American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,169,587

1,379,860

1,455,627

*****⁴

Households

472,491

564,148

592,360

+/-5,498

Persons per household

2.48

2.45

2.46

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,198,072

1,414,656

Total Employed²

633,726

708,077

708,596

*****

Workers at Work

622,930

694,017

687,070

+/-9,051

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

622,930

100.0

694,017

100.0

687,070

100.0

---

Drove alone

491,035

78.8

562,314

81.0

570,697

83.1

+/-

0.9

2-person carpool

75,196

12.1

71,561

10.3

60,174

8.8

+/-

0.7

3-person carpool

12,583

2.0

13,100

1.9

7,657

1.1

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

3,519

0.6

4,898

0.7

3,628

0.5

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

1,402

0.2

2,243

0.3

1,545

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

1,273

0.2

1,081

0.2

972

0.1

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

5,254

0.8

4,240

0.6

4,542

0.7

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

113

0.0

285

0.0

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

0.0

184

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

159

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

726

0.1

730

0.1

1,295

0.2

+/-

0.1

Walked

13,631

2.2

10,585

1.5

10,055

1.5

+/-

0.3

Taxicab

779

0.1

725

0.1

593

0.1

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

604

0.1

526

0.1

883

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

3,959

0.6

4,949

0.7

4,329

0.6

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

12,849

2.1

16,591

2.4

20,359

3.0

+/-

0.3

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

610,081

100.0

677,426

100.0

666,711

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

19,350

3.2

18,425

2.7

18,733

2.8

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

75,282

12.3

69,743

10.3

73,134

11.0

+/-

0.7

10 to 14

116,279

19.1

116,031

17.1

114,883

17.2

+/-

0.9

15 to 19

134,144

22.0

133,622

19.7

125,030

18.8

+/-

0.9

20 to 29

135,398

22.2

158,262

23.4

155,032

23.3

+/-

1.0

30 to 44

90,905

14.9

116,054

17.1

114,510

17.2

+/-

1.0

45- 59

24,187

4.0

34,580

5.1

35,214

5.3

+/-

0.5

60 or more

14,536

2.4

30,709

4.5

30,175

4.5

+/-

0.5

Mean travel time (minutes)

19.0

(X)

22.7

(X)

22.6

(X)

+/-

0.67

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

610,081

100.0

677,426

100.0

666,711

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

26,802

4.4

39,488

5.8

41,000

6.1

+/-

0.5

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

149,454

24.5

147,759

21.8

135,895

20.4

+/-

0.9

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

205,201

33.6

236,675

34.9

214,025

32.1

+/-

1.1

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

90,301

14.8

97,592

14.4

102,597

15.4

+/-

0.7

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

32,147

5.3

39,278

5.8

45,138

6.8

+/-

0.5

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

50,033

8.2

50,253

7.4

51,103

7.7

+/-

0.6

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

56,143

9.2

66,381

9.8

76,953

11.5

+/-

0.9

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:

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC

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

22.7

677,440

88,170

249,660

158,255

116,035

34,590

30,720

2005

22.6

666,711

91,867

239,913

155,032

114,510

35,214

30,175

2005 MOE

+/-0.67

+/-9,239

+/-5,173

+/-8,623

+/-6,922

+/-6,729

+/-3,464

+/-3,608

Drove alone

2000

22.2

562,315

70,140

212,555

135,505

94,690

27,600

21,820

2005

22.3

570,697

75,904

207,834

137,458

96,834

30,085

22,582

2005 MOE

+/-0.74

+/-9,594

+/-4,717

+/-7,704

+/-6,060

+/-6,188

+/-3,061

+/-2,967

2-person carpool

2000

24.5

71,560

8,330

25,425

15,515

13,890

4,393

4,030

2005

23.3

60,174

8,582

21,626

12,549

10,940

2,821

3,656

2005 MOE

+/-3.14

+/-4,836

+/-2,154

+/-3,051

+/-2,760

+/-2,436

+/-889

+/-1,172

3+ carpool

2000

30.6

21,320

1,889

6,140

4,589

4,685

1,613

2,392

2005

33.1

13,802

1,224

3,972

1,886

2,904

1,509

2,307

2005 MOE

+/-9.17

+/-2,529

+/-550

+/-1,443

+/-728

+/-977

+/-740

+/-827

Bus or trolley bus

2000

40.0

4,245

174

738

636

1,060

534

1,094

2005

33.2

4,542

SSS

722

752

1,937

SSS

862

2005 MOE

+/-16.27

+/-1,494

SSS

+/-498

+/-533

+/-1,335

SSS

+/-495

All other transit³

2000

41.0

465

153

105

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.8

17,520

7,631

4,777

1,959

1,599

346

1,217

2005

18.4

17,155

5,891

5,532

2,387

1,839

738

768

2005 MOE

+/-5.27

+/-2,927

+/-1,437

+/-1,301

+/-1,042

+/-851

+/-714

+/-411

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

22.7

100.0

13.0

36.9

23.4

17.1

5.1

4.5

2005

22.6

100.0

13.8

36.0

23.3

17.2

5.3

4.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.67

*****

+/-1.4

+/-1.3

+/-1.4

Drove alone

2000

22.2

100.0

12.5

37.8

24.1

16.8

4.9

3.9

2005

22.3

100.0

13.3

36.4

24.1

17.0

5.3

4.0

2005 MOE

+/-0.74

*****

+/-1.7

+/-1.6

+/-1.7

2-person carpool

2000

24.5

100.0

11.6

35.5

21.7

19.4

6.1

5.6

2005

23.3

100.0

14.3

35.9

20.9

18.2

4.7

6.1

2005 MOE

+/-3.14

*****

+/-8.0

+/-7.8

+/-8.0

3+ carpool

2000

30.6

100.0

8.9

28.8

21.5

22.0

7.6

11.2

2005

33.1

100.0

8.9

28.8

13.7

21.0

10.9

16.7

2005 MOE

+/-9.17

*****

+/-18.3

+/-18.1

+/-18.3

Bus or trolley bus

2000

40.0

100.0

4.1

17.4

15.0

25.0

12.6

25.8

2005

33.2

100.0

SSS

15.9

16.6

42.6

SSS

19.0

2005 MOE

+/-16.27

*****

SSS

+/-32.8

+/-30.4

SSS

+/-32.8

All other transit³

2000

41.0

100.0

7.1

8.6

13.3

32.9

13.5

22.6

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.8

100.0

43.6

27.3

11.2

9.1

2.0

6.9

2005

18.4

100.0

34.3

32.2

13.9

10.7

4.3

4.5

2005 MOE

+/-5.27

*****

+/-16.8

+/-16.9

+/-17.0

+/-17.1

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.