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 MOE³

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

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

0.0

127

0.0

331

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

185

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

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

175

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

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

2005 MOE

+/-0.56

*****

+/-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

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

+/-6.6

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

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

+/-12.4

+/-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

2005 MOE

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

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.