American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

6,127,890

6,940,273

7,014,896

*****⁴

Households

2,341,230

2,573,043

2,613,212

+/-8,349

Persons per household

2.62

2.70

2.68

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

6,290,008

7,092,596

Total Employed²

3,286,961

3,530,434

3,414,867

*****

Workers at Work

3,217,363

3,455,262

3,306,220

+/-19,812

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

3,217,363

100.0

3,455,262

100.0

3,306,220

100.0

---

Drove alone

2,197,979

68.3

2,352,671

68.1

2,293,072

69.4

+/-

0.5

2-person carpool

319,555

9.9

332,557

9.6

273,785

8.3

+/-

0.3

3-person carpool

63,870

2.0

77,310

2.2

61,390

1.9

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

18,467

0.6

21,914

0.6

18,756

0.6

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

6,224

0.2

9,290

0.3

7,915

0.2

+/-

0.0

7-or-more-person carpool

11,148

0.3

7,579

0.2

7,377

0.2

+/-

0.0

Bus or trolley bus

186,748

5.8

183,053

5.3

166,316

5.0

+/-

0.2

Streetcar or trolley car

13,777

0.4

14,290

0.4

14,777

0.4

+/-

0.1

Subway or elevated

75,911

2.4

98,739

2.9

92,411

2.8

+/-

0.2

Railroad

14,396

0.4

20,287

0.6

22,155

0.7

+/-

0.1

Ferryboat

4,041

0.1

5,793

0.2

4,748

0.1

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

34,963

1.1

38,717

1.1

32,833

1.0

+/-

0.1

Walked

116,899

3.6

112,261

3.2

109,485

3.3

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

2,552

0.1

3,352

0.1

3,196

0.1

+/-

0.0

Motorcycle

17,451

0.5

12,360

0.4

10,957

0.3

+/-

0.1

Other means

21,269

0.7

24,912

0.7

28,166

0.9

+/-

0.1

Worked at home

112,113

3.5

140,177

4.1

158,881

4.8

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,105,250

100.0

3,315,085

100.0

3,147,339

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

70,400

2.3

60,402

1.8

67,737

2.2

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

288,394

9.3

259,433

7.8

274,971

8.7

+/-

0.3

10 to 14

433,719

14.0

419,701

12.7

416,994

13.2

+/-

0.4

15 to 19

494,904

15.9

476,473

14.4

476,410

15.1

+/-

0.4

20 to 29

624,678

20.1

647,644

19.5

648,022

20.6

+/-

0.4

30 to 44

664,146

21.4

727,412

21.9

687,291

21.8

+/-

0.5

45- 59

274,190

8.8

330,194

10.0

278,291

8.8

+/-

0.3

60 or more

254,819

8.2

393,826

11.9

297,623

9.5

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

25.5

(X)

29.4

(X)

26.8

(X)

+/-

0.29

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

3,105,250

100.0

3,315,085

100.0

3,147,339

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

206,705

6.7

236,349

7.1

228,536

7.3

+/-

0.3

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

567,269

18.3

539,872

16.3

500,433

15.9

+/-

0.4

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

948,254

30.5

966,409

29.2

835,267

26.5

+/-

0.5

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

611,786

19.7

677,745

20.4

691,704

22.0

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

293,132

9.4

387,065

11.7

424,565

13.5

+/-

0.3

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

236,972

7.6

237,871

7.2

217,977

6.9

+/-

0.2

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

241,132

7.8

269,774

8.1

248,857

7.9

+/-

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:

