American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Nevada
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 1,177,633 1,964,582 2,381,281 *****4
Households   466,297 751,165 906,719 +/-6,595
Persons per household 2.53 2.62 2.63 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 1,201,833 1,998,257 na na
Total Employed2 617,795 941,373 1,166,283 *****
Workers at Work 604,609 923,155 1,137,733 +/-9,126
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   604,609 100.0 923,155 100.0 1,137,733 100.0   ---
Drove alone   443,571 73.4 687,368 74.5 888,434 78.1 +/- 1.0
2-person carpool   74,827 12.4 108,073 11.7 103,820 9.1 +/- 0.6
3-person carpool   11,113 1.8 17,292 1.9 15,515 1.4 +/- 0.3
4-person carpool   4,059 0.7 6,404 0.7 6,656 0.6 +/- 0.2
5-or-6-person carpool   1,842 0.3 2,878 0.3 4,165 0.4 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 1,794 0.3 1,227 0.1 2,640 0.2 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   14,851 2.5 35,031 3.8 33,368 2.9 +/- 0.3
Streetcar or trolley car   73 0.0 169 0.0 331 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   17 0.0 200 0.0 549 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   23 0.0 47 0.0 70 0.0 +/- 0.0
Ferryboat   0 0.0 42 0.0 59 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   4,483 0.7 4,545 0.5 4,533 0.4 +/- 0.1
Walked   24,866 4.1 24,875 2.7 26,044 2.3 +/- 0.3
Taxicab   1,132 0.2 957 0.1 1,686 0.1 +/- 0.1
Motorcycle   3,666 0.6 2,693 0.3 3,539 0.3 +/- 0.1
Other means   6,472 1.1 7,477 0.8 12,423 1.1 +/- 0.2
Worked at home   11,820 2.0 23,877 2.6 33,901 3.0 +/- 0.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 592,789 100.0 899,278 100.0 1,103,832 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 22,972 3.9 24,637 2.7 32,931 3.0 +/- 0.3
5 to 9 74,667 12.6 88,626 9.9 95,823 8.7 +/- 0.5
10 to 14 111,265 18.8 137,121 15.2 143,483 13.0 +/- 0.7
15 to 19 128,599 21.7 165,652 18.4 193,825 17.6 +/- 0.8
20 to 29 137,267 23.2 231,325 25.7 291,559 26.4 +/- 0.9
30 to 44 72,618 12.3 165,819 18.4 233,878 21.2 +/- 0.8
45- 59 17,408 2.9 37,254 4.1 56,017 5.1 +/- 0.4
60 or more 27,993 4.7 48,844 5.4 56,316 5.1 +/- 0.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.8 (X) 23.3 (X) 23.3 (X) +/- 0.43
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 592,789 100.0 899,278 100.0 1,103,832 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 45,885 7.7 83,248 9.3 115,363 10.5 +/- 0.5
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 103,463 17.5 163,865 18.2 198,248 18.0 +/- 0.7
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 160,054 27.0 230,861 25.7 254,558 23.1 +/- 0.8
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 82,950 14.0 114,582 12.7 149,562 13.5 +/- 0.8
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 47,469 8.0 72,523 8.1 91,113 8.3 +/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 62,996 10.6 98,085 10.9 109,672 9.9 +/- 0.5
