American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

North Carolina

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

6,404,167

7,795,432

8,411,041

*****⁴

Households

2,517,026

3,132,013

3,409,840

+/-14,997

Persons per household

2.54

2.49

2.47

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

6,628,637

8,049,313

Total Employed²

3,356,846

3,915,588

4,033,986

*****

Workers at Work

3,300,481

3,837,773

3,908,122

+/-20,225

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

3,300,481

100.0

3,837,773

100.0

3,908,122

100.0

---

Drove alone

2,527,980

76.6

3,046,666

79.4

3,174,272

81.2

+/-

0.3

2-person carpool

406,910

12.3

400,358

10.4

342,127

8.8

+/-

0.3

3-person carpool

75,456

2.3

81,334

2.1

64,379

1.6

+/-

0.1

4-person carpool

25,587

0.8

30,152

0.8

34,768

0.9

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

11,736

0.4

16,868

0.4

14,432

0.4

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

10,139

0.3

9,552

0.2

9,187

0.2

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

28,871

0.9

28,053

0.7

32,440

0.8

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

218

0.0

383

0.0

474

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

245

0.0

526

0.0

611

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

481

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

255

0.0

273

0.0

491

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

7,136

0.2

6,840

0.2

7,947

0.2

+/-

0.0

Walked

96,614

2.9

74,147

1.9

53,946

1.4

+/-

0.1

Taxicab

4,251

0.1

5,087

0.1

3,123

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

5,144

0.2

3,610

0.1

6,068

0.2

+/-

0.0

Other means

28,918

0.9

30,492

0.8

39,771

1.0

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

70,959

2.1

102,951

2.7

124,086

3.2

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,229,522

100.0

3,734,822

100.0

3,784,036

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

119,287

3.7

112,337

3.0

129,400

3.4

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

411,221

12.7

391,604

10.5

412,546

10.9

+/-

0.3

10 to 14

584,014

18.1

604,412

16.2

592,986

15.7

+/-

0.4

15 to 19

657,712

20.4

670,644

18.0

654,418

17.3

+/-

0.4

20 to 29

686,179

21.2

818,464

21.9

842,401

22.3

+/-

0.4

30 to 44

515,428

16.0

689,187

18.5

704,891

18.6

+/-

0.4

45- 59

151,053

4.7

233,614

6.3

244,623

6.5

+/-

0.2

60 or more

104,628

3.2

214,560

5.7

202,771

5.4

+/-

0.2

Mean travel time (minutes)

19.8

(X)

24.0

(X)

23.3

(X)

+/-

0.26

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,229,522

100.0

3,734,822

100.0

3,784,036

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

187,646

5.8

257,274

6.9

273,022

7.2

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

765,399

23.7

812,928

21.8

799,584

21.1

+/-

0.4

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

1,063,303

32.9

1,248,405

33.4

1,151,838

30.4

+/-

0.4

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

488,834

15.1

553,317

14.8

607,354

16.1

+/-

0.3

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

175,735

5.4

235,118

6.3

281,371

7.4

+/-

0.2

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

247,599

7.7

265,605

7.1

282,787

7.5

+/-

0.2

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

301,006

9.3

362,175

9.7

388,080

10.3

+/-

0.3

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:

North Carolina

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

24.0

3,734,825

503,940

1,275,055

818,465

689,190

233,615

214,560

2005

23.3

3,784,036

541,946

1,247,404

842,401

704,891

244,623

202,771

2005 MOE

+/-0.26

+/-20,093

+/-13,402

+/-20,728

+/-15,878

+/-17,391

+/-8,178

+/-8,321

Drove alone

2000

23.3

3,046,665

393,090

1,063,420

694,600

561,295

185,290

148,975

2005

22.7

3,174,272

445,841

1,066,635

731,533

587,287

201,364

141,612

2005 MOE

+/-0.29

+/-21,349

+/-11,355

+/-19,105

+/-13,918

+/-15,097

+/-7,130

+/-6,368

2-person carpool

2000

25.9

400,360

45,285

133,140

82,870

80,045

29,675

29,340

2005

24.7

342,127

43,887

110,559

69,872

70,013

24,364

23,432

2005 MOE

+/-1.39

+/-11,784

+/-4,559

+/-6,895

+/-5,258

+/-5,712

+/-3,029

+/-2,768

3+ carpool

2000

33.3

137,905

12,270

36,445

24,620

31,180

12,740

20,655

2005

35.4

122,766

9,581

26,873

22,306

28,127

12,399

23,480

2005 MOE

+/-3.79

+/-7,949

+/-1,964

+/-3,571

+/-3,224

+/-4,572

+/-2,814

+/-3,543

Bus or trolley bus

2000

40.8

28,055

1,075

5,125

4,455

6,710

3,275

7,410

2005

34.9

32,440

1,418

7,603

5,353

8,585

2,766

6,715

2005 MOE

+/-5.27

+/-3,196

+/-568

+/-1,727

+/-1,148

+/-2,102

+/-875

+/-1,487

All other transit³

2000

39.7

1,665

225

254

489

229

380

2005

40.5

1,576

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-29.72

+/-787

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.2

120,175

52,125

36,700

11,670

9,465

2,405

7,805

2005

19.0

110,855

41,058

35,406

13,294

10,456

3,275

7,366

2005 MOE

+/-2.13

+/-6,570

+/-4,031

+/-3,935

+/-2,445

+/-2,074

+/-1,013

+/-1,532

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

24.0

100.0

13.5

34.1

21.9

18.5

6.3

5.7

2005

23.3

100.0

14.3

33.0

22.3

18.6

6.5

5.4

2005 MOE

+/-0.26

*****

+/-0.5

Drove alone

2000

23.3

100.0

12.9

34.9

22.8

18.4

6.1

4.9

2005

22.7

100.0

14.0

33.6

23.0

18.5

6.3

4.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.29

*****

+/-0.7

+/-0.6

+/-0.7

2-person carpool

2000

25.9

100.0

11.3

33.3

20.7

20.0

7.4

7.3

2005

24.7

100.0

12.8

32.3

20.4

20.5

7.1

6.8

2005 MOE

+/-1.39

*****

+/-3.4

3+ carpool

2000

33.3

100.0

8.9

26.4

17.9

22.6

9.2

15.0

2005

35.4

100.0

7.8

21.9

18.2

22.9

10.1

19.1

2005 MOE

+/-3.79

*****

+/-6.5

+/-6.4

+/-6.5

+/-6.4

+/-6.5

Bus or trolley bus

2000

40.8

100.0

3.8

18.3

15.9

23.9

11.7

26.4

2005

34.9

100.0

4.4

23.4

16.5

26.5

8.5

20.7

2005 MOE

+/-5.27

*****

+/-9.9

+/-9.8

+/-9.7

+/-9.8

All other transit³

2000

39.7

100.0

5.0

13.5

15.3

29.4

13.8

22.8

2005

40.5

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-29.72

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.2

100.0

43.4

30.5

9.7

7.9

2.0

6.5

2005

19.0

100.0

37.0

31.9

12.0

9.4

3.0

6.6

2005 MOE

+/-2.13

*****

+/-5.8

+/-5.9

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.