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

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

29.4

3,315,090

319,840

896,160

647,640

727,400

330,195

393,825

2005

26.8

3,147,339

342,708

893,404

648,022

687,291

278,291

297,623

2005 MOE

+/-0.29

+/-20,475

+/-11,109

+/-17,667

+/-14,691

+/-15,951

+/-9,931

+/-9,000

Drove alone

2000

27.3

2,352,675

233,435

697,920

492,375

499,660

209,130

220,145

2005

24.8

2,293,072

259,717

714,446

501,968

478,520

182,419

156,002

2005 MOE

+/-0.37

+/-21,554

+/-9,573

+/-15,422

+/-12,315

+/-12,385

+/-7,402

+/-6,944

2-person carpool

2000

30.3

332,555

24,800

87,380

66,135

77,820

35,290

41,150

2005

28.0

273,785

23,149

74,518

57,847

66,558

23,700

28,013

2005 MOE

+/-1.76

+/-10,717

+/-2,608

+/-5,435

+/-5,644

+/-5,265

+/-2,675

+/-2,967

3+ carpool

2000

36.3

116,095

6,008

22,310

18,735

29,639

17,232

22,195

2005

36.1

95,438

5,106

16,554

15,275

23,715

13,662

21,126

2005 MOE

+/-4.48

+/-7,111

+/-1,251

+/-2,276

+/-2,397

+/-3,180

+/-2,616

+/-4,117

Bus or trolley bus

2000

42.8

183,055

2,050

16,825

26,099

62,060

30,539

45,475

2005

39.3

166,316

1,492

15,398

32,095

57,389

22,328

37,614

2005 MOE

+/-2.79

+/-7,738

+/-617

+/-2,585

+/-4,149

+/-4,963

+/-2,723

+/-3,924

All other transit³

2000

50.9

139,130

312

4,345

13,323

36,187

31,568

53,353

2005

49.0

134,091

605

4,440

12,538

37,905

31,127

47,476

2005 MOE

+/-3.52

+/-6,400

+/-394

+/-1,179

+/-2,055

+/-3,680

+/-2,699

+/-3,859

All other modes⁴

2000

20.5

191,600

53,244

67,379

30,965

22,068

6,426

11,521

2005

17.9

184,637

52,639

68,048

28,299

23,204

5,055

7,392

2005 MOE

+/-1.39

+/-8,418

+/-4,274

+/-5,656

+/-2,908

+/-2,665

+/-1,037

+/-1,438

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

29.4

100.0

9.6

27.0

19.5

21.9

10.0

11.9

2005

26.8

100.0

10.9

28.4

20.6

21.8

8.8

9.5

2005 MOE

+/-0.29

*****

+/-0.6

Drove alone

2000

27.3

100.0

9.9

29.7

20.9

21.2

8.9

9.4

2005

24.8

100.0

11.3

31.2

21.9

20.9

8.0

6.8

2005 MOE

+/-0.37

*****

+/-0.9

2-person carpool

2000

30.3

100.0

7.5

26.3

19.9

23.4

10.6

12.4

2005

28.0

100.0

8.5

27.2

21.1

24.3

8.7

10.2

2005 MOE

+/-1.76

*****

+/-3.9

3+ carpool

2000

36.3

100.0

5.2

19.2

16.1

25.5

14.8

19.1

2005

36.1

100.0

5.4

17.3

16.0

24.8

14.3

22.1

2005 MOE

+/-4.48

*****

+/-7.5

+/-7.4

Bus or trolley bus

2000

42.8

100.0

1.1

9.2

14.3

33.9

16.7

24.8

2005

39.3

100.0

0.9

9.3

19.3

34.5

13.4

22.6

2005 MOE

+/-2.79

*****

+/-4.7

+/-4.6

+/-4.5

+/-4.6

All other transit³

2000

50.9

100.0

0.2

3.1

9.6

26.0

22.7

38.3

2005

49.0

100.0

0.5

3.3

9.4

28.3

23.2

35.4

2005 MOE

+/-3.52

*****

+/-4.8

+/-4.7

+/-4.8

+/-4.7

All other modes⁴

2000

20.5

100.0

27.8

35.2

16.2

11.5

3.4

6.0

2005

17.9

100.0

28.5

36.9

15.3

12.6

2.7

4.0

2005 MOE

+/-1.39

*****

+/-4.5

+/-4.4

+/-4.6

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.