American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  West Virginia
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 1,756,566 1,765,197 1,771,750 *****4
Households   688,557 736,481 740,702 +/-5,802
Persons per household 2.55 2.40 2.39 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 1,793,477 1,808,344 na na
Total Employed2 672,890 734,323 746,255 *****
Workers at Work 659,136 718,106 723,507 +/-8,325
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   659,136 100.0 718,106 100.0 723,507 100.0   ---
Drove alone   493,164 74.8 576,360 80.3 592,581 81.9 +/- 0.8
2-person carpool   84,732 12.9 74,212 10.3 63,394 8.8 +/- 0.7
3-person carpool   14,928 2.3 11,417 1.6 9,873 1.4 +/- 0.2
4-person carpool   4,737 0.7 3,370 0.5 3,401 0.5 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   1,624 0.2 1,470 0.2 994 0.1 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 897 0.1 664 0.1 1,103 0.2 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   5,457 0.8 4,272 0.6 3,909 0.5 +/- 0.1
Streetcar or trolley car   46 0.0 84 0.0 0 0.0 +/- 0.0
Subway or elevated   247 0.0 133 0.0 137 0.0 +/- 0.0
Railroad   658 0.1 656 0.1 738 0.1 +/- 0.1
Ferryboat   0 0.0 29 0.0 0 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   530 0.1 755 0.1 506 0.1 +/- 0.0
Walked   29,511 4.5 21,059 2.9 18,135 2.5 +/- 0.3
Taxicab   829 0.1 540 0.1 801 0.1 +/- 0.1
Motorcycle   441 0.1 283 0.0 437 0.1 +/- 0.0
Other means   4,883 0.7 5,379 0.7 6,776 0.9 +/- 0.2
Worked at home   16,452 2.5 17,423 2.4 20,722 2.9 +/- 0.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 642,684 100.0 700,683 100.0 702,785 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 29,956 4.7 28,589 4.1 38,002 5.4 +/- 0.4
5 to 9 90,845 14.1 83,929 12.0 89,287 12.7 +/- 0.7
10 to 14 113,627 17.7 110,704 15.8 103,593 14.7 +/- 0.8
15 to 19 113,163 17.6 112,448 16.0 106,054 15.1 +/- 0.9
20 to 29 121,966 19.0 134,958 19.3 141,216 20.1 +/- 0.8
30 to 44 98,819 15.4 117,291 16.7 117,334 16.7 +/- 0.7
45- 59 37,928 5.9 49,594 7.1 47,476 6.8 +/- 0.5
60 or more 36,380 5.7 63,170 9.0 59,823 8.5 +/- 0.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.0 (X) 26.2 (X) 24.9 (X) +/- 0.62
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 642,684 100.0 700,683 100.0 702,785 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 44,227 6.9 57,699 8.2 61,672 8.8 +/- 0.5
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 126,671 19.7 134,179 19.1 136,166 19.4 +/- 0.8
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 196,677 30.6 207,869 29.7 189,617 27.0 +/- 0.9
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 101,798 15.8 103,284 14.7 102,985 14.7 +/- 0.8
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 43,380 6.7 47,845 6.8 52,036 7.4 +/- 0.6
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 60,844 9.5 65,634 9.4 66,806 9.5 +/- 0.6
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 69,087 10.7 84,173 12.0 93,503 13.3 +/- 0.7
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error.  Please see notes.htm.  MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  West Virginia
