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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: 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 6,187,358 7,078,515 x x
Total Persons in Household 5,978,058 6,847,117 7,332,608 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 3,146,858 3,481,820 3,603,317 15,202
Total Workers, Place of Work 3,049,999 3,388,770 3,533,270 19,125
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.97 0.97 0.98 0.01

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 3,049,999 100.0 3,388,770 100.0 NA 3,533,270 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 2,251,805 73.8 2,661,960 78.6 0.1 2,818,333 79.8 0.3 Yes
2-person carpool 355,275 11.6 319,585 9.4 0.1 299,008 8.5 0.3 Yes
3-person carpool 66,819 2.2 60,785 1.8 0.0 56,639 1.6 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 48,692 1.6 36,095 1.1 0.0 35,919 1.0 0.1 No
Public Transportation 85,144 2.8 80,510 2.4 0.0 88,912 2.5 0.1 No
Walked 98,090 3.2 79,255 2.3 0.0 62,744 1.8 0.1 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 40,756 1.3 40,515 1.2 0.0 45,714 1.3 0.1 No
Worked at home 103,418 3.4 110,065 3.2 0.0 126,001 3.6 0.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,946,581 100.0 3,278,705 100.0 NA 3,407,269 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 393,425 13.4 380,445 11.6 0.1 403,910 11.9 0.3 No
10 to 14 436,042 14.8 445,450 13.6 0.1 437,550 12.8 0.3 Yes
15 to 19 503,793 17.1 524,055 16.0 0.1 532,842 15.6 0.4 No
20 to 24 445,105 15.1 501,705 15.3 0.1 503,224 14.8 0.4 Yes
25 to 29 176,378 6.0 208,400 6.4 0.1 220,160 6.5 0.2 No
30 to 34 406,558 13.8 456,545 13.9 0.1 463,904 13.6 0.3 No
35 to 44 171,369 5.8 214,040 6.5 0.1 245,453 7.2 0.2 Yes
45 to 59 222,338 7.5 269,265 8.2 0.1 285,421 8.4 0.3 No
60 or more 191,573 6.5 278,800 8.5 0.1 314,805 9.2 0.3 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.6 (X) 26.8 (X) NA 26.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,946,581 100.0 3,278,705 100.0 NA 3,407,269 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 133,201 4.5 166,945 5.1 0.1 206,573 6.1 0.2 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 186,688 6.3 199,085 6.1 0.1 216,477 6.4 0.2 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 360,798 12.2 354,915 10.8 0.1 366,780 10.8 0.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 394,364 13.4 401,575 12.2 0.1 422,487 12.4 0.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 491,643 16.7 539,605 16.5 0.1 516,479 15.2 0.3 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 419,349 14.2 462,480 14.1 0.1 444,704 13.1 0.3 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 244,255 8.3 235,705 7.2 0.1 298,283 8.8 0.2 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 659,236 22.4 794,390 24.2 0.1 848,867 24.9 0.4 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 57,047 1.9 74,100 2.3 0.0 86,619 2.5 0.1 Yes

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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