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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Surry County, North Carolina

Download an Excel file* of this document: surry_county_north_carolina.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 61,704 71,219 x x
Total Persons in Household 60,950 69,949 71,330 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 30,765 33,458 31,459 1,671
Total Workers, Place of Work 33,957 34,980 30,847 2,645
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.10 1.05 0.98 0.11

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 33,957 100.0 34,980 100.0 NA 30,847 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,770 75.9 28,050 80.2 1.0 26,184 84.9 4.2 Yes
2-person carpool 5,256 15.5 4,060 11.6 0.8 2,143 6.9 3.3 Yes
3-person carpool 817 2.4 660 1.9 0.3 588 1.9 1.0 No
4-or-more-person carpool 462 1.4 465 1.3 0.3 122 0.4 0.4 Yes
Public Transportation 22 0.1 20 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.9 No
Walked 512 1.5 485 1.4 0.3 334 1.1 0.9 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 285 0.8 420 1.2 0.3 300 1.0 0.9 No
Worked at home 833 2.5 820 2.3 0.4 1,176 3.8 1.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,124 100.0 34,160 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 5,364 16.2 5,475 16.0 0.9 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 6,710 20.3 6,830 20.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,887 23.8 6,480 19.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,332 16.1 5,400 15.8 0.9 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,516 4.6 2,020 5.9 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,252 9.8 3,820 11.2 0.8 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 774 2.3 1,110 3.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,167 3.5 1,435 4.2 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,122 3.4 1,585 4.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.6 (X) 21.8 (X) NA NA (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 33,124 100.0 34,160 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,812 5.5 2,670 7.8 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,644 8.0 2,620 7.7 0.7 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 6,600 19.9 4,670 13.7 0.9 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,212 12.7 4,140 12.1 0.8 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,251 15.9 6,415 18.8 1.0 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,718 11.2 3,980 11.7 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,286 3.9 1,225 3.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 6,944 21.0 7,315 21.4 1.1 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 657 2.0 875 2.6 0.4 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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