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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Lynchburg city County, Virginia


Download an Excel file* of this document: lynchburg_city_county_virginia.xls.

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 66,049 65,269 x x
Total Persons in Household 60,031 58,718 60,378 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 29,017 28,619 25,797 2,228
Total Workers, Place of Work 46,427 51,720 44,928 2,945
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.60 1.81 1.74 0.19

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 46,427 100.0 51,720 100.0 457 44,928 100.0 2,945 Yes
Drove alone 36,644 78.9 42,725 82.6 536 39,852 88.7 2,915 No
2-person carpool 4,999 10.8 4,770 9.2 294 2,663 5.9 875 Yes
3-person carpool 707 1.5 600 1.2 108 229 0.5 218 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 253 0.5 290 0.6 75 38 0.1 74 Yes
Public Transportation 922 2.0 810 1.6 125 725 1.6 450 No
Walked 1,959 4.2 1,415 2.7 164 538 1.2 415 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 434 0.9 435 0.8 92 82 0.2 97 Yes
Worked at home 509 1.1 675 1.3 114 801 1.8 332 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,918 100.0 51,045 100.0 466 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,604 14.4 6,470 12.7 337 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,230 20.1 9,610 18.8 400 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 11,710 25.5 11,600 22.7 431 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,945 17.3 8,895 17.4 387 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,305 5.0 2,735 5.4 226 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,324 9.4 5,225 10.2 306 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,464 3.2 2,135 4.2 201 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,522 3.3 2,200 4.3 204 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 814 1.8 2,175 4.3 202 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 21.4 (X) NA 20.3 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,918 100.0 51,045 100.0 466 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,413 3.1 2,440 4.8 214 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,281 5.0 2,345 4.6 210 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,403 11.8 5,385 10.5 310 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,566 12.1 5,885 11.5 323 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,186 17.8 9,370 18.4 395 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,433 14.0 7,415 14.5 358 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,819 8.3 2,740 5.4 226 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,005 26.1 13,210 25.9 453 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 812 1.8 1,115 2.2 146 NA NA NA NA

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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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