American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,005,556

1,105,811

1,148,386

*****⁴

Households

388,792

443,082

457,695

+/-4,536

Persons per household

2.59

2.50

2.51

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,024,457

1,129,721

Total Employed²

457,662

512,021

543,363

*****

Workers at Work

449,564

503,343

531,554

+/-8,389

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

449,564

100.0

503,343

100.0

531,554

100.0

---

Drove alone

361,793

80.5

418,632

83.2

446,221

83.9

+/-

0.9

2-person carpool

51,242

11.4

48,011

9.5

45,724

8.6

+/-

0.8

3-person carpool

9,290

2.1

8,445

1.7

7,260

1.4

+/-

0.3

4-person carpool

3,318

0.7

2,844

0.6

2,561

0.5

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

1,225

0.3

1,015

0.2

1,248

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

724

0.2

515

0.1

972

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

4,864

1.1

3,057

0.6

2,495

0.5

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

306

0.1

237

0.0

594

0.1

+/-

0.1

Walked

6,225

1.4

6,033

1.2

6,777

1.3

+/-

0.3

Taxicab

198

0.0

279

0.1

0.0

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

324

0.1

272

0.1

500

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

2,319

0.5

2,696

0.5

3,298

0.6

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

7,636

1.7

11,046

2.2

13,755

2.6

+/-

0.4

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

441,928

100.0

492,297

100.0

517,799

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

10,357

2.3

10,927

2.2

13,844

2.7

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

39,290

8.9

38,690

7.9

42,162

8.1

+/-

0.7

10 to 14

59,042

13.4

59,377

12.1

63,126

12.2

+/-

0.9

15 to 19

77,938

17.6

77,573

15.8

74,280

14.3

+/-

1.0

20 to 29

103,344

23.4

112,579

22.9

120,437

23.3

+/-

1.3

30 to 44

98,195

22.2

114,784

23.3

122,752

23.7

+/-

1.2

45- 59

30,833

7.0

42,919

8.7

44,536

8.6

+/-

0.7

60 or more

22,929

5.2

35,448

7.2

36,662

7.1

+/-

0.6

Mean travel time (minutes)

23.4

(X)

27.0

(X)

26.3

(X)

+/-

0.88

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

441,928

100.0

492,297

100.0

517,799

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

34,107

7.7

43,713

8.9

52,547

10.1

+/-

0.8

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

108,736

24.6

113,314

23.0

115,562

22.3

+/-

1.0

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

153,945

34.8

172,254

35.0

160,473

31.0

+/-

1.1

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

49,931

11.3

56,400

11.5

58,105

11.2

+/-

0.8

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

22,740

5.1

27,150

5.5

31,199

6.0

+/-

0.5

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

32,549

7.4

31,393

6.4

41,040

7.9

+/-

0.8

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

39,920

9.0

48,073

9.8

58,873

11.4

+/-

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:

Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, 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

27.0

492,310

49,620

136,935

112,570

114,780

42,915

35,435

2005

26.3

517,799

56,006

137,406

120,437

122,752

44,536

36,662

2005 MOE

+/-0.88

+/-8,934

+/-4,052

+/-7,111

+/-7,074

+/-6,584

+/-3,771

+/-3,372

Drove alone

2000

26.2

418,630

40,530

119,100

99,715

98,240

35,170

25,860

2005

25.7

446,221

45,019

122,052

105,831

108,271

37,850

27,198

2005 MOE

+/-0.9

+/-8,551

+/-3,599

+/-6,567

+/-6,185

+/-6,119

+/-3,842

+/-2,784

2-person carpool

2000

30.8

48,010

3,910

12,235

9,360

11,915

5,479

5,094

2005

27.6

45,724

5,361

10,404

9,668

11,034

4,813

4,444

2005 MOE

+/-3.85

+/-4,215

+/-1,638

+/-1,859

+/-2,093

+/-1,794

+/-1,245

+/-1,308

3+ carpool

2000

36.4

12,810

1,031

2,618

2,189

2,943

1,562

2,468

2005

34.7

12,041

1,011

2,634

2,450

1,873

1,308

2,765

2005 MOE

+/-9.49

+/-2,107

+/-522

+/-776

+/-936

+/-832

+/-786

+/-1,043

Bus or trolley bus

2000

50.1

3,065

166

382

274

682

268

1,264

2005

50.3

2,495

SSS

751

SSS

1,264

2005 MOE

+/-30.71

+/-1,068

SSS

+/-808

SSS

+/-677

All other transit³

2000

49.0

260

119

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

20.8

9,520

3,919

2,568

1,021

938

407

636

2005

27.3

11,194

4,502

2,197

1,737

1,315

SSS

991

2005 MOE

+/-11.22

+/-2,041

+/-1,523

+/-763

+/-957

+/-596

SSS

+/-676

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

27.0

100.0

10.1

27.8

22.9

23.3

8.7

7.2

2005

26.3

100.0

10.8

26.5

23.3

23.7

8.6

7.1

2005 MOE

+/-0.88

*****

+/-1.7

Drove alone

2000

26.2

100.0

9.7

28.4

23.8

23.5

8.4

6.2

2005

25.7

100.0

10.1

27.4

23.7

24.3

8.5

6.1

2005 MOE

+/-0.9

*****

+/-1.9

2-person carpool

2000

30.8

100.0

8.1

25.5

19.5

24.8

11.4

10.6

2005

27.6

100.0

11.7

22.8

21.1

24.1

10.5

9.7

2005 MOE

+/-3.85

*****

+/-9.2

3+ carpool

2000

36.4

100.0

8.0

20.4

17.1

23.0

12.2

19.3

2005

34.7

100.0

8.4

21.9

20.3

15.6

10.9

23.0

2005 MOE

+/-9.49

*****

+/-17.5

+/-17.4

+/-17.5

+/-17.4

Bus or trolley bus

2000

50.1

100.0

5.4

12.5

8.9

22.3

8.7

41.2

2005

50.3

100.0

SSS

30.1

SSS

50.7

2005 MOE

+/-30.71

*****

SSS

+/-41.7

SSS

+/-40.5

All other transit³

2000

49.0

100.0

14.2

9.6

6.9

14.6

7.3

45.8

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

20.8

100.0

41.2

27.0

10.7

9.9

4.3

6.7

2005

27.3

100.0

40.2

19.6

15.5

11.7

SSS

8.9

2005 MOE

+/-11.22

*****

+/-17.4

+/-18.2

SSS

+/-18.2

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.