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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Virginia Beach city, Virginia


Download an Excel file* of this document: virginia_beach_city_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 Number
2000-2005
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 1,415 180,873 100.0 5,941 Yes
Drove alone 112,292 75.6 139,175 80.2 1,351 147,135 81.3 5,644 Yes
2-person carpool 14,535 9.8 15,915 9.2 546 17,002 9.4 2,206 No
3-person carpool 2,141 1.4 2,575 1.5 223 1,852 1.0 794 No
4-or-more-person carpool 997 0.7 1,155 0.7 150 1,067 0.6 464 No
Public Transportation 1,585 1.1 1,999 1.2 197 1,377 0.8 688 No
Walked 6,977 4.7 4,205 2.4 285 2,494 1.4 1,032 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 3,071 2.1 2,425 1.4 217 3,474 1.9 1,264 No
Worked at home 6,957 4.7 6,165 3.6 344 6,472 3.6 1,185 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 1,406 174,401 100.0 5,773 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 22,266 15.7 21,130 12.6 625 21,286 12.2 2,369 No
10 to 14 23,700 16.7 25,930 15.5 689 25,487 14.6 2,685 No
15 to 19 28,908 20.4 32,885 19.6 769 34,149 19.6 3,128 No
20 to 24 25,904 18.3 32,100 19.2 760 31,702 18.2 3,577 No
25 to 29 8,972 6.3 11,710 7.0 471 13,194 7.6 2,040 No
30 to 34 18,580 13.1 22,735 13.6 648 25,275 14.5 2,918 No
35 to 44 5,233 3.7 6,935 4.1 365 8,292 4.8 1,514 No
45 to 59 5,023 3.5 7,620 4.6 382 7,940 4.6 1,349 No
60 or more 3,012 2.1 6,415 3.8 351 7,076 4.1 1,404 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.2 (X) 22.3 (X) NA 21.1 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 141,598 100.0 167,450 100.0 1,406 174,401 100.0 5,773 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 5,758 4.1 7,345 4.4 375 9,391 5.4 1,895 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 9,544 6.7 10,385 6.2 444 9,615 5.5 1,760 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 16,457 11.6 18,000 10.7 580 16,969 9.7 2,320 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 18,059 12.8 21,415 12.8 629 20,899 12.0 2,391 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 20,666 14.6 26,030 15.5 690 25,847 14.8 2,085 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 19,289 13.6 22,595 13.5 646 23,863 13.7 2,569 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 13,202 9.3 12,350 7.4 483 16,210 9.3 2,049 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 36,225 25.6 43,865 26.2 875 47,733 27.4 3,803 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 2,398 1.7 2,890 1.7 236 3,874 2.2 1,030 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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