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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Arlington County, Virginia


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W1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS
MOE3
  Includes GQ Pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 170,936 189,453 x x
Total Persons in Household 166,769 185,295 191,852 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 108,855 116,046 113,771 2,956
Total Workers, Place of Work 163,888 163,645 162,880 6,280
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.51 1.41 1.43 0.10

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 163,888 100.0 163,645 100.0 659 162,880 100.0 6,280 No
Drove alone 89,986 54.9 95,530 58.4 961 91,314 56.1 4,908 No
2-person carpool 20,305 12.4 17,750 10.8 560 13,329 8.2 2,086 Yes
3-person carpool 7,240 4.4 7,635 4.7 378 5,396 3.3 1,439 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 8,283 5.1 3,770 2.3 268 3,020 1.9 868 No
Public Transportation 26,484 16.2 27,120 16.6 673 35,068 21.5 3,315 Yes
Walked 6,487 4.0 6,060 3.7 338 5,129 3.1 1,263 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,988 1.2 1,890 1.2 191 2,931 1.8 883 Yes
Worked at home 3,115 1.9 3,890 2.4 272 6,693 4.1 1,481 Yes
 

W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1

Workers (Did not work at home) 160,773 100.0 159,755 100.0 699 156,187 100.0 6,045 No
Less than 10 minutes 9,567 6.0 8,430 5.3 396 8,582 5.5 1,783 No
10 to 14 13,626 8.5 10,540 6.6 440 9,253 5.9 1,591 No
15 to 19 15,597 9.7 14,670 9.2 514 12,263 7.9 2,127 Yes
20 to 24 17,053 10.6 16,125 10.1 536 15,414 9.9 2,178 No
25 to 29 8,608 5.4 8,465 5.3 397 7,267 4.7 1,462 No
30 to 34 25,327 15.8 24,990 15.6 650 20,730 13.3 2,507 Yes
35 to 44 17,177 10.7 17,860 11.2 561 16,783 10.7 1,879 No
45 to 59 26,529 16.5 27,425 17.2 676 29,227 18.7 3,057 No
60 or more 27,289 17.0 31,255 19.6 713 36,668 23.5 2,842 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 34.3 (X) 38.0 (X) NA 38.7 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 160,773 100.0 159,755 100.0 699 156,187 100.0 6,045 No
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 8,254 5.1 8,590 5.4 400 11,012 7.1 2,065 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 12,180 7.6 11,535 7.2 459 10,495 6.7 1,837 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 21,243 13.2 16,900 10.6 548 16,410 10.5 1,897 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 26,369 16.4 22,340 14.0 620 23,160 14.8 2,364 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 26,628 16.6 25,265 15.8 653 22,751 14.6 3,058 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 21,845 13.6 22,665 14.2 624 21,370 13.7 2,084 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 14,595 9.1 14,325 9.0 508 14,310 9.2 1,801 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 27,766 17.3 32,975 20.6 728 33,739 21.6 3,071 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,893 1.2 2,265 1.4 209 2,940 1.9 929 No

Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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