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Data Dictionary: ACS 2017 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Workers 16 Years and Over
Variable Details
A09001. Travel Time to Work for Workers 16 Years and Over
Universe: Workers 16 Years and Over
A09001_005 20 to 29 Minutes
Percent base:
Workers 16 Years and Over: (SE:A09001_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS17_5yr:B08303006 + ACS17_5yr:B08303007; if (ACS17_5yr:B08303006.IsNull || ACS17_5yr:B08303007.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS17_5yr:B08303006
Workers 16 Years and Over Who Did Not Work At Home: 20 to 24 Minutes
ACS17_5yr:B08303007
Workers 16 Years and Over Who Did Not Work At Home: 25 to 29 Minutes
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2017 ACS 1-year and 2013-2017 ACS 5-year Data Releases : Technical Documentation.
  2017 ACS 1-year and 2013-2017 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Journey to Work -> Travel Time to Work
Travel Time to Work
The data on travel time to work were derived from answers to Question 34 in 2013 American Community Survey. This question was asked of people who indicated in 2013 ACS Question 29 that they worked at some time during the reference week, and who reported in 2013 ACS Question 31 that they worked outside their home. Travel time to work refers to the total number of minutes that it usually took the worker to get from home to work during the reference week. The elapsed time includes time spent waiting for public transportation, picking up passengers in carpools, and time spent in other activities related to getting to work. (See "Reference Week.")