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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Norfolk city, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: norfolk_city_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 261,229 234,403 x x
Total Persons in Household 228,197 211,114 206,172 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 130,549 112,083 93,246 2,781
Total Workers, Place of Work 213,956 185,265 169,290 6,531
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.64 1.65 1.82 0.10

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 213,956 100.0 185,265 100.0 NA 169,290 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 142,952 66.8 141,810 76.5 0.4 142,179 84.0 1.4 Yes
2-person carpool 23,431 11.0 18,180 9.8 0.3 13,202 7.8 1.0 Yes
3-person carpool 3,471 1.6 2,800 1.5 0.1 1,941 1.1 0.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 2,418 1.1 1,290 0.7 0.1 1,688 1.0 0.4 No
Public Transportation 5,811 2.7 4,568 2.5 0.2 2,607 1.5 0.5 Yes
Walked 7,316 3.4 7,205 3.9 0.2 2,749 1.6 0.4 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 4,856 2.3 5,120 2.8 0.2 2,338 1.4 0.4 Yes
Worked at home 23,701 11.1 4,285 2.3 0.2 2,586 1.5 0.7 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 190,255 100.0 180,980 100.0 NA 166,704 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 15,723 8.3 16,795 9.3 0.3 12,667 7.6 1.2 Yes
10 to 14 20,293 10.7 20,055 11.1 0.3 16,149 9.7 1.2 Yes
15 to 19 29,660 15.6 28,255 15.6 0.4 24,755 14.8 1.6 No
20 to 24 33,793 17.8 34,565 19.1 0.4 31,033 18.6 1.6 No
25 to 29 13,948 7.3 14,980 8.3 0.3 12,331 7.4 0.9 No
30 to 34 37,305 19.6 33,205 18.3 0.4 28,402 17.0 1.5 No
35 to 44 13,768 7.2 12,130 6.7 0.3 15,391 9.2 1.2 Yes
45 to 59 16,519 8.7 11,765 6.5 0.3 15,241 9.1 1.3 Yes
60 or more 9,246 4.9 9,235 5.1 0.2 10,735 6.4 1.1 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.1 (X) 26.0 (X) NA 26.9 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 190,255 100.0 180,980 100.0 NA 166,704 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 17,651 9.3 17,490 9.7 0.3 19,713 11.8 1.6 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 19,695 10.4 18,440 10.2 0.3 14,219 8.5 1.2 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 25,659 13.5 24,220 13.4 0.4 19,386 11.6 1.0 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 25,710 13.5 23,250 12.8 0.3 20,529 12.3 1.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 26,459 13.9 24,805 13.7 0.4 23,209 13.9 1.6 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 20,454 10.8 20,005 11.1 0.3 18,206 10.9 1.1 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 12,433 6.5 8,570 4.7 0.2 11,445 6.9 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 37,414 19.7 36,740 20.3 0.4 34,141 20.5 1.7 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 4,780 2.5 5,425 3.0 0.2 5,856 3.5 0.7 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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