American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 1,497,816 1,895,834 2,063,277 *****4
Households   592,507 745,531 803,442 +/-4,836
Persons per household 2.53 2.54 2.57 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 1,523,741 1,927,881 na na
Total Employed2 759,652 972,775 1,030,506 *****
Workers at Work 743,796 955,750 1,004,337 +/-8,105
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   743,796 100.0 955,750 100.0 1,004,337 100.0   ---
Drove alone   549,456 73.9 698,957 73.1 726,059 72.3 +/- 0.7
2-person carpool   76,142 10.2 90,202 9.4 91,463 9.1 +/- 0.7
3-person carpool   10,271 1.4 13,123 1.4 12,461 1.2 +/- 0.2
4-person carpool   3,242 0.4 4,574 0.5 4,087 0.4 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   1,201 0.2 1,382 0.1 1,177 0.1 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 780 0.1 547 0.1 1,608 0.2 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   36,302 4.9 50,808 5.3 51,378 5.1 +/- 0.4
Streetcar or trolley car   1,518 0.2 3,121 0.3 4,322 0.4 +/- 0.1
Subway or elevated   398 0.1 3,951 0.4 4,470 0.4 +/- 0.1
Railroad   648 0.1 1,981 0.2 3,339 0.3 +/- 0.1
Ferryboat   37 0.0 37 0.0 60 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   4,481 0.6 7,301 0.8 12,267 1.2 +/- 0.2
Walked   24,401 3.3 28,174 2.9 29,616 2.9 +/- 0.3
Taxicab   393 0.1 389 0.0 403 0.0 +/- 0.0
Motorcycle   2,381 0.3 1,255 0.1 3,617 0.4 +/- 0.1
Other means   4,089 0.5 5,937 0.6 6,303 0.6 +/- 0.1
Worked at home   28,056 3.8 44,011 4.6 51,707 5.1 +/- 0.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 715,740 100.0 911,739 100.0 952,630 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 22,848 3.2 24,992 2.7 32,255 3.4 +/- 0.4
5 to 9 79,119 11.1 86,644 9.5 93,882 9.9 +/- 0.6
10 to 14 109,562 15.3 128,450 14.1 124,921 13.1 +/- 0.7
15 to 19 126,068 17.6 149,168 16.4 149,327 15.7 +/- 0.6
20 to 29 175,233 24.5 214,978 23.6 216,421 22.7 +/- 0.9
30 to 44 134,885 18.8 192,353 21.1 210,805 22.1 +/- 0.8
45- 59 39,841 5.6 64,384 7.1 70,882 7.4 +/- 0.5
60 or more 28,184 3.9 50,770 5.6 54,137 5.7 +/- 0.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.8 (X) 24.5 (X) 24.4 (X) +/- 0.48
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 715,740 100.0 911,739 100.0 952,630 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 45,055 6.3 73,005 8.0 82,887 8.7 +/- 0.6
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 148,096 20.7 182,218 20.0 184,187 19.3 +/- 0.7
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 233,331 32.6 277,621 30.4 268,550 28.2 +/- 0.8
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 111,377 15.6 139,476 15.3 152,767 16.0 +/- 0.6
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 51,216 7.2 75,120 8.2 83,833 8.8 +/- 0.5
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 62,437 8.7 74,169 8.1 81,593 8.6 +/- 0.5
