American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile

Geographic Area¹:

South Carolina

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

Selected Characteristics¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

2005 ACS MOE³

Persons in Household

3,370,160

3,876,975

4,113,961

*****⁴

Households

1,258,044

1,533,854

1,635,907

+/-9,252

Persons per household

2.68

2.53

2.51

*****

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Total Persons

3,486,703

4,012,012

Total Employed²

1,667,850

1,860,727

1,910,188

*****

Workers at Work

1,636,356

1,822,969

1,853,237

+/-14,390

Mode to work¹

1990

2000

2005 ACS

Includes GQ pop

Does not include GQ Pop

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

MOE (%)

Total Workers

1,636,356

100.0

1,822,969

100.0

1,853,237

100.0

---

Drove alone

1,234,700

75.5

1,447,338

79.4

1,527,010

82.4

+/-

0.5

2-person carpool

204,403

12.5

187,418

10.3

158,942

8.6

+/-

0.4

3-person carpool

43,523

2.7

40,124

2.2

32,014

1.7

+/-

0.2

4-person carpool

16,635

1.0

15,038

0.8

10,858

0.6

+/-

0.1

5-or-6-person carpool

7,411

0.5

8,470

0.5

6,581

0.4

+/-

0.1

7-or-more-person carpool

5,237

0.3

4,807

0.3

4,851

0.3

+/-

0.1

Bus or trolley bus

14,827

0.9

11,168

0.6

11,816

0.6

+/-

0.1

Streetcar or trolley car

0.0

285

0.0

180

0.0

+/-

0.0

Subway or elevated

140

0.0

291

0.0

238

0.0

+/-

0.0

Railroad

0.0

195

0.0

+/-

0.0

Ferryboat

183

0.0

183

0.0

+/-

0.0

Bicycle

4,598

0.3

3,874

0.2

4,270

0.2

+/-

0.1

Walked

50,538

3.1

42,567

2.3

27,136

1.5

+/-

0.2

Taxicab

2,851

0.2

3,475

0.2

3,484

0.2

+/-

0.1

Motorcycle

2,926

0.2

2,103

0.1

1,995

0.1

+/-

0.0

Other means

16,928

1.0

17,527

1.0

19,090

1.0

+/-

0.2

Worked at home

31,365

1.9

38,235

2.1

44,577

2.4

+/-

0.2

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

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,604,991

100.0

1,784,734

100.0

1,808,660

100.0

---

Less than 5 minutes

57,154

3.6

53,890

3.0

60,395

3.3

+/-

0.2

5 to 9

203,420

12.7

193,658

10.9

182,206

10.1

+/-

0.4

10 to 14

278,476

17.4

284,615

15.9

282,345

15.6

+/-

0.5

15 to 19

307,434

19.2

311,394

17.4

311,779

17.2

+/-

0.6

20 to 29

332,874

20.7

382,548

21.4

411,438

22.7

+/-

0.7

30 to 44

281,328

17.5

338,473

19.0

339,918

18.8

+/-

0.6

45- 59

85,066

5.3

114,459

6.4

120,076

6.6

+/-

0.3

60 or more

59,239

3.7

105,697

5.9

100,503

5.6

+/-

0.3

Mean travel time (minutes)

20.5

(X)

24.3

(X)

23.6

(X)

+/-

0.36

Departure Time to Work¹

Workers (Did not work at home)

1,604,991

100.0

1,784,734

100.0

1,808,660

100.0

---

5:00 - 5:59 a.m.

80,745

5.0

113,073

6.3

128,356

7.1

+/-

0.4

6:00 - 6:59 a.m.

338,538

21.1

364,202

20.4

374,849

20.7

+/-

0.6

7:00 - 7:59 a.m.

547,184

34.1

595,205

33.3

562,190

31.1

+/-

0.7

8:00 - 8:59 a.m.

256,468

16.0

272,133

15.2

279,211

15.4

+/-

0.5

9:00 - 10:59 a.m.

