American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,040,832

1,180,758

1,236,181

*****⁴

Households

385,077

448,473

476,498

+/-4,494

Persons per household

2.70

2.63

2.59

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,067,263

1,205,204

Total Employed²

489,666

549,157

580,013

*****

Workers at Work

481,016

538,679

560,707

+/-7,870

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

481,016

100.0

538,679

100.0

560,707

100.0

---

Drove alone

373,809

77.7

434,596

80.7

467,089

83.3

+/-

0.9

2-person carpool

55,044

11.4

54,210

10.1

47,743

8.5

+/-

0.7

3-person carpool

8,890

1.8

10,849

2.0

6,133

1.1

+/-

0.3

4-person carpool

2,846

0.6

3,850

0.7

4,020

0.7

+/-

0.3

5-or-6-person carpool

1,191

0.2

1,885

0.3

336

0.1

+/-

0.0

7-or-more-person carpool

447

0.1

646

0.1

741

0.1

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

12,288

2.6

8,210

1.5

7,776

1.4

+/-

0.3

Streetcar or trolley car

109

0.0

168

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

101

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

540

0.1

404

0.1

270

0.0

+/-

0.0

Walked

14,030

2.9

7,166

1.3

7,512

1.3

+/-

0.4

Taxicab

326

0.1

322

0.1

0.0

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

392

0.1

382

0.1

821

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

3,815

0.8

4,143

0.8

7,082

1.3

+/-

0.3

Worked at home

7,234

1.5

11,662

2.2

11,156

2.0

+/-

0.3

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

473,782

100.0

527,017

100.0

549,551

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

11,678

2.5

10,708

2.0

14,536

2.6

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

44,418

9.4

43,102

8.2

47,371

8.6

+/-

0.8

10 to 14

65,463

13.8

66,909

12.7

70,657

12.9

+/-

0.8

15 to 19

88,313

18.6

90,379

17.1

97,896

17.8

+/-

1.2

20 to 29

122,659

25.9

134,566

25.5

136,944

24.9

+/-

1.2

30 to 44

100,742

21.3

122,134

23.2

123,000

22.4

+/-

1.1

45- 59

23,660

5.0

34,508

6.5

36,091

6.6

+/-

0.6

60 or more

16,849

3.6

24,711

4.7

23,056

4.2

+/-

0.5

Mean travel time (minutes)

22.0

(X)

24.8

(X)

23.5

(X)

+/-

0.69

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

473,782

100.0

527,017

100.0

549,551

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

25,142

5.3

34,373

6.5

37,996

6.9

+/-

0.7

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

102,290

21.6

112,945

21.4

115,603

21.0

+/-

1.2

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

161,118

34.0

172,680

32.8

166,009

30.2

+/-

1.3

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

67,303

14.2

70,872

13.4

76,169

13.9

+/-

0.9

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

29,494

6.2

35,401

6.7

39,552

7.2

+/-

0.7

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

40,798

8.6

41,984

8.0

46,088

8.4

+/-

0.8

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

47,637

10.1

58,762

11.1

68,134

12.4

+/-

0.8

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:

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

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

24.8

527,030

53,810

157,285

134,580

122,135

34,509

24,710

2005

23.5

549,551

61,907

168,553

136,944

123,000

36,091

23,056

2005 MOE

+/-0.69

+/-8,041

+/-4,800

+/-8,140

+/-6,859

+/-6,416

+/-3,221

+/-2,930

Drove alone

2000

24.1

434,595

43,020

131,320

115,460

101,110

27,269

16,429

2005

22.9

467,089

51,250

147,435

119,683

104,227

28,497

15,997

2005 MOE

+/-0.74

+/-8,257

+/-4,412

+/-7,673

+/-6,299

+/-5,647

+/-2,726

+/-2,374

2-person carpool

2000

25.0

54,210

5,224

16,730

12,890

12,650

3,745

2,966

2005

25.5

47,743

4,375

11,955

11,857

13,215

3,669

2,672

2005 MOE

+/-3.46

+/-4,010

+/-1,124

+/-2,115

+/-2,104

+/-2,808

+/-1,076

+/-861

3+ carpool

2000

29.8

17,225

1,306

4,383

3,853

4,146

1,817

1,700

2005

27.8

11,230

1,287

2,827

2,352

2,382

1,613

769

2005 MOE

+/-9.58

+/-2,319

+/-691

+/-1,134

+/-910

+/-912

+/-925

+/-460

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.0

8,205

268

1,037

1,019

2,233

1,252

2,407

2005

43.7

7,776

SSS

1,071

1,020

947

1,676

2,726

2005 MOE

+/-12.82

+/-1,506

SSS

+/-628

+/-657

+/-535

+/-744

+/-1,048

All other transit³

2000

42.7

354

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

25.5

12,410

3,966

3,723

1,311

1,934

352

1,118

2005

22.6

15,685

4,659

5,265

2,032

2,201

636

892

2005 MOE

+/-7.51

+/-2,719

+/-1,180

+/-1,551

+/-997

+/-939

+/-699

+/-555

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

24.8

100.0

10.2

29.8

25.5

23.2

6.5

4.7

2005

23.5

100.0

11.3

30.7

24.9

22.4

6.6

4.2

2005 MOE

+/-0.69

*****

+/-1.5

+/-1.4

+/-1.5

Drove alone

2000

24.1

100.0

9.9

30.2

26.6

23.3

6.3

3.8

2005

22.9

100.0

11.0

31.6

25.6

22.3

6.1

3.4

2005 MOE

+/-0.74

*****

+/-1.8

+/-1.7

+/-1.8

2-person carpool

2000

25.0

100.0

9.6

30.9

23.8

23.3

6.9

5.5

2005

25.5

100.0

9.2

25.0

24.8

27.7

7.7

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-3.46

*****

+/-8.4

+/-8.3

+/-8.2

+/-8.4

3+ carpool

2000

29.8

100.0

7.6

25.4

22.4

24.1

10.5

9.9

2005

27.8

100.0

11.5

25.2

20.9

21.2

14.4

6.8

2005 MOE

+/-9.58

*****

+/-20.6

+/-20.5

+/-20.6

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.0

100.0

3.3

12.6

12.4

27.2

15.3

29.3

2005

43.7

100.0

SSS

13.8

13.1

12.2

21.6

35.1

2005 MOE

+/-12.82

*****

SSS

+/-19.3

+/-18.8

All other transit³

2000

42.7

100.0

11.0

24.0

12.4

13.8

15.5

22.9

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

25.5

100.0

32.0

30.0

10.6

15.6

2.8

9.0

2005

22.6

100.0

29.7

33.6

13.0

14.0

4.1

5.7

2005 MOE

+/-7.51

*****

+/-17.2

+/-17.0

+/-17.3

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.