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Fairfax County Historical Commuting to Work Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Fairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over596,445, 100%3,964,601141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone430,296, 72.14%, see rank77.46%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled56,337, 9.45%, see rank9.56%9.59%
Public Transportation56,365, 9.45%, see rank4.50%5.06%
Walked10,895, 1.83%, see rank2.38%2.78%
Other Means9,069, 1.52%, see rank1.51%1.79%
Worked at Home33,483, 5.61%, see rank4.59%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Fairfax County
33.1 minutes
Virginia
28.0 minutes
U.S.
25.7 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2008-2012 data

 Fairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over586,121, 100%3,906,766139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone424,008, 72.34%, see rank77.20%76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled60,422, 10.31%, see rank10.18%10.03%
Public Transportation53,640, 9.15%, see rank4.43%4.98%
Walked10,782, 1.84%, see rank2.30%2.82%
Other Means7,659, 1.31%, see rank1.41%1.76%
Worked at Home29,610, 5.05%, see rank4.48%4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Fairfax County
32.8 minutes
Virginia
27.6 minutes
U.S.
25.4 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2006-2010 data

 Fairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over568,600, 100%3,851,989139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone412,332, 72.52%, see rank77.00%76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled61,651, 10.84%, see rank10.78%10.35%
Public Transportation50,567, 8.89%, see rank4.26%4.94%
Walked10,483, 1.84%, see rank2.36%2.85%
Other Means6,716, 1.18%, see rank1.38%1.72%
Worked at Home26,851, 4.72%, see rank4.23%4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Fairfax County
32.2 minutes
Virginia
27.2 minutes
U.S.
25.3 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

ACS 2005-2009 data

 Fairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over542,126, 100%3,795,832138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone394,735, 72.81%, see rank77.07%75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled59,364, 10.95%, see rank10.96%10.52%
Public Transportation48,198, 8.89%, see rank4.17%4.95%
Walked9,605, 1.77%, see rank2.28%2.86%
Other Means5,728, 1.06%, see rank1.34%1.72%
Worked at Home24,496, 4.52%, see rank4.19%4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Fairfax County
31.9 minutes
Virginia
27.0 minutes
U.S.
25.2 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

US Census 2000 data

 Fairfax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over527,464, 100%3,481,820128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone387,226, 73.41%, see rank77.14%75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled68,899, 13.06%, see rank12.67%12.19%
Public Transportation38,305, 7.26%, see rank3.57%4.73%
Walked6,963, 1.32%, see rank2.31%2.93%
Other Means4,048, 0.77%, see rank1.15%1.19%
Worked at Home22,023, 4.18%, see rank3.16%3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Fairfax County
31.4 minutes
Virginia
26.6 minutes
U.S.
25.1 minutes
Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.


 
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