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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Virginia Beach city County, Virginia

Download an Excel file* of this document: virginia_beach_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 393,069 425,257 x x
Total Persons in Household 381,708 417,574 430,856 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 213,432 222,648 220,174 4,139
Total Workers, Place of Work 148,555 173,615 180,873 5,941
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.70 0.78 0.82 0.05

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 148,555 100.0 173,615 100.0 NA 180,873 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 112,292 75.6 139,175 80.2 0.4 147,135 81.3 1.6 No
2-person carpool 14,535 9.8 15,915 9.2 0.3 17,002 9.4 1.2 No
3-person carpool 2,141 1.4 2,575 1.5 0.1 1,852 1.0 0.4 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 997 0.7 1,155 0.7 0.1 1,067 0.6 0.3 No
Public Transportation 1,585 1.1 1,999 1.2 0.1 1,377 0.8 0.4 No
Walked 6,977 4.7 4,205 2.4 0.2 2,494 1.4 0.6 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,071 2.1 2,425 1.4 0.1 3,474 1.9 0.7 No
Worked at home 6,957 4.7 6,165 3.6 0.2 6,472 3.6 0.6 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 141,598 100.0 167,450 100.0 NA 174,401 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 22,266 15.7 21,130 12.6 0.4 21,286 12.2 1.3 No
10 to 14 23,700 16.7 25,930 15.5 0.4 25,487 14.6 1.5 No
15 to 19 28,908 20.4 32,885 19.6 0.4 34,149 19.6 1.7 No
20 to 24 25,904 18.3 32,100 19.2 0.4 31,702 18.2 2.0 No
25 to 29 8,972 6.3 11,710 7.0 0.3 13,194 7.6 1.1 No
30 to 34 18,580 13.1 22,735 13.6 0.4 25,275 14.5 1.6 No
35 to 44 5,233 3.7 6,935 4.1 0.2 8,292 4.8 0.9 No
45 to 59 5,023 3.5 7,620 4.6 0.2 7,940 4.6 0.8 No
60 or more 3,012 2.1 6,415 3.8 0.2 7,076 4.1 0.8 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.2 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 21.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 141,598 100.0 167,450 100.0 NA 174,401 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 5,758 4.1 7,345 4.4 0.2 9,391 5.4 1.1 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,544 6.7 10,385 6.2 0.3 9,615 5.5 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 16,457 11.6 18,000 10.7 0.3 16,969 9.7 1.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 18,059 12.8 21,415 12.8 0.4 20,899 12.0 1.3 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 20,666 14.6 26,030 15.5 0.4 25,847 14.8 1.1 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 19,289 13.6 22,595 13.5 0.4 23,863 13.7 1.4 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 13,202 9.3 12,350 7.4 0.3 16,210 9.3 1.1 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 36,225 25.6 43,865 26.2 0.5 47,733 27.4 2.0 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,398 1.7 2,890 1.7 0.1 3,874 2.2 0.6 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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