American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Wisconsin
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 4,758,171 5,207,717 5,375,751 *****4
Households   1,822,118 2,084,544 2,219,571 +/-6,843
Persons per household 2.61 2.50 2.42 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 4,891,769 5,363,675 na na
Total Employed2 2,391,226 2,737,793 2,781,844 *****
Workers at Work 2,349,691 2,690,704 2,715,114 +/-13,500
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   2,349,691 100.0 2,690,704 100.0 2,715,114 100.0   ---
Drove alone   1,750,791 74.5 2,138,832 79.5 2,202,733 81.1 +/- 0.4
2-person carpool   219,677 9.3 217,793 8.1 195,430 7.2 +/- 0.3
3-person carpool   31,953 1.4 32,067 1.2 29,682 1.1 +/- 0.1
4-person carpool   11,232 0.5 10,058 0.4 11,784 0.4 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   4,457 0.2 4,267 0.2 4,573 0.2 +/- 0.0
7-or-more-person carpool 2,955 0.1 3,286 0.1 3,646 0.1 +/- 0.0
Bus or trolley bus   55,046 2.3 49,121 1.8 39,485 1.5 +/- 0.1
Streetcar or trolley car   177 0.0 299 0.0 165 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   148 0.0 294 0.0 221 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   561 0.0 856 0.0 659 0.0 +/- 0.0
Ferryboat   107 0.0 227 0.0 140 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   11,802 0.5 11,635 0.4 17,264 0.6 +/- 0.1
Walked   130,136 5.5 100,301 3.7 79,439 2.9 +/- 0.2
Taxicab   1,672 0.1 2,543 0.1 2,222 0.1 +/- 0.0
Motorcycle   3,087 0.1 1,823 0.1 8,167 0.3 +/- 0.0
Other means   11,723 0.5 11,907 0.4 15,467 0.6 +/- 0.1
Worked at home   114,167 4.9 105,395 3.9 104,037 3.8 +/- 0.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 2,235,524 100.0 2,585,309 100.0 2,611,077 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 130,968 5.9 135,194 5.2 139,038 5.3 +/- 0.2
5 to 9 386,108 17.3 398,697 15.4 383,140 14.7 +/- 0.3
10 to 14 439,464 19.7 476,569 18.4 450,412 17.3 +/- 0.3
15 to 19 398,660 17.8 440,637 17.0 436,480 16.7 +/- 0.4
20 to 29 443,436 19.8 531,628 20.6 558,528 21.4 +/- 0.4
30 to 44 282,678 12.6 369,375 14.3 403,663 15.5 +/- 0.4
45- 59 83,031 3.7 120,028 4.6 130,197 5.0 +/- 0.2
60 or more 71,179 3.2 113,181 4.4 109,619 4.2 +/- 0.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.3 (X) 20.8 (X) 20.8 (X) +/- 0.23
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 2,235,524 100.0 2,585,309 100.0 2,611,077 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 176,292 7.9 248,817 9.6 274,018 10.5 +/- 0.3
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 500,617 22.4 532,224 20.6 544,463 20.9 +/- 0.4
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 670,940 30.0 775,355 30.0 731,118 28.0 +/- 0.4
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 277,572 12.4 303,288 11.7 315,574 12.1 +/- 0.3
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 125,187 5.6 146,213 5.7 158,273 6.1 +/- 0.2
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 237,383 10.6 260,230 10.1 262,563 10.1 +/- 0.3
