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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Montgomery County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: montgomery_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 73,913 83,629 x x
Total Persons in Household 65,189 74,469 74,962 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 33,713 38,330 39,028 1,938
Total Workers, Place of Work 38,084 39,910 43,414 2,946
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.13 1.04 1.11 0.13

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 38,084 100.0 39,910 100.0 NA 43,414 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 27,050 71.0 30,655 76.8 0.9 33,956 78.2 0.9 Yes
2-person carpool 4,719 12.4 3,345 8.4 0.6 3,683 8.5 2.8 No
3-person carpool 955 2.5 660 1.7 0.3 324 0.7 0.5 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 580 1.5 255 0.6 0.2 312 0.7 0.6 No
Public Transportation 961 2.5 1,170 2.9 0.4 713 1.6 1.1 Yes
Walked 2,229 5.9 2,060 5.2 0.5 1,659 3.8 2.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 690 1.8 610 1.5 0.3 982 2.3 1.1 No
Worked at home 900 2.4 1,150 2.9 0.4 1,785 4.1 1.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,184 100.0 38,760 100.0 NA 41,629 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,891 21.2 8,180 21.1 0.9 8,195 19.7 3.5 No
10 to 14 7,291 19.6 7,475 19.3 0.9 11,710 28.1 4.3 Yes
15 to 19 6,589 17.7 6,905 17.8 0.9 6,698 16.1 2.4 No
20 to 24 5,138 13.8 4,890 12.6 0.7 4,257 10.2 2.4 No
25 to 29 1,766 4.7 1,945 5.0 0.5 2,213 5.3 1.8 No
30 to 34 3,704 10.0 4,010 10.3 0.7 2,893 6.9 2.1 Yes
35 to 44 1,386 3.7 1,765 4.6 0.5 1,542 3.7 1.4 No
45 to 59 1,934 5.2 1,875 4.8 0.5 2,514 6.0 2.3 No
60 or more 1,485 4.0 1,715 4.4 0.5 1,607 3.9 1.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.3 (X) 20.5 (X) NA 18.2 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,184 100.0 38,760 100.0 NA 41,629 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,018 2.7 1,190 3.1 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,299 3.5 1,465 3.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,190 8.6 3,150 8.1 0.6 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,444 12.0 4,465 11.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,244 19.5 6,715 17.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,564 15.0 5,515 14.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,549 6.9 3,120 8.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,224 30.2 12,130 31.3 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 652 1.8 705 1.8 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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