American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Louisiana

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

4,107,395

4,333,011

4,389,747

*****⁴

Households

1,499,269

1,656,053

1,676,599

+/-9,999

Persons per household

2.74

2.62

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

4,219,973

4,468,976

Total Employed²

1,674,316

1,869,896

1,929,396

*****

Workers at Work

1,645,690

1,831,057

1,857,938

+/-14,169

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,645,690

100.0

1,831,057

100.0

1,857,938

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,239,339

75.3

1,430,142

78.1

1,505,724

81.0

+/-

0.6

2-person carpool

184,974

11.2

188,946

10.3

155,366

8.4

+/-

0.5

3-person carpool

37,946

2.3

37,549

2.1

30,096

1.6

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

13,474

0.8

12,767

0.7

11,273

0.6

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

6,235

0.4

6,580

0.4

4,259

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

4,719

0.3

3,798

0.2

3,884

0.2

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

44,550

2.7

38,284

2.1

34,554

1.9

+/-

0.3

Streetcar or trolley car

1,325

0.1

1,285

0.1

737

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

147

0.0

165

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

131

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

602

0.0

560

0.0

307

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

6,089

0.4

6,648

0.4

5,064

0.3

+/-

0.1

Walked

48,216

2.9

40,184

2.2

32,101

1.7

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

2,640

0.2

2,870

0.2

3,039

0.2

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

2,622

0.2

1,905

0.1

2,566

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

21,611

1.3

19,932

1.1

26,342

1.4

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

31,213

1.9

39,329

2.1

42,461

2.3

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,614,477

100.0

1,791,728

100.0

1,815,477

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

63,902

4.0

62,320

3.5

71,795

4.0

+/-

0.3

5 to 9

199,083

12.3

196,227

11.0

210,294

11.6

+/-

0.4

10 to 14

260,934

16.2

281,034

15.7

277,646

15.3

+/-

0.5

15 to 19

303,484

18.8

314,832

17.6

300,307

16.5

+/-

0.6

20 to 29

316,564

19.6

357,361

19.9

361,471

19.9

+/-

0.7

30 to 44

279,311

17.3

323,596

18.1

333,357

18.4

+/-

0.6

45- 59

89,005

5.5

120,270

6.7

122,296

6.7

+/-

0.4

60 or more

102,194

6.3

136,088

7.6

138,311

7.6

+/-

0.4

Mean travel time (minutes)

22.3

(X)

25.7

(X)

24.9

(X)

+/-

0.44

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,614,477

100.0

1,791,728

100.0

1,815,477

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

129,519

8.0

160,837

9.0

174,795

9.6

+/-

0.4

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

365,496

22.6

389,454

21.7

393,961

21.7

+/-

0.6

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

522,786

32.4

570,449

31.8

544,798

30.0

+/-

0.6

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

226,118

14.0

234,049

13.1

240,279

13.2

+/-

0.4

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

99,718

6.2

114,317

6.4

126,818

7.0

+/-

0.4

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

108,587

6.7

117,475

6.6

121,581

6.7

+/-

0.4

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

162,253

10.0

205,147

11.4

213,245

11.7

+/-

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:

Louisiana

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

25.7

1,791,725

258,545

595,865

357,360

323,595

120,270

136,085

2005

24.9

1,815,477

282,089

577,953

361,471

333,357

122,296

138,311

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

+/-14,325

+/-8,516

+/-14,447

+/-12,780

+/-10,935

+/-6,783

+/-6,694

Drove alone

2000

24.3

1,430,140

204,135

494,815

298,095

254,845

88,740

89,515

2005

23.7

1,505,724

230,247

496,736

316,144

270,822

94,430

97,345

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

+/-15,747

+/-8,519

+/-13,282

+/-12,312

+/-9,860

+/-4,838

+/-5,645

2-person carpool

2000

29.2

188,945

20,990

59,130

36,255

37,575

15,935

19,060

2005

27.4

155,366

19,541

46,700

27,064

34,449

12,312

15,300

2005 MOE

+/-2.59

+/-9,702

+/-2,382

+/-4,509

+/-3,340

+/-4,755

+/-2,608

+/-2,404

3+ carpool

2000

36.7

60,695

5,210

14,830

10,310

13,305

6,605

10,435

2005

35.9

49,512

6,483

11,326

6,655

11,756

4,791

8,501

2005 MOE

+/-4.99

+/-4,346

+/-1,936

+/-2,149

+/-1,320

+/-2,116

+/-1,225

+/-1,597

Bus or trolley bus

2000

44.9

38,285

1,050

4,705

4,955

10,735

6,500

10,335

2005

43.6

34,554

1,359

4,337

2,738

8,075

8,369

9,676

2005 MOE

+/-9.27

+/-4,673

+/-610

+/-1,381

+/-977

+/-2,231

+/-2,554

+/-2,141

All other transit³

2000

40.4

2,120

140

355

470

585

184

390

2005

64.1

1,209

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-60.79

+/-591

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.8

71,535

27,025

22,035

7,275

6,550

2,300

6,355

2005

25.9

69,112

24,415

18,693

8,677

8,039

2,056

7,232

2005 MOE

+/-4.06

+/-5,402

+/-3,217

+/-2,444

+/-1,561

+/-2,065

+/-811

+/-1,436

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

25.7

100.0

14.4

33.3

19.9

18.1

6.7

7.6

2005

24.9

100.0

15.5

31.8

19.9

18.4

6.7

7.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.44

*****

+/-0.8

+/-0.7

+/-0.8

Drove alone

2000

24.3

100.0

14.3

34.6

20.8

17.8

6.2

6.3

2005

23.7

100.0

15.3

33.0

21.0

18.0

6.3

6.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.47

*****

+/-1.0

2-person carpool

2000

29.2

100.0

11.1

31.3

19.2

19.9

8.4

10.1

2005

27.4

100.0

12.6

30.1

17.4

22.2

7.9

9.8

2005 MOE

+/-2.59

*****

+/-6.2

3+ carpool

2000

36.7

100.0

8.6

24.4

17.0

21.9

10.9

17.2

2005

35.9

100.0

13.1

22.9

13.4

23.7

9.7

17.2

2005 MOE

+/-4.99

*****

+/-8.8

+/-8.7

+/-8.8

+/-8.7

+/-8.8

Bus or trolley bus

2000

44.9

100.0

2.7

12.3

12.9

28.0

17.0

27.0

2005

43.6

100.0

3.9

12.6

7.9

23.4

24.2

28.0

2005 MOE

+/-9.27

*****

+/-13.5

+/-13.4

All other transit³

2000

40.4

100.0

6.6

16.7

22.2

27.6

8.7

18.4

2005

64.1

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-60.79

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.8

100.0

37.8

30.8

10.2

9.2

3.2

8.9

2005

25.9

100.0

35.3

27.0

12.6

11.6

3.0

10.5

2005 MOE

+/-4.06

*****

+/-7.6

+/-7.8

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.