Salem, VA Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,127, 100% | 3,964,601 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,886, 81.52%, see rank | 77.46% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,074, 8.86%, see rank | 9.56% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 191, 1.57%, see rank | 4.50% | 5.06% |
Walked | 481, 3.97%, see rank | 2.38% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 119, 0.98%, see rank | 1.51% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 376, 3.10%, see rank | 4.59% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSalem, VA | 16.8 minutes |
Virginia | 28.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,210, 100% | 3,906,766 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,014, 80.41%, see rank | 77.20% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 949, 8.47%, see rank | 10.18% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 143, 1.28%, see rank | 4.43% | 4.98% |
Walked | 435, 3.88%, see rank | 2.30% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 176, 1.57%, see rank | 1.41% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 493, 4.40%, see rank | 4.48% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSalem, VA | 16.9 minutes |
Virginia | 27.6 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,528, 100% | 3,851,989 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,347, 81.08%, see rank | 77.00% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 862, 7.48%, see rank | 10.78% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 142, 1.23%, see rank | 4.26% | 4.94% |
Walked | 499, 4.33%, see rank | 2.36% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 121, 1.05%, see rank | 1.38% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 557, 4.83%, see rank | 4.23% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSalem, VA | 17.2 minutes |
Virginia | 27.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,021, 100% | 3,795,832 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,747, 81.08%, see rank | 77.07% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 920, 7.65%, see rank | 10.96% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 80, 0.67%, see rank | 4.17% | 4.95% |
Walked | 500, 4.16%, see rank | 2.28% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 132, 1.10%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 642, 5.34%, see rank | 4.19% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSalem, VA | 17.0 minutes |
Virginia | 27.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Salem, VA | Virginia | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,188, 100% | 3,481,820 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 10,261, 84.19%, see rank | 77.14% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,094, 8.98%, see rank | 12.67% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 41, 0.34%, see rank | 3.57% | 4.73% |
Walked | 513, 4.21%, see rank | 2.31% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 89, 0.73%, see rank | 1.15% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 190, 1.56%, see rank | 3.16% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankSalem, VA | 16.2 minutes |
Virginia | 26.6 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* 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.