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
  Mean travel time (mins.) Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60/more minutes
Total   2000 26.2 700,680 112,520 223,155 134,955 117,290 49,595 63,170
2005 24.9 702,785 127,289 209,647 141,216 117,334 47,476 59,823
2005 MOE +/-0.62 +/-8,772 +/-6,304 +/-8,395 +/-5,829 +/-5,356 +/-3,668 +/-4,345
Drove alone  2000 25.1 576,360 87,680 190,850 116,175 98,035 39,530 44,090
2005 24.2 592,581 103,789 182,310 122,648 99,425 40,421 43,988
2005 MOE +/-0.7 +/-8,997 +/-6,247 +/-7,837 +/-5,413 +/-4,858 +/-3,666 +/-3,576
2-person carpool 2000 33.0 74,210 8,140 20,755 13,395 13,515 7,025 11,380
2005 31.0 63,394 6,633 17,372 12,082 13,113 5,812 8,382
2005 MOE +/-3.59 +/-4,807 +/-1,601 +/-2,576 +/-2,085 +/-2,208 +/-1,110 +/-1,578
3+ carpool 2000 48.5 16,920 1,245 3,160 2,065 3,245 2,135 5,075
2005 48.3 15,371 1,414 2,050 2,762 2,392 1,106 5,647
2005 MOE +/-9.43 +/-1,710 +/-667 +/-763 +/-882 +/-676 +/-454 +/-1,220
Bus or trolley bus 2000 33.4 4,270 285 1,135 925 890 390 650
2005 28.8 3,909 SSS 945 1,063 919 SSS 618
2005 MOE +/-12.38 +/-1,063 SSS +/-481 +/-676 +/-485 SSS +/-416
All other transit3 2000 93.3 900 12 90 60 49 45 649
2005 79.3 875 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 601
2005 MOE +/-60.64 +/-443 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS +/-384
All other modes4 2000 15.1 28,015 15,155 7,165 2,330 1,550 480 1,335
2005 11.5 26,655 15,177 6,902 2,455 1,485 SSS 587
2005 MOE +/-2.78 +/-2,656 +/-2,042 +/-1,366 +/-844 +/-598 SSS +/-421
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Percent of Workers   Mean travel time (mins.)1 Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60/more minutes
Total   2000 26.2 100.0 16.1 31.8 19.3 16.7 7.1 9.0
2005 24.9 100.0 18.1 29.8 20.1 16.7 6.8 8.5
2005 MOE +/-0.62 ***** +/-1.2 +/-1.2 +/-1.2 +/-1.2 +/-1.2 +/-1.2
Drove alone  2000 25.1 100.0 15.2 33.1 20.2 17.0 6.9 7.6
2005 24.2 100.0 17.5 30.8 20.7 16.8 6.8 7.4
2005 MOE +/-0.7 ***** +/-1.5 +/-1.5 +/-1.5 +/-1.5 +/-1.5 +/-1.5
2-person carpool 2000 33.0 100.0 11.0 28.0 18.1 18.2 9.5 15.3
2005 31.0 100.0 10.5 27.4 19.1 20.7 9.2 13.2
2005 MOE +/-3.59 ***** +/-7.6 +/-7.5 +/-7.6 +/-7.5 +/-7.6 +/-7.6
3+ carpool 2000 48.5 100.0 7.4 18.7 12.2 19.2 12.6 30.0
2005 48.3 100.0 9.2 13.3 18.0 15.6 7.2 36.7
2005 MOE +/-9.43 ***** +/-11.1 +/-11.1 +/-11.1 +/-11.1 +/-11.1 +/-10.7
Bus or trolley bus 2000 33.4 100.0 6.7 26.6 21.7 20.8 9.1 15.2
2005 28.8 100.0 SSS 24.2 27.2 23.5 SSS 15.8
2005 MOE +/-12.38 ***** SSS +/-27.0 +/-26.8 +/-27.0 SSS +/-27.1
All other transit3 2000 93.3 100.0 1.3 10.0 6.7 5.4 5.0 72.1
2005 79.3 100.0 SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 68.7
2005 MOE +/-60.64 ***** SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS +/-40.7
All other modes4 2000 15.1 100.0 54.1 25.6 8.3 5.5 1.7 4.8
2005 11.5 100.0 56.9 25.9 9.2 5.6 SSS 2.2
2005 MOE +/-2.78 ***** +/-9.0 +/-9.9 +/-10.0 +/-10.0 SSS +/-10.0
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population.  For more information, please read notes.htm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.