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 64,228 9.0 90,130 9.9 98,813 10.4 +/- 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:  Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
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 24.5 911,735 111,640 277,620 214,980 192,355 64,395 50,775
2005 24.4 952,630 126,137 274,248 216,421 210,805 70,882 54,137
2005 MOE +/-0.48 +/-8,760 +/-7,282 +/-8,919 +/-8,396 +/-7,734 +/-4,376 +/-3,903
Drove alone  2000 23.1 698,960 83,225 225,905 174,755 144,575 43,130 27,410
2005 22.8 726,059 93,813 226,842 174,290 159,420 44,165 27,529
2005 MOE +/-0.54 +/-9,382 +/-6,092 +/-8,420 +/-7,185 +/-6,518 +/-3,590 +/-2,847
2-person carpool 2000 25.4 90,200 9,185 27,335 21,180 20,220 6,814 5,484
2005 26.7 91,463 10,033 23,401 22,674 19,314 9,253 6,788
2005 MOE +/-3.24 +/-6,666 +/-2,724 +/-2,901 +/-3,919 +/-2,761 +/-1,812 +/-1,942
3+ carpool 2000 29.7 19,624 1,645 4,794 4,133 5,280 1,884 1,906
2005 27.0 19,333 2,577 3,972 3,281 6,123 2,338 1,042
2005 MOE +/-5.73 +/-2,824 +/-1,044 +/-1,181 +/-976 +/-1,597 +/-668 +/-555
Bus or trolley bus 2000 39.9 50,809 703 6,363 8,430 15,817 8,765 10,720
2005 40.6 51,378 1,815 5,319 6,962 15,335 9,735 12,212
2005 MOE +/-4.67 +/-3,902 +/-874 +/-1,240 +/-1,483 +/-1,806 +/-1,893 +/-1,503
All other transit3 2000 47.5 9,108 39 420 659 2,743 2,640 2,591
2005 44.4 12,191 SSS SSS 1,201 3,972 3,277 3,227
2005 MOE +/-9.51 +/-1,839 SSS SSS +/-718 +/-1,111 +/-790 +/-844
All other modes4 2000 19.6 43,050 16,850 12,822 5,826 3,743 1,152 2,661
2005 21.8 52,206 17,756 14,343 8,013 6,641 2,114 3,339
2005 MOE +/-3.21 +/-3,654 +/-2,531 +/-1,936 +/-1,435 +/-1,452 +/-823 +/-919
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 24.5 100.0 12.2 30.4 23.6 21.1 7.1 5.6
2005 24.4 100.0 13.2 28.8 22.7 22.1 7.4 5.7
2005 MOE +/-0.48 ***** +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-0.9 +/-0.9
Drove alone  2000 23.1 100.0 11.9 32.3 25.0 20.7 6.2 3.9
2005 22.8 100.0 12.9 31.2 24.0 22.0 6.1 3.8
2005 MOE +/-0.54 ***** +/-1.3 +/-1.2 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3 +/-1.3
2-person carpool 2000 25.4 100.0 10.2 30.3 23.5 22.4 7.6 6.1
2005 26.7 100.0 11.0 25.6 24.8 21.1 10.1 7.4
2005 MOE +/-3.24 ***** +/-7.3 +/-7.2 +/-7.2 +/-7.3 +/-7.3 +/-7.3
3+ carpool 2000 29.7 100.0 8.4 24.4 21.1 26.9 9.6 9.7
2005 27.0 100.0 13.3 20.5 17.0 31.7 12.1 5.4
2005 MOE +/-5.73 ***** +/-14.6 +/-14.6 +/-14.6 +/-14.4 +/-14.6 +/-14.6
Bus or trolley bus 2000 39.9 100.0 1.4 12.5 16.6 31.1 17.3 21.1
2005 40.6 100.0 3.5 10.4 13.6 29.8 18.9 23.8
2005 MOE +/-4.67 ***** +/-7.6 +/-7.6 +/-7.6 +/-7.5 +/-7.6 +/-7.6
All other transit3 2000 47.5 100.0 0.4 4.6 7.2 30.1 29.0 28.4
2005 44.4 100.0 SSS SSS 9.9 32.6 26.9 26.5
2005 MOE +/-9.51 ***** SSS SSS +/-15.1 +/-14.8 +/-15.0 +/-15.0
All other modes4 2000 19.6 100.0 39.1 29.8 13.5 8.7 2.7 6.2
2005 21.8 100.0 34.0 27.5 15.3 12.7 4.0 6.4
2005 MOE +/-3.21 ***** +/-6.8 +/-6.9 +/-7.0 +/-7.0 +/-7.0 +/-7.0
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.