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 247,533 11.1 319,182 12.3 325,068 12.4 +/- 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:  Wisconsin
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 20.8 2,585,310 533,890 917,205 531,630 369,375 120,030 113,180
2005 20.8 2,611,077 522,178 886,892 558,528 403,663 130,197 109,619
2005 MOE +/-0.23 +/-14,247 +/-10,002 +/-13,122 +/-10,480 +/-9,476 +/-5,254 +/-4,131
Drove alone  2000 20.5 2,138,830 421,000 782,275 458,260 302,130 93,205 81,965
2005 20.5 2,202,733 420,861 770,577 487,247 335,793 107,172 81,083
2005 MOE +/-0.26 +/-16,217 +/-9,479 +/-12,127 +/-9,990 +/-7,996 +/-4,556 +/-3,195
2-person carpool 2000 23.2 217,795 36,915 73,575 44,785 36,390 13,415 12,705
2005 24.4 195,430 28,877 61,759 42,288 37,479 12,261 12,766
2005 MOE +/-1.45 +/-7,001 +/-2,546 +/-3,847 +/-2,904 +/-3,210 +/-1,734 +/-1,805
3+ carpool 2000 28.0 49,675 6,655 13,850 9,410 10,245 4,370 5,140
2005 28.4 49,685 7,366 12,377 9,824 10,462 3,982 5,674
2005 MOE +/-3.28 +/-3,570 +/-1,427 +/-2,338 +/-1,567 +/-2,138 +/-861 +/-1,193
Bus or trolley bus 2000 37.4 49,120 1,255 8,610 8,785 14,265 7,220 8,980
2005 33.7 39,485 2,051 6,826 7,816 11,824 4,816 6,152
2005 MOE +/-4.21 +/-3,285 +/-846 +/-1,441 +/-1,581 +/-1,794 +/-944 +/-1,245
All other transit3 2000 66.2 1,680 59 160 185 260 220 800
2005 67.9 1,185 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 649
2005 MOE +/-44.21 +/-480 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS +/-388
All other modes4 2000 12.7 128,210 67,995 38,740 10,200 6,080 1,600 3,585
2005 13.1 122,559 62,824 35,257 11,286 8,031 1,866 3,295
2005 MOE +/-1.1 +/-5,554 +/-3,741 +/-2,875 +/-1,418 +/-1,322 +/-738 +/-839
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 20.8 100.0 20.7 35.5 20.6 14.3 4.6 4.4
2005 20.8 100.0 20.0 34.0 21.4 15.5 5.0 4.2
2005 MOE +/-0.23 ***** +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5 +/-0.5
Drove alone  2000 20.5 100.0 19.7 36.6 21.4 14.1 4.4 3.8
2005 20.5 100.0 19.1 35.0 22.1 15.2 4.9 3.7
2005 MOE +/-0.26 ***** +/-0.7 +/-0.7 +/-0.7 +/-0.7 +/-0.7 +/-0.7
2-person carpool 2000 23.2 100.0 16.9 33.8 20.6 16.7 6.2 5.8
2005 24.4 100.0 14.8 31.6 21.6 19.2 6.3 6.5
2005 MOE +/-1.45 ***** +/-3.6 +/-3.5 +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6 +/-3.6
3+ carpool 2000 28.0 100.0 13.4 27.9 18.9 20.6 8.8 10.3
2005 28.4 100.0 14.8 24.9 19.8 21.1 8.0 11.4
2005 MOE +/-3.28 ***** +/-7.2 +/-7.1 +/-7.2 +/-7.1 +/-7.2 +/-7.2
Bus or trolley bus 2000 37.4 100.0 2.6 17.5 17.9 29.0 14.7 18.3
2005 33.7 100.0 5.2 17.3 19.8 29.9 12.2 15.6
2005 MOE +/-4.21 ***** +/-8.3 +/-8.3 +/-8.3 +/-8.2 +/-8.3 +/-8.3
All other transit3 2000 66.2 100.0 3.5 9.5 11.0 15.5 13.1 47.6
2005 67.9 100.0 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 54.8
2005 MOE +/-44.21 ***** SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS +/-36.4
All other modes4 2000 12.7 100.0 53.0 30.2 8.0 4.7 1.2 2.8
2005 13.1 100.0 51.3 28.8 9.2 6.6 1.5 2.7
2005 MOE +/-1.1 ***** +/-4.3 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-4.5
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.