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 89,972 15.2 136,114 15.1 185,316 16.8 +/- 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:  Nevada
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 23.3 899,280 113,260 302,770 231,325 165,815 37,255 48,840
2005 23.3 1,103,832 128,754 337,308 291,559 233,878 56,017 56,316
2005 MOE +/-0.43 +/-10,619 +/-5,923 +/-12,210 +/-9,839 +/-8,940 +/-4,163 +/-4,996
Drove alone  2000 21.5 687,370 84,850 242,630 189,065 124,055 24,235 22,535
2005 22.0 888,434 101,199 281,561 247,060 188,235 42,294 28,085
2005 MOE +/-0.54 +/-13,037 +/-5,836 +/-11,254 +/-9,028 +/-7,754 +/-4,138 +/-3,316
2-person carpool 2000 23.5 108,075 11,595 36,205 27,770 21,825 5,370 5,310
2005 24.2 103,820 9,254 32,028 24,833 25,153 6,807 5,745
2005 MOE +/-2.4 +/-6,634 +/-1,702 +/-4,396 +/-3,258 +/-3,042 +/-1,341 +/-2,027
3+ carpool 2000 31.7 27,800 2,170 6,840 5,300 7,575 2,165 3,750
2005 32.9 28,976 1,488 4,659 7,075 7,442 2,747 5,565
2005 MOE +/-7.21 +/-4,336 +/-706 +/-1,458 +/-2,345 +/-1,636 +/-1,006 +/-2,101
Bus or trolley bus 2000 51.3 35,030 525 3,710 3,980 8,160 4,540 14,125
2005 48.4 33,368 855 3,223 4,572 8,622 2,812 13,284
2005 MOE +/-7.35 +/-3,691 +/-534 +/-1,465 +/-1,423 +/-2,064 +/-865 +/-1,747
All other transit3 2000 56.2 460 10 60 94 55 49 189
2005 43.8 1,009 SSS SSS SSS 608 SSS SSS
2005 MOE +/-39.43 +/-590 SSS SSS SSS +/-646 SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 21.5 40,545 14,105 13,330 5,120 4,135 915 2,945
2005 22.7 48,225 15,958 15,695 7,830 3,818 1,357 3,567
2005 MOE +/-3.68 +/-4,345 +/-2,467 +/-2,604 +/-2,359 +/-1,031 +/-735 +/-967
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 23.3 100.0 12.6 33.7 25.7 18.4 4.1 5.4
2005 23.3 100.0 11.7 30.6 26.4 21.2 5.1 5.1
2005 MOE +/-0.43 ***** +/-1.0 +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-1.0 +/-1.0
Drove alone  2000 21.5 100.0 12.3 35.3 27.5 18.0 3.5 3.3
2005 22.0 100.0 11.4 31.7 27.8 21.2 4.8 3.2
2005 MOE +/-0.54 ***** +/-1.5 +/-1.4 +/-1.4 +/-1.5 +/-1.5 +/-1.5
2-person carpool 2000 23.5 100.0 10.7 33.5 25.7 20.2 5.0 4.9
2005 24.2 100.0 8.9 30.8 23.9 24.2 6.6 5.5
2005 MOE +/-2.4 ***** +/-6.4 +/-6.3 +/-6.3 +/-6.4 +/-6.4 +/-6.4
3+ carpool 2000 31.7 100.0 7.8 24.6 19.1 27.2 7.8 13.5
2005 32.9 100.0 5.1 16.1 24.4 25.7 9.5 19.2
2005 MOE +/-7.21 ***** +/-15.0 +/-14.9 +/-14.8 +/-14.9 +/-15.0 +/-14.9
Bus or trolley bus 2000 51.3 100.0 1.5 10.6 11.4 23.3 13.0 40.3
2005 48.4 100.0 2.6 9.7 13.7 25.8 8.4 39.8
2005 MOE +/-7.35 ***** +/-11.1 +/-11.1 +/-11.0 +/-10.9 +/-11.1 +/-10.9
All other transit3 2000 56.2 100.0 2.2 13.0 20.4 12.0 10.7 41.1
2005 43.8 100.0 SSS SSS SSS 60.3 SSS SSS
2005 MOE +/-39.43 ***** SSS SSS SSS +/-44.0 SSS SSS
All other modes4 2000 21.5 100.0 34.8 32.9 12.6 10.2 2.3 7.3
2005 22.7 100.0 33.1 32.5 16.2 7.9 2.8 7.4
2005 MOE +/-3.68 ***** +/-8.8 +/-8.8 +/-9.0 +/-9.0 +/-9.0 +/-9.0
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.