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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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 Percents2000-2005
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 NA 44,928 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 36,644 78.9 42,725 82.6 0.7 39,852 88.7 2.9 Yes
2-person carpool 4,999 10.8 4,770 9.2 0.6 2,663 5.9 1.9 Yes
3-person carpool 707 1.5 600 1.2 0.2 229 0.5 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 253 0.5 290 0.6 0.1 38 0.1 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 922 2.0 810 1.6 0.2 725 1.6 1.0 No
Walked 1,959 4.2 1,415 2.7 0.3 538 1.2 0.9 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 434 0.9 435 0.8 0.2 82 0.2 0.2 Yes
Worked at home 509 1.1 675 1.3 0.2 801 1.8 0.7 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 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,604 14.4 6,470 12.7 0.6 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 9,230 20.1 9,610 18.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 11,710 25.5 11,600 22.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 7,945 17.3 8,895 17.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,305 5.0 2,735 5.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 4,324 9.4 5,225 10.2 0.6 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,464 3.2 2,135 4.2 0.4 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,522 3.3 2,200 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 814 1.8 2,175 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 21.4 (X) NA 20.3 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 45,918 100.0 51,045 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,413 3.1 2,440 4.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,281 5.0 2,345 4.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,403 11.8 5,385 10.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,566 12.1 5,885 11.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 8,186 17.8 9,370 18.4 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 6,433 14.0 7,415 14.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,819 8.3 2,740 5.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,005 26.1 13,210 25.9 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 812 1.8 1,115 2.2 0.3 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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