American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

2,199,662

3,191,863

3,805,123

*****⁴

Households

846,714

1,194,250

1,416,169

+/-8,394

Persons per household

2.60

2.67

2.69

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

2,238,480

3,251,876

Total Employed²

1,055,051

1,494,689

1,796,921

*****

Workers at Work

1,036,017

1,466,434

1,747,871

+/-13,126

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,036,017

100.0

1,466,434

100.0

1,747,871

100.0

---

Drove alone

776,424

74.9

1,094,591

74.6

1,319,158

75.5

+/-

0.6

2-person carpool

122,823

11.9

174,263

11.9

194,432

11.1

+/-

0.5

3-person carpool

18,368

1.8

30,566

2.1

33,910

1.9

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

4,684

0.5

11,451

0.8

14,297

0.8

+/-

0.3

5-or-6-person carpool

2,371

0.2

6,168

0.4

6,162

0.4

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

2,082

0.2

2,549

0.2

5,101

0.3

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

20,022

1.9

27,022

1.8

36,319

2.1

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

475

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

0.0

297

0.0

266

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

405

0.0

134

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

0.0

116

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

14,190

1.4

13,855

0.9

11,362

0.7

+/-

0.1

Walked

27,858

2.7

30,577

2.1

27,938

1.6

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

1,097

0.1

1,352

0.1

655

0.0

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

7,726

0.7

5,754

0.4

7,264

0.4

+/-

0.1

Other means

8,068

0.8

13,380

0.9

18,109

1.0

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

30,071

2.9

53,699

3.7

72,648

4.2

+/-

0.3

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,005,946

100.0

1,412,735

100.0

1,675,223

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

27,102

2.7

30,904

2.2

40,694

2.4

+/-

0.3

5 to 9

103,473

10.3

123,256

8.7

140,942

8.4

+/-

0.5

10 to 14

145,799

14.5

181,811

12.9

199,228

11.9

+/-

0.5

15 to 19

165,371

16.4

209,892

14.9

238,841

14.3

+/-

0.6

20 to 29

229,866

22.9

313,493

22.2

365,173

21.8

+/-

0.6

30 to 44

222,277

22.1

339,988

24.1

423,770

25.3

+/-

0.9

45- 59

68,103

6.8

124,639

8.8

150,940

9.0

+/-

0.5

60 or more

43,955

4.4

88,752

6.3

115,635

6.9

+/-

0.4

Mean travel time (minutes)

23.0

(X)

26.1

(X)

26.5

(X)

+/-

0.45

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,005,946

100.0

1,412,735

100.0

1,675,223

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

95,205

9.5

164,628

11.7

223,181

13.3

+/-

0.5

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

222,181

22.1

295,728

20.9

347,333

20.7

+/-

0.7

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

290,086

28.8

381,780

27.0

387,563

23.1

+/-

0.6

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

136,291

13.5

183,394

13.0

219,033

13.1

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

66,694

6.6

102,086

7.2

130,983

7.8

+/-

0.5

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

85,383

8.5

113,504

8.0

133,259

8.0

+/-

0.4

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

110,106

10.9

171,615

12.1

233,871

14.0

+/-

0.6

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:

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

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

1,412,730

154,160

391,705

313,495

339,985

124,635

88,750

2005

26.5

1,675,223

181,636

438,069

365,173

423,770

150,940

115,635

2005 MOE

+/-0.45

+/-13,923

+/-9,320

+/-12,746

+/-11,144

+/-14,690

+/-8,477

+/-7,138

Drove alone

2000

25.3

1,094,590

113,885

310,310

256,505

264,150

95,045

54,695

2005

25.5

1,319,158

137,490

362,239

305,060

326,598

113,692

74,079

2005 MOE

+/-0.54

+/-14,723

+/-8,411

+/-11,111

+/-10,274

+/-10,674

+/-7,428

+/-5,053

2-person carpool

2000

26.9

174,265

16,835

46,450

36,350

45,925

16,730

11,975

2005

27.8

194,432

17,957

43,079

40,018

56,837

22,584

13,957

2005 MOE

+/-2.04

+/-9,486

+/-2,775

+/-4,739

+/-4,664

+/-6,367

+/-3,255

+/-2,491

3+ carpool

2000

33.5

50,730

3,680

10,165

8,455

14,195

6,519

7,720

2005

36.9

59,470

3,371

8,817

8,199

21,977

6,815

10,291

2005 MOE

+/-6.27

+/-6,785

+/-998

+/-1,827

+/-2,690

+/-5,801

+/-1,458

+/-2,065

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.7

27,020

494

3,114

3,300

7,215

4,095

8,799

2005

46.7

36,319

581

5,058

3,425

9,443

5,648

12,164

2005 MOE

+/-8.46

+/-4,216

+/-439

+/-1,268

+/-1,530

+/-2,358

+/-1,359

+/-2,452

All other transit³

2000

44.0

1,210

195

105

330

165

369

2005

35.8

516

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-35.5

+/-403

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.8

64,925

19,215

21,465

8,775

8,183

2,088

5,194

2005

22.0

65,328

22,237

18,876

8,255

8,811

2,081

5,068

2005 MOE

+/-3.44

+/-5,652

+/-3,176

+/-3,109

+/-1,667

+/-1,997

+/-675

+/-1,702

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

10.9

27.7

22.2

24.1

8.8

6.3

2005

26.5

100.0

10.8

26.1

21.8

25.3

9.0

6.9

2005 MOE

+/-0.45

*****

+/-0.8

Drove alone

2000

25.3

100.0

10.4

28.3

23.4

24.1

8.7

5.0

2005

25.5

100.0

10.4

27.5

23.1

24.8

8.6

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.54

*****

+/-1.1

2-person carpool

2000

26.9

100.0

9.7

26.7

20.9

26.4

9.6

6.9

2005

27.8

100.0

9.2

22.2

20.6

29.2

11.6

7.2

2005 MOE

+/-2.04

*****

+/-4.9

+/-4.8

+/-4.9

+/-4.8

+/-4.9

3+ carpool

2000

33.5

100.0

7.3

20.0

16.7

28.0

12.9

15.2

2005

36.9

100.0

5.7

14.8

13.8

37.0

11.5

17.3

2005 MOE

+/-6.27

*****

+/-11.4

+/-10.8

+/-11.4

Bus or trolley bus

2000

46.7

100.0

1.8

11.5

12.2

26.7

15.2

32.6

2005

46.7

100.0

1.6

13.9

9.4

26.0

15.6

33.5

2005 MOE

+/-8.46

*****

+/-11.6

+/-11.5

+/-11.6

+/-11.4

All other transit³

2000

44.0

100.0

3.7

16.1

8.7

27.3

13.6

30.5

2005

35.8

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-35.5

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

23.8

100.0

29.6

33.1

13.5

12.6

3.2

8.0

2005

22.0

100.0

34.0

28.9

12.6

13.5

3.2

7.8

2005 MOE

+/-3.44

*****

+/-8.5

+/-8.6

+/-8.7

+/-8.6

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.