91,101

5.7

116,047

6.5

141,229

7.8

+/-

0.4

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

129,176

8.0

131,514

7.4

127,490

7.0

+/-

0.4

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

161,779

10.1

192,560

10.8

195,335

10.8

+/-

0.5

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:

South 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

24.3

1,784,735

247,550

596,010

382,550

338,470

114,460

105,695

2005

23.6

1,808,660

242,601

594,124

411,438

339,918

120,076

100,503

2005 MOE

+/-0.36

+/-14,156

+/-8,689

+/-13,862

+/-13,250

+/-11,338

+/-5,917

+/-6,161

Drove alone

2000

23.6

1,447,340

190,460

494,160

324,630

276,300

89,965

71,825

2005

23.1

1,527,010

204,618

505,719

357,394

286,881

99,411

72,987

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

+/-15,436

+/-7,503

+/-12,956

+/-12,147

+/-10,036

+/-5,217

+/-5,009

2-person carpool

2000

26.4

187,420

21,030

61,285

38,050

38,045

14,870

14,135

2005

25.6

158,942

14,751

53,213

34,005

32,329

13,211

11,433

2005 MOE

+/-1.99

+/-8,012

+/-2,413

+/-4,563

+/-3,710

+/-3,351

+/-2,165

+/-2,010

3+ carpool

2000

34.6

68,440

5,735

17,810

11,690

15,180

6,895

11,120

2005

31.9

54,304

3,732

14,855

10,974

12,101

4,742

7,900

2005 MOE

+/-4.7

+/-4,593

+/-1,251

+/-2,509

+/-1,912

+/-1,937

+/-1,188

+/-1,938

Bus or trolley bus

2000

49.2

11,170

690

1,670

1,550

2,595

980

3,685

2005

51.2

11,816

544

1,870

1,563

1,317

1,237

5,285

2005 MOE

+/-16.44

+/-2,208

+/-370

+/-784

+/-1,007

+/-651

+/-573

+/-1,748

All other transit³

2000

37.3

825

170

295

105

129

2005

35.1

613

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-31.94

+/-386

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.7

69,545

29,595

20,920

6,545

6,040

1,645

4,795

2005

19.3

55,975

18,763

18,403

7,502

7,143

1,346

2,818

2005 MOE

+/-2.94

+/-4,611

+/-2,454

+/-2,439

+/-1,483

+/-1,813

+/-581

+/-877

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

24.3

100.0

13.9

33.4

21.4

19.0

6.4

5.9

2005

23.6

100.0

13.4

32.8

22.7

18.8

6.6

5.6

2005 MOE

+/-0.36

*****

+/-0.8

+/-0.7

+/-0.8

Drove alone

2000

23.6

100.0

13.2

34.1

22.4

19.1

6.2

5.0

2005

23.1

100.0

13.4

33.1

23.4

18.8

6.5

4.8

2005 MOE

+/-0.38

*****

+/-1.0

2-person carpool

2000

26.4

100.0

11.2

32.7

20.3

7.9

7.5

2005

25.6

100.0

9.3

33.5

21.4

20.3

8.3

7.2

2005 MOE

+/-1.99

*****

+/-5.0

+/-4.9

+/-5.0

3+ carpool

2000

34.6

100.0

8.4

26.0

17.1

22.2

10.1

16.2

2005

31.9

100.0

6.9

27.4

20.2

22.3

8.7

14.5

2005 MOE

+/-4.7

*****

+/-8.5

+/-8.4

+/-8.5

+/-8.4

Bus or trolley bus

2000

49.2

100.0

6.2

15.0

13.9

23.2

8.8

33.0

2005

51.2

100.0

4.6

15.8

13.2

11.1

10.5

44.7

2005 MOE

+/-16.44

*****

+/-18.7

+/-17.5

All other transit³

2000

37.3

100.0

3.4

20.6

10.3

35.8

12.7

15.6

2005

35.1

100.0

SSS

2005 MOE

+/-31.94

*****

SSS

All other modes⁴

2000

19.7

100.0

42.6

30.1

9.4

8.7

2.4

6.9

2005

19.3

100.0

33.5

32.9

13.4

12.8

2.4

5.0

2005 MOE

+/-2.94

*****

+/-8.1

+/-8.2

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.