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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Roanoke County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: roanoke_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 79,332 85,778 x x
Total Persons in Household 77,094 83,522 85,900 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 42,247 43,419 42,318 1,555
Total Workers, Place of Work 28,056 34,670 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.66 0.80 #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 28,056 100.0 34,670 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 23,028 82.1 29,315 84.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 2,513 9.0 2,700 7.8 0.6 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 440 1.6 390 1.1 0.3 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 148 0.5 155 0.4 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 98 0.3 210 0.6 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Walked 489 1.7 555 1.6 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 209 0.7 165 0.5 0.2 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 1,131 4.0 1,180 3.4 0.4 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 26,925 100.0 33,490 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 4,216 15.7 4,805 14.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 4,656 17.3 5,545 16.6 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 4,641 17.2 5,595 16.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,623 17.2 5,810 17.3 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,834 6.8 2,110 6.3 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,136 11.6 3,710 11.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,353 5.0 1,855 5.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,575 5.8 2,205 6.6 0.6 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 891 3.3 1,845 5.5 0.6 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.6 (X) 23.8 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 26,925 100.0 33,490 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,008 3.7 1,205 3.6 0.4 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,483 5.5 1,380 4.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,404 12.6 3,485 10.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,209 11.9 4,230 12.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 4,898 18.2 6,905 20.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,128 15.3 5,355 16.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,967 7.3 2,020 6.0 0.6 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,313 23.4 7,890 23.6 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 515 1.9 620 1.9 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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