American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 1,559,084 1,800,638 1,919,170 *****4
Households   609,600 720,077 775,611 +/-6,158
Persons per household 2.56 2.50 2.47 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 1,594,779 1,843,588 na na
Total Employed2 795,855 925,076 945,047 *****
Workers at Work 780,984 906,651 918,019 +/-9,268
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   780,984 100.0 906,651 100.0 918,019 100.0   ---
Drove alone   622,283 79.7 750,195 82.7 771,560 84.0 +/- 0.7
2-person carpool   84,227 10.8 78,321 8.6 65,707 7.2 +/- 0.5
3-person carpool   11,366 1.5 11,176 1.2 8,432 0.9 +/- 0.2
4-person carpool   3,316 0.4 4,168 0.5 1,943 0.2 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   1,173 0.2 1,547 0.2 1,298 0.1 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 703 0.1 638 0.1 950 0.1 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   12,571 1.6 9,892 1.1 7,511 0.8 +/- 0.2
Streetcar or trolley car   152 0.0 148 0.0 0 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   48 0.0 237 0.0 130 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   16 0.0 76 0.0 128 0.0 +/- 0.0
Ferryboat   23 0.0 51 0.0 77 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   1,153 0.1 1,535 0.2 1,220 0.1 +/- 0.1
Walked   18,846 2.4 15,892 1.8 13,945 1.5 +/- 0.2
Taxicab   846 0.1 496 0.1 535 0.1 +/- 0.0
Motorcycle   649 0.1 512 0.1 1,482 0.2 +/- 0.1
Other means   4,077 0.5 5,098 0.6 10,954 1.2 +/- 0.4
Worked at home   19,535 2.5 26,669 2.9 32,147 3.5 +/- 0.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 761,449 100.0 879,982 100.0 885,872 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 25,234 3.3 27,391 3.1 27,895 3.1 +/- 0.3
5 to 9 90,185 11.8 96,512 11.0 94,327 10.6 +/- 0.6
10 to 14 113,873 15.0 127,303 14.5 126,377 14.3 +/- 0.6
15 to 19 130,464 17.1 138,568 15.7 136,777 15.4 +/- 0.7
20 to 29 188,030 24.7 210,632 23.9 211,822 23.9 +/- 1.0
30 to 44 143,771 18.9 182,478 20.7 188,055 21.2 +/- 0.8
45- 59 38,814 5.1 54,619 6.2 61,142 6.9 +/- 0.4
60 or more 31,078 4.1 42,479 4.8 39,477 4.5 +/- 0.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.7 (X) 23.7 (X) 23.8 (X) +/- 0.48
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 761,449 100.0 879,982 100.0 885,872 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 45,354 6.0 64,743 7.4 75,286 8.5 +/- 0.5
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 167,741 22.0 185,238 21.1 190,814 21.5 +/- 0.7
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 256,577 33.7 283,647 32.2 263,247 29.7 +/- 0.8
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 104,129 13.7 119,673 13.6 125,099 14.1 +/- 0.7
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 45,370 6.0 56,208 6.4 59,923 6.8 +/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 65,866 8.7 73,096 8.3 66,894 7.6 +/- 0.5
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 76,412 10.0 97,377 11.1 104,609 11.8 +/- 0.7
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:  Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN
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 23.7 879,970 123,915 265,865 210,645 182,480 54,630 42,500
2005 23.8 885,872 122,222 263,154 211,822 188,055 61,142 39,477
2005 MOE +/-0.48 +/-9,156 +/-5,791 +/-8,365 +/-8,731 +/-7,444 +/-3,315 +/-3,007
Drove alone  2000 23.4 750,205 100,945 228,725 186,165 157,815 44,445 32,090
2005 23.5 771,560 100,959 230,262 191,212 165,848 52,539 30,740
2005 MOE +/-0.55 +/-9,959 +/-5,504 +/-8,039 +/-8,411 +/-6,738 +/-3,325 +/-2,671
2-person carpool 2000 25.2 78,315 9,519 24,070 17,040 16,519 6,513 4,672
2005 26.1 65,707 7,588 19,941 14,041 14,540 5,399 4,198
2005 MOE +/-2.76 +/-4,397 +/-1,536 +/-2,910 +/-1,922 +/-1,871 +/-1,194 +/-951
3+ carpool 2000 30.4 17,525 1,678 4,859 3,429 3,880 1,682 2,002
2005 27.0 12,623 1,353 3,240 2,297 3,309 1,671 753
2005 MOE +/-7.49 +/-2,194 +/-707 +/-816 +/-754 +/-1,350 +/-655 +/-373
Bus or trolley bus 2000 41.5 9,895 403 1,383 1,808 2,526 1,344 2,441
2005 39.2 7,511 SSS 1,205 1,114 2,269 646 1,985
2005 MOE +/-15.23 +/-1,864 SSS +/-569 +/-556 +/-1,043 +/-352 +/-1,171
All other transit3 2000 38.3 496 63 81 62 123 78 104
2005 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
2005 MOE SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 17.0 23,530 11,332 6,752 2,150 1,612 558 1,135
2005 20.1 28,136 12,030 8,506 2,989 2,089 810 1,712
2005 MOE +/-4.91 +/-4,238 +/-2,157 +/-3,544 +/-830 +/-709 +/-397 +/-567
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 23.7 100.0 14.1 30.2 23.9 20.7 6.2 4.8
2005 23.8 100.0 13.8 29.7 23.9 21.2 6.9 4.5
2005 MOE +/-0.48 ***** +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0
Drove alone  2000 23.4 100.0 13.5 30.5 24.8 21.0 5.9 4.3
2005 23.5 100.0 13.1 29.8 24.8 21.5 6.8 4.0
2005 MOE +/-0.55 ***** +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3
2-person carpool 2000 25.2 100.0 12.2 30.7 21.8 21.1 8.3 6.0
2005 26.1 100.0 11.5 30.3 21.4 22.1 8.2 6.4
2005 MOE +/-2.76 ***** +/-6.7 +/-6.6 +/-6.7 +/-6.7 +/-6.7 +/-6.7
3+ carpool 2000 30.4 100.0 9.6 27.7 19.6 22.1 9.6 11.4
2005 27.0 100.0 10.7 25.7 18.2 26.2 13.2 6.0
2005 MOE +/-7.49 ***** +/-17.4 +/-17.3 +/-17.3 +/-17.2 +/-17.4 +/-17.4
Bus or trolley bus 2000 41.5 100.0 4.1 14.0 18.3 25.5 13.6 24.7
2005 39.2 100.0 SSS 16.0 14.8 30.2 8.6 26.4
2005 MOE +/-15.23 ***** SSS +/-24.8 +/-24.8 +/-24.5 +/-24.8 +/-24.5
All other transit3 2000 38.3 100.0 12.7 16.3 12.5 24.8 15.7 21.0
2005 SSS 100.0 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
2005 MOE SSS ***** SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 17.0 100.0 48.2 28.7 9.1 6.9 2.4 4.8
2005 20.1 100.0 42.8 30.2 10.6 7.4 2.9 6.1
2005 MOE +/-4.91 ***** +/-14.7 +/-14.6 +/-15.1 +/-15.1 +/-15.1 +/-15.1
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.