American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

3,262,236

4,463,033

5,152,472

*****⁴

Households

1,232,151

1,662,711

1,897,436

+/-11,086

Persons per household

2.65

2.68

2.72

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

3,317,380

4,548,344

Total Employed²

1,734,125

2,295,119

2,589,464

*****

Workers at Work

1,703,876

2,253,382

2,517,592

+/-15,164

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,703,876

100.0

2,253,382

100.0

2,517,592

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,322,394

77.6

1,735,884

77.0

1,996,659

79.3

+/-

0.3

2-person carpool

182,924

10.7

226,833

10.1

202,916

8.1

+/-

0.4

3-person carpool

30,584

1.8

49,114

2.2

41,709

1.7

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

10,580

0.6

20,845

0.9

10,329

0.4

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

4,249

0.2

12,270

0.5

9,812

0.4

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

3,154

0.2

5,265

0.2

7,442

0.3

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

52,684

3.1

49,162

2.2

62,449

2.5

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

469

0.0

662

0.0

816

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

14,655

0.9

19,972

0.9

15,040

0.6

+/-

0.1

Railroad

850

0.0

1,714

0.1

1,512

0.1

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

219

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

1,439

0.1

2,084

0.1

2,708

0.1

+/-

0.0

Walked

25,762

1.5

28,489

1.3

24,988

1.0

+/-

0.1

Taxicab

2,560

0.2

5,114

0.2

5,157

0.2

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

1,937

0.1

1,679

0.1

3,084

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

12,512

0.7

18,016

0.8

23,082

0.9

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

37,051

2.2

76,060

3.4

109,794

4.4

+/-

0.3

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,666,825

100.0

2,177,322

100.0

2,407,798

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

36,507

2.2

36,738

1.7

56,997

2.4

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

133,031

8.0

145,518

6.7

164,661

6.8

+/-

0.3

10 to 14

206,871

12.4

236,011

10.8

246,625

10.2

+/-

0.4

15 to 19

255,618

15.3

291,133

13.4

300,108

12.5

+/-

0.4

20 to 29

347,571

20.9

419,024

19.2

469,034

19.5

+/-

0.6

30 to 44

404,778

24.3

532,389

24.5

598,475

24.9

+/-

0.6

45- 59

174,571

10.5

262,639

12.1

276,861

11.5

+/-

0.4

60 or more

107,878

6.5

253,870

11.7

295,037

12.3

+/-

0.5

Mean travel time (minutes)

25.6

(X)

30.9

(X)

30.7

(X)

+/-

0.49

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,666,825

100.0

2,177,322

100.0

2,407,798

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

80,257

4.8

141,017

6.5

177,280

7.4

+/-

0.4

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

336,318

20.2

458,951

21.1

478,218

19.9

+/-

0.6

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

571,711

34.3

695,790

32.0

687,001

28.5

+/-

0.6

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

301,813

18.1

362,095

16.6

428,920

17.8

+/-

0.6

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

122,147

7.3

187,777

8.6

246,131

10.2

+/-

0.4

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

116,718

7.0

142,227

6.5

168,456

7.0

+/-

0.3

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

137,861

8.3

189,465

8.7

221,792

9.2

+/-

0.4

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:

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL

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

30.9

2,177,310

182,260

527,145

419,040

532,350

262,630

253,875

2005

30.7

2,407,798

221,658

546,733

469,034

598,475

276,861

295,037

2005 MOE

+/-0.49

+/-15,080

+/-10,642

+/-14,108

+/-13,800

+/-15,541

+/-10,736

+/-11,712

Drove alone

2000

29.8

1,735,885

140,485

429,725

351,515

428,945

210,383

174,875

2005

29.7

1,996,659

176,678

466,158

405,544

503,732

230,787

213,760

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

+/-14,186

+/-9,464

+/-12,885

+/-12,708

+/-13,784

+/-9,220

+/-8,367

2-person carpool

2000

31.0

226,835

18,605

57,335

40,730

55,329

26,681

28,188

2005

32.9

202,916

17,863

44,134

39,040

45,247

24,604

32,028

2005 MOE

+/-2.62

+/-9,142

+/-2,544

+/-4,104

+/-4,123

+/-4,275

+/-3,392

+/-5,178

3+ carpool

2000

36.4

87,480

5,287

16,499

13,669

24,448

11,055

16,593

2005

37.1

69,292

4,579

12,380

10,243

20,447

8,070

13,573

2005 MOE

+/-6.57

+/-7,434

+/-1,603

+/-2,247

+/-2,242

+/-4,021

+/-2,202

+/-3,905

Bus or trolley bus

2000

53.2

49,154

1,172

4,820

4,604

11,156

7,399

19,965

2005

49.0

62,449

2,037

7,664

5,663

16,514

8,093

22,478

2005 MOE

+/-7

+/-6,076

+/-927

+/-2,553

+/-1,669

+/-3,684

+/-2,077

+/-3,400

All other transit³

2000

49.1

22,574

171

1,172

2,597

6,158

5,088

7,383

2005

44.9

17,463

589

669

2,077

5,159

4,095

4,874

2005 MOE

+/-8.86

+/-2,440

+/-625

+/-616

+/-1,007

+/-1,258

+/-1,219

+/-1,180

All other modes⁴

2000

28.4

55,365

16,553

17,574

5,987

6,376

2,038

6,840

2005

27.7

59,019

19,912

15,728

6,467

7,376

1,212

8,324

2005 MOE

+/-4.85

+/-5,118

+/-2,539

+/-2,673

+/-1,645

+/-1,493

+/-625

+/-2,135

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

30.9

100.0

8.4

24.2

19.2

24.4

12.1

11.7

2005

30.7

100.0

9.2

22.7

19.5

24.9

11.5

12.3

2005 MOE

+/-0.49

*****

+/-0.6

Drove alone

2000

29.8

100.0

8.1

24.8

20.2

24.7

12.1

10.1

2005

29.7

100.0

8.8

23.3

20.3

25.2

11.6

10.7

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

*****

+/-0.7

2-person carpool

2000

31.0

100.0

8.2

25.3

18.0

24.4

11.8

12.4

2005

32.9

100.0

8.8

21.7

19.2

22.3

12.1

15.8

2005 MOE

+/-2.62

*****

+/-4.5

3+ carpool

2000

36.4

100.0

6.0

18.9

15.6

27.9

12.6

19.0

2005

37.1

100.0

6.6

17.9

14.8

29.5

11.6

19.6

2005 MOE

+/-6.57

*****

+/-10.7

+/-10.6

+/-10.7

Bus or trolley bus

2000

53.2

100.0

2.4

9.8

9.4

22.7

15.1

40.6

2005

49.0

100.0

3.3

12.3

9.1

26.4

13.0

36.0

2005 MOE

+/-7

*****

+/-9.7

+/-9.6

+/-9.7

+/-9.5

All other transit³

2000

49.1

100.0

0.8

5.2

11.5

27.3

22.5

32.7

2005

44.9

100.0

3.4

3.8

11.9

29.5

23.4

27.9

2005 MOE

+/-8.86

*****

+/-14.0

+/-13.8

+/-13.9

+/-13.8

All other modes⁴

2000

28.4

100.0

29.9

31.7

10.8

11.5

3.7

12.4

2005

27.7

100.0

33.7

26.6

11.0

12.5

2.1

14.1

2005 MOE

+/-4.85

*****

+/-8.5

+/-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.