29.2

100.0

10.2

28.3

17.4

24.8

7.8

11.5

2005 MOE

+/-5.03

*****

+/-10.4

+/-10.3

+/-10.4

Bus or trolley bus

2000

39.7

100.0

5.9

21.9

12.1

23.5

12.0

24.3

2005

37.1

100.0

SSS

31.5

34.2

SSS

17.4

2005 MOE

+/-20.1

*****

SSS

+/-34.7

+/-33.8

SSS

+/-35.0

All other transit³

2000

42.8

100.0

3.1

19.7

10.5

12.9

21.2

30.5

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

17.3

100.0

51.0

25.7

7.4

7.1

2.2

6.6

2005

14.3

100.0

54.3

26.8

5.4

7.7

1.5

4.4

2005 MOE

+/-2.68

*****

+/-7.9

+/-8.6

+/-8.7

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.