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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Suffolk city County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: suffolk_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 52,141 63,677 x x
Total Persons in Household 51,477 62,698 77,922 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 22,255 28,372 37,456 1,873
Total Workers, Place of Work 18,158 20,490 NA NA
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.82 0.72 #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 18,158 100.0 20,490 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Drove alone 13,341 73.5 15,985 78.0 1.3 NA NA NA NA
2-person carpool 2,157 11.9 2,215 10.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
3-person carpool 416 2.3 470 2.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
4-or-more-person carpool 295 1.6 245 1.2 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Public Transportation 320 1.8 260 1.3 0.3 NA NA NA NA
Walked 728 4.0 365 1.8 0.4 NA NA NA NA
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 360 2.0 470 2.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Worked at home 541 3.0 480 2.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 17,617 100.0 20,010 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 2,974 16.9 2,565 12.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 2,929 16.6 3,170 15.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 3,206 18.2 3,050 15.2 1.1 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 2,564 14.6 2,745 13.7 1.1 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,081 6.1 1,450 7.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,203 12.5 2,970 14.8 1.1 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 964 5.5 1,560 7.8 0.8 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 998 5.7 1,505 7.5 0.8 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 698 4.0 985 4.9 0.7 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.8 (X) 24.5 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 17,617 100.0 20,010 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 665 3.8 955 4.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 886 5.0 1,230 6.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 2,085 11.8 2,545 12.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 2,256 12.8 2,615 13.1 1.1 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 3,502 19.9 3,420 17.1 1.2 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 2,539 14.4 2,995 15.0 1.1 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,635 9.3 940 4.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 3,619 20.5 4,360 21.8 1.3 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 430 2.4 490 2.4 0.5 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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