American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

949,227

1,095,332

1,152,624

*****⁴

Households

367,165

440,401

461,153

+/-4,207

Persons per household

2.59

2.49

2.50

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

976,486

1,128,104

Total Employed²

478,760

537,802

535,509

*****

Workers at Work

469,841

526,554

517,556

+/-7,324

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

469,841

100.0

526,554

100.0

517,556

100.0

---

Drove alone

373,320

79.5

429,620

81.6

437,250

84.5

+/-

0.8

2-person carpool

56,174

12.0

52,948

10.1

42,138

8.1

+/-

0.7

3-person carpool

9,179

2.0

10,334

2.0

9,661

1.9

+/-

0.4

4-person carpool

3,127

0.7

3,696

0.7

1,447

0.3

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

1,374

0.3

2,078

0.4

1,181

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

666

0.1

937

0.2

898

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

2,138

0.5

1,503

0.3

1,333

0.3

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

0.0

+/-

0.1

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.1

Bicycle

554

0.1

522

0.1

173

0.0

+/-

0.0

Walked

11,814

2.5

9,599

1.8

5,481

1.1

+/-

0.3

Taxicab

533

0.1

527

0.1

1,033

0.2

+/-

0.2

Motorcycle

504

0.1

583

0.1

645

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

3,578

0.8

3,602

0.7

5,161

1.0

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

6,867

1.5

10,475

2.0

11,155

2.2

+/-

0.4

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

462,974

100.0

516,079

100.0

506,401

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

15,045

3.2

14,551

2.8

14,575

2.9

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

60,439

13.1

54,582

10.6

53,334

10.5

+/-

0.9

10 to 14

87,835

19.0

85,734

16.6

84,334

16.7

+/-

1.0

15 to 19

99,508

21.5

98,572

19.1

93,446

18.5

+/-

1.1

20 to 29

102,103

22.1

120,858

23.4

123,583

24.4

+/-

1.2

30 to 44

70,207

15.2

92,902

18.0

91,438

18.1

+/-

1.1

45- 59

17,187

3.7

26,331

5.1

25,223

5.0

+/-

0.5

60 or more

10,650

2.3

22,549

4.4

20,468

4.0

+/-

0.6

Mean travel time (minutes)

18.8

(X)

22.8

(X)

22.1

(X)

+/-

0.66

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

462,974

100.0

516,079

100.0

506,401

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

18,109

3.9

26,851

5.2

29,786

5.9

+/-

0.6

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

88,295

19.1

98,586

19.1

95,918

18.9

+/-

1.0

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

166,128

35.9

181,754

35.2

167,372

33.1

+/-

1.2

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

72,158

15.6

74,846

14.5

74,953

14.8

+/-

0.9

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

25,346

5.5

32,174

6.2

38,064

7.5

+/-

0.8

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

41,540

9.0

41,744

8.1

38,537

7.6

+/-

0.7

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

51,398

11.1

60,124

11.7

61,771

12.2

+/-

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:

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

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

22.8

516,080

69,130

184,305

120,860

92,900

26,340

22,550

2005

22.1

506,401

67,909

177,780

123,583

91,438

25,223

20,468

2005 MOE

+/-0.66

+/-7,349

+/-5,116

+/-7,612

+/-6,173

+/-5,504

+/-2,510

+/-2,961

Drove alone

2000

22.4

429,625

53,950

155,990

104,435

77,865

21,285

16,135

2005

21.6

437,250

59,498

154,039

110,331

76,750

22,297

14,335

2005 MOE

+/-0.65

+/-7,393

+/-4,915

+/-7,273

+/-5,959

+/-5,087

+/-2,485

+/-2,013

2-person carpool

2000

24.3

52,945

6,785

18,310

11,665

10,055

3,065

3,045

2005

25.3

42,138

3,642

14,559

9,683

8,461

2,021

3,772

2005 MOE

+/-3.85

+/-3,884

+/-1,028

+/-2,624

+/-1,803

+/-1,656

+/-754

+/-1,529

3+ carpool

2000

31.7

17,045

1,563

5,055

3,214

3,527

1,508

2,173

2005

31.7

13,187

666

4,064

2,258

4,121

505

1,573

2005 MOE

+/-7.63

+/-2,113

+/-364

+/-1,202

+/-950

+/-1,314

+/-263

+/-599

Bus or trolley bus

2000

36.6

1,505

333

192

422

133

362

2005

29.5

1,333

SSS

549

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-23.01

+/-651

SSS

+/-452

SSS

All other transit³

2000

39.4

129

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

16.9

14,835

6,795

4,614

1,340

966

281

843

2005

18.4

12,493

3,951

4,569

1,168

1,966

SSS

617

2005 MOE

+/-5.53

+/-2,110

+/-994

+/-1,391

+/-679

+/-942

SSS

+/-389

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

22.8

100.0

13.4

35.7

23.4

18.0

5.1

4.4

2005

22.1

100.0

13.4

35.1

24.4

18.1

5.0

4.0

2005 MOE

+/-0.66

*****

+/-1.4

+/-1.5

Drove alone

2000

22.4

100.0

12.6

36.3

24.3

18.1

5.0

3.8

2005

21.6

100.0

13.6

35.2

25.2

17.6

5.1

3.3

2005 MOE

+/-0.65

*****

+/-1.7

+/-1.6

+/-1.7

2-person carpool

2000

24.3

100.0

12.8

34.6

22.0

19.0

5.8

2005

25.3

100.0

8.6

34.6

23.0

20.1

4.8

9.0

2005 MOE

+/-3.85

*****

+/-9.2

+/-9.0

+/-9.2

3+ carpool

2000

31.7

100.0

9.2

29.7

18.9

20.7

8.8

12.7

2005

31.7

100.0

5.1

30.8

17.1

31.3

3.8

11.9

2005 MOE

+/-7.63

*****

+/-16.0

+/-15.8

+/-16.0

+/-15.7

+/-16.0

Bus or trolley bus

2000

36.6

100.0

3.5

22.1

12.8

28.0

8.8

24.1

2005

29.5

100.0

SSS

41.2

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-23.01

*****

SSS

+/-46.8

SSS

All other transit³

2000

39.4

100.0

0.0

11.6

3.1

41.9

34.9

6.2

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

16.9

100.0

45.8

31.1

9.0

6.5

1.9

5.7

2005

18.4

100.0

31.6

36.6

9.3

15.7

SSS

4.9

2005 MOE

+/-5.53

*****

+/-16.7

+/-16.4

+/-16.9

SSS

+/-16.9

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.