American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Kentucky

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

3,584,120

3,926,965

4,058,633

*****⁴

Households

1,379,782

1,590,647

1,653,898

+/-9,151

Persons per household

2.60

2.47

2.45

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

3,685,296

4,041,769

Total Employed²

1,593,791

1,817,381

1,825,500

*****

Workers at Work

1,565,711

1,781,733

1,766,010

+/-14,030

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,565,711

100.0

1,781,733

100.0

1,766,010

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,195,088

76.3

1,429,053

80.2

1,461,604

82.8

+/-

0.4

2-person carpool

179,088

11.4

178,387

10.0

150,565

8.5

+/-

0.4

3-person carpool

32,142

2.1

30,156

1.7

26,429

1.5

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

10,170

0.6

10,003

0.6

9,016

0.5

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

4,367

0.3

3,981

0.2

3,667

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

3,543

0.2

2,116

0.1

3,046

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

23,576

1.5

19,522

1.1

15,287

0.9

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

166

0.0

203

0.0

101

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

154

0.0

165

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

107

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

203

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

1,595

0.1

2,609

0.1

2,062

0.1

+/-

0.0

Walked

54,938

3.5

42,494

2.4

30,024

1.7

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

1,161

0.1

1,333

0.1

1,193

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

1,097

0.1

894

0.1

2,170

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

11,329

0.7

12,374

0.7

11,627

0.7

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

47,272

3.0

48,144

2.7

49,002

2.8

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,518,439

100.0

1,733,589

100.0

1,717,008

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

69,964

4.6

67,210

3.9

70,769

4.1

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

207,706

13.7

210,440

12.1

205,894

12.0

+/-

0.4

10 to 14

263,101

17.3

290,128

16.7

267,751

15.6

+/-

0.5

15 to 19

280,049

18.4

301,009

17.4

302,932

17.6

+/-

0.5

20 to 29

309,957

20.4

363,548

21.0

379,754

22.1

+/-

0.6

30 to 44

237,548

15.6

293,110

16.9

299,521

17.4

+/-

0.5

45- 59

75,749

5.0

102,842

5.9

101,592

5.9

+/-

0.3

60 or more

74,365

4.9

105,302

6.1

88,795

5.2

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

20.7

(X)

23.5

(X)

22.5

(X)

+/-

0.38

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,518,439

100.0

1,733,589

100.0

1,717,008

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

107,996

7.1

139,953

8.1

151,687

8.8

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

327,088

21.5

347,996

20.1

344,895

20.1

+/-

0.5

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

471,719

31.1

533,531

30.8

495,135

28.8

+/-

0.6

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

217,441

14.3

232,387

13.4

233,286

13.6

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

91,437

6.0

111,360

6.4

108,294

6.3

+/-

0.3

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

138,893

9.1

152,348

8.8

152,954

8.9

+/-

0.3

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

163,865

10.8

216,014

12.5

230,757

13.4

+/-

0.5

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:

Kentucky

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

23.5

1,733,590

277,650

591,140

363,550

293,105

102,845

105,300

2005

22.5

1,717,008

276,663

570,683

379,754

299,521

101,592

88,795

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

+/-14,204

+/-8,296

+/-12,699

+/-10,372

+/-8,727

+/-4,666

+/-5,723

Drove alone

2000

22.8

1,429,055

218,705

503,725

312,495

239,980

79,640

74,510

2005

22.1

1,461,604

226,535

498,088

334,822

251,954

83,798

66,407

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

+/-13,220

+/-8,035

+/-11,064

+/-9,848

+/-8,135

+/-4,216

+/-4,863

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

178,385

22,975

54,360

35,620

34,615

14,720

16,100

2005

25.8

150,565

20,899

45,732

28,613

30,289

12,789

12,243

2005 MOE

+/-1.92

+/-6,566

+/-3,310

+/-3,854

+/-2,745

+/-3,163

+/-2,273

+/-2,191

3+ carpool

2000

35.3

46,255

4,685

11,980

7,515

9,185

4,700

8,185

2005

30.7

42,158

4,553

9,633

8,058

10,214

3,242

6,458

2005 MOE

+/-4.8

+/-3,947

+/-1,113

+/-1,672

+/-1,614

+/-1,954

+/-977

+/-1,684

Bus or trolley bus

2000

37.3

19,520

795

3,740

3,415

5,560

2,415

3,595

2005

36.2

15,287

870

3,261

3,501

4,571

1,127

1,957

2005 MOE

+/-11.58

+/-2,326

+/-411

+/-1,008

+/-1,072

+/-1,269

+/-380

+/-897

All other transit³

2000

32.0

665

170

189

109

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.5

59,705

30,420

17,175

4,445

3,580

1,260

2,820

2005

13.4

47,076

23,761

13,910

4,652

2,387

636

1,730

2005 MOE

+/-2.09

+/-4,071

+/-2,896

+/-2,042

+/-1,175

+/-691

+/-400

+/-688

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

23.5

100.0

16.0

34.1

21.0

16.9

5.9

6.1

2005

22.5

100.0

16.1

33.2

22.1

17.4

5.9

5.2

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

*****

+/-0.8

Drove alone

2000

22.8

100.0

15.3

35.2

21.9

16.8

5.6

5.2

2005

22.1

100.0

15.5

34.1

22.9

17.2

5.7

4.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

*****

+/-0.9

2-person carpool

2000

27.3

100.0

12.9

30.5

20.0

19.4

8.3

9.0

2005

25.8

100.0

13.9

30.4

19.0

20.1

8.5

8.1

2005 MOE

+/-1.92

*****

+/-4.4

+/-4.3

+/-4.4

3+ carpool

2000

35.3

100.0

10.1

25.9

16.2

19.9

10.2

17.7

2005

30.7

100.0

10.8

22.8

19.1

24.2

7.7

15.3

2005 MOE

+/-4.8

*****

+/-9.4

+/-9.3

+/-9.4

+/-9.3

Bus or trolley bus

2000

37.3

100.0

4.1

19.2

17.5

28.5

12.4

18.4

2005

36.2

100.0

5.7

21.3

22.9

29.9

7.4

12.8

2005 MOE

+/-11.58

*****

+/-15.2

+/-15.1

+/-15.0

+/-15.2

All other transit³

2000

32.0

100.0

8.9

25.6

8.3

28.4

16.4

13.1

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

15.5

100.0

51.0

28.8

7.4

6.0

2.1

4.7

2005

13.4

100.0

50.5

29.5

9.9

5.1

1.4

3.7

2005 MOE

+/-2.09

*****

+/-8.1

+/-8.6

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.