American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, T

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

1,070,715

1,343,053

1,459,401

*****⁴

Households

420,173

536,666

595,586

+/-4,960

Persons per household

2.55

2.50

2.45

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

1,103,028

1,381,287

Total Employed²

557,450

703,264

740,939

*****

Workers at Work

549,027

690,091

721,487

+/-7,228

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

549,027

100.0

690,091

100.0

721,487

100.0

---

Drove alone

432,513

78.8

556,313

80.6

600,383

83.2

+/-

0.8

2-person carpool

62,201

11.3

70,461

10.2

55,764

7.7

+/-

0.6

3-person carpool

9,665

1.8

11,725

1.7

10,245

1.4

+/-

0.3

4-person carpool

3,166

0.6

4,363

0.6

3,079

0.4

+/-

0.2

5-or-6-person carpool

1,537

0.3

2,295

0.3

1,611

0.2

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

1,581

0.3

1,274

0.2

1,921

0.3

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

8,058

1.5

5,555

0.8

4,944

0.7

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

200

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

450

0.1

651

0.1

790

0.1

+/-

0.1

Walked

10,522

1.9

10,063

1.5

9,269

1.3

+/-

0.3

Taxicab

645

0.1

476

0.1

333

0.0

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

582

0.1

457

0.1

822

0.1

+/-

0.1

Other means

3,462

0.6

4,571

0.7

6,858

1.0

+/-

0.3

Worked at home

14,572

2.7

21,803

3.2

25,196

3.5

+/-

0.4

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

534,455

100.0

668,288

100.0

696,291

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

15,501

2.9

14,807

2.2

17,868

2.6

+/-

0.4

5 to 9

52,723

9.9

58,820

8.8

62,172

8.9

+/-

0.7

10 to 14

77,783

14.6

88,499

13.2

86,691

12.5

+/-

0.7

15 to 19

96,417

18.0

105,489

15.8

108,630

15.6

+/-

0.9

20 to 29

120,451

22.5

147,293

22.0

155,139

22.3

+/-

0.9

30 to 44

108,467

20.3

151,005

22.6

158,747

22.8

+/-

0.8

45- 59

37,327

7.0

59,908

9.0

65,276

9.4

+/-

0.5

60 or more

25,786

4.8

42,467

6.4

41,768

6.0

+/-

0.6

Mean travel time (minutes)

22.8

(X)

26.1

(X)

25.5

(X)

+/-

0.61

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

534,455

100.0

668,288

100.0

696,291

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

38,267

7.2

56,272

8.4

62,914

9.0

+/-

0.6

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

135,999

25.4

162,360

24.3

169,942

24.4

+/-

0.9

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

172,820

32.3

207,131

31.0

199,795

28.7

+/-

1.0

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

64,843

12.1

80,668

12.1

89,411

12.8

+/-

0.8

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

30,227

5.7

42,128

6.3

48,329

6.9

+/-

0.5

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

42,854

8.0

50,671

7.6

51,874

7.5

+/-

0.6

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

49,445

9.3

69,058

10.3

74,026

10.6

+/-

0.7

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:

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, T

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

26.1

668,300

73,635

193,980

147,285

151,000

59,910

42,470

2005

25.5

696,291

80,040

195,321

155,139

158,747

65,276

41,768

2005 MOE

+/-0.61

+/-8,160

+/-5,511

+/-8,134

+/-6,583

+/-6,192

+/-3,812

+/-4,143

Drove alone

2000

25.5

556,315

58,075

164,385

127,525

125,925

49,340

31,045

2005

25.1

600,383

66,504

170,032

136,693

139,100

56,139

31,915

2005 MOE

+/-0.7

+/-8,525

+/-4,897

+/-7,256

+/-6,254

+/-5,457

+/-3,528

+/-3,742

2-person carpool

2000

28.4

70,460

6,315

19,415

14,565

17,124

7,144

5,885

2005

28.1

55,764

5,286

15,541

11,592

12,383

5,737

5,225

2005 MOE

+/-3.67

+/-4,677

+/-1,486

+/-2,476

+/-2,049

+/-1,864

+/-1,384

+/-1,371

3+ carpool

2000

32.0

19,670

2,195

4,283

2,991

5,038

2,421

2,681

2005

31.7

16,856

1,129

3,402

3,716

4,364

2,185

2,060

2005 MOE

+/-8.48

+/-3,019

+/-569

+/-1,026

+/-1,225

+/-1,702

+/-1,202

+/-677

Bus or trolley bus

2000

43.4

5,553

285

892

750

1,588

575

1,442

2005

33.8

4,944

SSS

1,060

SSS

1,472

589

967

2005 MOE

+/-10.96

+/-1,106

SSS

+/-565

SSS

+/-760

+/-368

+/-461

All other transit³

2000

47.8

2005

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.5

16,220

6,763

4,984

1,423

1,285

393

1,365

2005

22.9

18,072

6,760

5,286

2,643

1,428

626

1,329

2005 MOE

+/-6.96

+/-2,729

+/-1,668

+/-1,404

+/-962

+/-741

+/-391

+/-619

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

26.1

100.0

11.0

29.0

22.0

22.6

9.0

6.4

2005

25.5

100.0

11.5

28.1

22.3

22.8

9.4

6.0

2005 MOE

+/-0.61

*****

+/-1.2

+/-1.1

+/-1.2

Drove alone

2000

25.5

100.0

10.4

29.5

22.9

22.6

8.9

5.6

2005

25.1

100.0

11.1

28.3

22.8

23.2

9.4

5.3

2005 MOE

+/-0.7

*****

+/-1.4

2-person carpool

2000

28.4

100.0

9.0

27.6

20.7

24.3

10.1

8.4

2005

28.1

100.0

9.5

27.9

20.8

22.2

10.3

9.4

2005 MOE

+/-3.67

*****

+/-8.4

+/-8.3

+/-8.4

3+ carpool

2000

32.0

100.0

11.2

21.8

15.2

25.6

12.3

13.6

2005

31.7

100.0

6.7

20.2

22.0

25.9

13.0

12.2

2005 MOE

+/-8.48

*****

+/-17.9

+/-17.8

+/-17.7

+/-17.9

Bus or trolley bus

2000

43.4

100.0

5.1

16.1

13.5

28.6

10.4

26.0

2005

33.8

100.0

SSS

21.4

SSS

29.8

11.9

19.6

2005 MOE

+/-10.96

*****

SSS

+/-22.2

SSS

+/-21.9

+/-22.4

+/-22.3

All other transit³

2000

47.8

100.0

0.0

32.5

23.4

0.0

19.5

15.6

2005

SSS

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

SSS

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.5

100.0

41.7

30.7

8.8

7.9

2.4

8.4

2005

22.9

100.0

37.4

29.2

14.6

7.9

3.5

7.4

2005 MOE

+/-6.96

*****

+/-14.7

+/-14.9

+/-15.1

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.