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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Bedford County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: bedford_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 45,656 60,371 x x
Total Persons in Household 45,358 59,995 64,764 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 23,195 29,931 33,490 1,960
Total Workers, Place of Work 7,053 11,190 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.30 0.37 #VALUE! NA

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 7,053 100.0 11,190 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 5,282 74.9 8,530 76.2 1.8 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 648 9.2 965 8.6 1.2 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 170 2.4 275 2.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 77 1.1 164 1.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 0 0.0 20 0.2 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Walked 149 2.1 190 1.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 80 1.1 148 1.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 647 9.2 895 8.0 1.1 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 6,406 100.0 10,295 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 1,344 21.0 1,905 18.5 1.7 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 1,021 15.9 1,665 16.2 1.6 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 1,139 17.8 1,690 16.4 1.6 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 1,103 17.2 1,485 14.4 1.5 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 387 6.0 470 4.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 677 10.6 1,515 14.7 1.5 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 233 3.6 375 3.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 295 4.6 594 5.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 207 3.2 590 5.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.0 (X) 23.1 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 6,406 100.0 10,295 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 266 4.2 695 6.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 277 4.3 535 5.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 907 14.2 1,235 12.0 1.4 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 953 14.9 1,365 13.3 1.5 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 1,322 20.6 2,110 20.5 1.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 806 12.6 1,260 12.2 1.4 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 476 7.4 690 6.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 1,201 18.7 1,835 17.8 1.7 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 198 3.1 320 3.1 0.8 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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