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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Albemarle County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: albemarle_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 68,040 79,236 x x
Total Persons in Household 61,804 77,701 84,202 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 34,110 39,137 41,870 1,847
Total Workers, Place of Work 30,228 43,885 48,604 2,884
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.89 1.12 1.16 0.11

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%) Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers 30,228 100.0 43,885 100.0 NA 48,604 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 21,002 69.5 32,970 75.1 0.9 36,579 75.3 4.3 No
2-person carpool 4,408 14.6 4,690 10.7 0.7 5,594 11.5 3.0 No
3-person carpool 820 2.7 755 1.7 0.3 859 1.8 1.9 No
4-or-more-person carpool 843 2.8 380 0.9 0.2 556 1.1 0.9 No
Public Transportation 445 1.5 790 1.8 0.3 1,058 2.2 1.0 No
Walked 1,149 3.8 1,775 4.0 0.4 1,742 3.6 1.3 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 389 1.3 510 1.2 0.2 360 0.7 0.8 No
Worked at home 1,172 3.9 2,010 4.6 0.4 1,856 3.8 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 29,056 100.0 41,875 100.0 NA 46,748 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 3,547 12.2 4,755 11.4 0.7 5,608 12.0 2.4 No
10 to 14 4,493 15.5 6,385 15.2 0.8 6,597 14.1 2.7 No
15 to 19 5,271 18.1 7,060 16.9 0.8 7,841 16.8 3.1 No
20 to 24 4,153 14.3 6,130 14.6 0.8 7,617 16.3 2.7 No
25 to 29 1,734 6.0 2,670 6.4 0.5 2,646 5.7 1.9 No
30 to 34 4,195 14.4 5,685 13.6 0.7 6,822 14.6 3.0 No
35 to 44 1,865 6.4 2,985 7.1 0.6 2,809 6.0 1.9 No
45 to 59 2,210 7.6 3,300 7.9 0.6 4,304 9.2 2.5 No
60 or more 1,588 5.5 2,905 6.9 0.5 2,504 5.4 1.7 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.3 (X) 25.7 (X) NA 23.5 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 29,056 100.0 41,875 100.0 NA 46,748 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 691 2.4 1,300 3.1 0.4 1,901 4.1 1.6 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,321 4.5 1,795 4.3 0.4 1,151 2.5 1.0 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,641 9.1 3,775 9.0 0.6 4,783 10.2 3.2 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,008 13.8 5,135 12.3 0.7 6,075 13.0 2.5 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,580 22.6 8,440 20.2 0.9 8,345 17.9 2.7 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,791 16.5 7,000 16.7 0.8 6,329 13.5 2.8 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,413 8.3 3,320 7.9 0.6 5,617 12.0 2.6 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,186 21.3 9,640 23.0 0.9 11,355 24.3 2.8 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 425 1.5 680 1.6 0.3 1,192 2.5 1.3 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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