American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 746,208 1,388,604 1,729,499 *****4
Households   293,689 525,562 652,892 +/-5,921
Persons per household 2.54 2.64 2.65 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 759,240 1,408,250 na na
Total Employed2 387,791 656,506 844,541 *****
Workers at Work 379,400 643,316 824,594 +/-7,703
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   379,400 100.0 643,316 100.0 824,594 100.0   ---
Drove alone   282,060 74.3 479,545 74.5 649,631 78.8 +/- 1.1
2-person carpool   48,483 12.8 76,239 11.9 75,265 9.1 +/- 0.6
3-person carpool   6,342 1.7 11,723 1.8 11,989 1.5 +/- 0.3
4-person carpool   2,699 0.7 4,376 0.7 5,383 0.7 +/- 0.2
5-or-6-person carpool   930 0.2 2,000 0.3 1,779 0.2 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 632 0.2 564 0.1 2,364 0.3 +/- 0.2
Bus or trolley bus   7,569 2.0 27,311 4.2 24,507 3.0 +/- 0.4
Streetcar or trolley car   29 0.0 127 0.0 331 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   17 0.0 185 0.0 0 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   7 0.0 47 0.0 70 0.0 +/- 0.0
Ferryboat   0 0.0 11 0.0 59 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   2,931 0.8 2,926 0.5 3,189 0.4 +/- 0.1
Walked   14,078 3.7 15,289 2.4 17,100 2.1 +/- 0.3
Taxicab   583 0.2 498 0.1 588 0.1 +/- 0.1
Motorcycle   2,890 0.8 2,201 0.3 2,812 0.3 +/- 0.1
Other means   4,482 1.2 5,477 0.9 9,233 1.1 +/- 0.2
Worked at home   5,668 1.5 14,797 2.3 20,294 2.5 +/- 0.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 373,732 100.0 628,519 100.0 804,300 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 9,959 2.7 11,467 1.8 16,596 2.1 +/- 0.4
5 to 9 37,869 10.1 49,308 7.8 55,944 7.0 +/- 0.6
10 to 14 61,694 16.5 81,347 12.9 96,239 12.0 +/- 0.8
15 to 19 83,242 22.3 109,573 17.4 140,708 17.5 +/- 1.0
20 to 29 103,513 27.7 180,509 28.7 222,171 27.6 +/- 1.0
30 to 44 52,612 14.1 137,134 21.8 193,473 24.1 +/- 1.0
45- 59 8,745 2.3 26,361 4.2 39,752 4.9 +/- 0.4
60 or more 16,098 4.3 32,820 5.2 39,417 4.9 +/- 0.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 24.4 (X) 24.1 (X) +/- 0.56
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 373,732 100.0 628,519 100.0 804,300 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 30,594 8.2 61,417 9.8 85,868 10.7 +/- 0.7
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 65,953 17.6 113,568 18.1 141,294 17.6 +/- 0.8
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 92,184 24.7 149,600 23.8 169,414 21.1 +/- 0.9
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 49,889 13.3 77,184 12.3 110,448 13.7 +/- 1.0
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 30,345 8.1 51,833 8.2 66,116 8.2 +/- 0.6
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 41,998 11.2 72,415 11.5 86,016 10.7 +/- 0.7
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 62,769 16.8 102,502 16.3 145,144 18.0 +/- 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:  Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV
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 24.4 628,520 60,770 190,915 180,505 137,135 26,360 32,815
2005 24.1 804,300 72,540 236,947 222,171 193,473 39,752 39,417
2005 MOE +/-0.56 +/-8,377 +/-4,486 +/-10,951 +/-8,398 +/-8,183 +/-3,428 +/-4,524
Drove alone  2000 22.7 479,545 44,190 151,720 148,580 103,820 16,795 14,440
2005 22.9 649,631 55,441 198,241 188,141 157,969 29,966 19,873
2005 MOE +/-0.69 +/-11,070 +/-4,327 +/-9,735 +/-7,807 +/-7,100 +/-3,313 +/-3,095
2-person carpool 2000 23.9 76,240 6,800 23,540 21,475 17,540 3,760 3,120
2005 23.9 75,265 6,438 21,879 19,055 19,873 5,045 2,975
2005 MOE +/-2.35 +/-4,957 +/-1,427 +/-3,621 +/-2,741 +/-2,823 +/-1,141 +/-1,015
3+ carpool 2000 30.4 18,665 1,285 4,374 3,739 5,980 1,389 1,894
2005 32.1 21,515 1,079 3,140 5,945 5,861 1,805 3,685
2005 MOE +/-8.21 +/-3,712 +/-527 +/-1,226 +/-2,065 +/-1,473 +/-1,032 +/-1,519
Bus or trolley bus 2000 52.0 27,310 415 2,680 3,020 6,519 3,590 11,090
2005 49.8 24,507 SSS 2,279 2,852 6,705 2,082 10,123
2005 MOE +/-9.06 +/-3,080 SSS +/-1,299 +/-1,027 +/-1,836 +/-777 +/-1,751
All other transit3 2000 60.6 370 0 35 79 35 39 175
2005 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
2005 MOE SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 23.5 26,390 8,095 8,580 3,614 3,239 770 2,085
2005 24.1 32,922 9,116 11,266 5,989 3,006 854 2,691
2005 MOE +/-4.88 +/-3,607 +/-1,846 +/-2,276 +/-2,069 +/-851 +/-538 +/-854
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 24.4 100.0 9.7 30.4 28.7 21.8 4.2 5.2
2005 24.1 100.0 9.0 29.5 27.6 24.1 4.9 4.9
2005 MOE +/-0.56 ***** +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0 +/-1.0
Drove alone  2000 22.7 100.0 9.2 31.6 31.0 21.6 3.5 3.0
2005 22.9 100.0 8.5 30.5 29.0 24.3 4.6 3.1
2005 MOE +/-0.69 ***** +/-1.7 +/-1.6 +/-1.7 +/-1.7 +/-1.7 +/-1.7
2-person carpool 2000 23.9 100.0 8.9 30.9 28.2 23.0 4.9 4.1
2005 23.9 100.0 8.6 29.1 25.3 26.4 6.7 4.0
2005 MOE +/-2.35 ***** +/-6.6 +/-6.4 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.6 +/-6.6
3+ carpool 2000 30.4 100.0 6.9 23.4 20.0 32.0 7.4 10.1
2005 32.1 100.0 5.0 14.6 27.6 27.2 8.4 17.1
2005 MOE +/-8.21 ***** +/-17.3 +/-17.2 +/-17.0 +/-17.2 +/-17.2 +/-17.2
Bus or trolley bus 2000 52.0 100.0 1.5 9.8 11.1 23.9 13.1 40.6
2005 49.8 100.0 SSS 9.3 11.6 27.4 8.5 41.3
2005 MOE +/-9.06 ***** SSS +/-12.6 +/-12.6 +/-12.4 +/-12.6 +/-12.2
All other transit3 2000 60.6 100.0 0.0 9.5 21.4 9.5 10.5 47.3
2005 SSS 100.0 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
2005 MOE SSS ***** SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 23.5 100.0 30.7 32.5 13.7 12.3 2.9 7.9
2005 24.1 100.0 27.7 34.2 18.2 9.1 2.6 8.2
2005 MOE +/-4.88 ***** +/-10.8 +/-10.7 +/-10.9 +/-11.0 +/-11.0 +/-11.0
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.