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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Abingdon, Virginia was 7,780 / 7,999

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Health care13.0% (472)6.4% (118)19.7% (354)
Educational services10.7% (387)6.7% (123)14.7% (264)
Accommodation and food services9.0% (325)6.2% (113)11.8% (212)
Professional, scientific, and technical services6.6% (241)8.0% (146)5.3% (95)
Construction6.5% (236)11.9% (218)1.0% (18)
Public administration4.5% (163)5.3% (98)3.6% (65)
Machinery3.5% (126)4.9% (90)2.0% (36)
Department and other general merchandise stores3.4% (125)1.5% (27)5.5% (98)
Metal and metal products3.1% (112)4.2% (77)1.9% (35)
Finance and insurance2.5% (90)0.4% (7)4.6% (83)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.1% (78)2.6% (48)1.7% (30)
Transportation equipment2.1% (77)3.5% (64)0.7% (13)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.1% (76)2.3% (43)1.8% (33)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.0% (73)1.9% (35)2.1% (38)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores1.7% (60)0.3% (6)3.0% (54)
Repair and maintenance1.4% (50)2.2% (41)0.5% (9)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.3% (48)0.9% (17)1.7% (31)
Other direct selling establishments1.2% (42)1.0% (18)1.3% (24)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1.1% (40)1.3% (23)0.9% (17)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.1% (40)1.4% (26)0.8% (14)
Utilities1.1% (39)1.7% (32)0.4% (7)
Plastics and rubber products1.0% (37)2.0% (37)0.0% (0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.0% (36)1.0% (18)1.0% (18)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.9% (34)1.5% (27)0.4% (7)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.9% (34)1.9% (34)0.0% (0)
Food and beverage stores0.9% (32)1.0% (19)0.7% (13)
Personal and laundry services0.9% (31)0.8% (14)0.9% (17)
Private households0.8% (29)0.0% (0)1.6% (29)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.8% (29)0.4% (8)1.2% (21)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8% (29)0.7% (13)0.9% (16)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.8% (28)1.1% (20)0.4% (8)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8% (28)1.5% (28)0.0% (0)
Social assistance0.7% (24)0.3% (6)1.0% (18)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.7% (24)0.8% (15)0.5% (9)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.6% (20)1.1% (20)0.0% (0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6% (20)0.6% (11)0.5% (9)
Truck transportation0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5% (18)1.0% (18)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.5% (18)0.0% (0)1.0% (18)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.5% (17)0.9% (17)0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.4% (16)0.0% (0)0.9% (16)
Textile mills and textile products0.4% (16)0.0% (0)0.9% (16)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.4% (16)0.9% (16)0.0% (0)
Computer and electronic products0.4% (16)0.9% (16)0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.4% (15)0.8% (15)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4% (14)0.8% (14)0.0% (0)
Apparel0.4% (13)0.3% (6)0.4% (7)
Printing and related support activities0.3% (12)0.7% (12)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.3% (10)0.0% (0)0.6% (10)
U. S. Postal service0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.5% (9)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.5% (9)
Beverage and tobacco products0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Music stores0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.4% (8)
Food0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.4% (8)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Chemicals0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.1% (4)0.2% (4)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors6.5% (235)6.3% (115)6.7% (120)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers5.4% (195)3.8% (70)7.0% (125)
Registered nurses4.6% (166)0.7% (12)8.6% (154)
Retail sales workers except cashiers4.4% (159)1.7% (31)7.1% (128)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers4.0% (145)2.6% (48)5.4% (97)
Metal workers and plastic workers3.6% (130)4.6% (84)2.6% (46)
Other production occupations including supervisors3.4% (122)3.9% (71)2.8% (51)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.0% (108)3.5% (64)2.4% (44)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors2.9% (106)1.5% (28)4.3% (78)
Secretaries and administrative assistants2.8% (102)0.9% (16)4.8% (86)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists2.7% (99)1.6% (29)3.9% (70)
Lawyers2.7% (98)3.9% (72)1.4% (26)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.4% (88)4.3% (78)0.6% (10)
Cashiers2.3% (85)0.3% (6)4.4% (79)
Cooks and food preparation workers2.3% (82)2.8% (52)1.7% (30)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives2.1% (77)0.9% (16)3.4% (61)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers2.0% (74)4.0% (74)0.0% (0)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.0% (74)2.3% (43)1.7% (31)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.7% (61)3.3% (61)0.0% (0)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers1.7% (61)2.8% (52)0.5% (9)
Engineers1.7% (60)3.3% (60)0.0% (0)
Postsecondary teachers1.6% (57)1.7% (32)1.4% (25)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations1.6% (57)2.0% (37)1.1% (20)
Top executives1.5% (56)3.1% (56)0.0% (0)
Customer service representatives1.5% (55)1.2% (22)1.8% (33)
Computer specialists1.4% (52)2.3% (42)0.6% (10)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.4% (51)0.4% (7)2.4% (44)
Therapists1.4% (50)0.4% (8)2.3% (42)
Health technologists and technicians1.3% (49)1.1% (21)1.6% (28)
Assemblers and fabricators1.3% (49)2.0% (36)0.7% (13)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides1.1% (40)0.0% (0)2.2% (40)
Business operations specialists1.1% (39)1.7% (31)0.4% (8)
Construction laborers1.0% (38)2.1% (38)0.0% (0)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.0% (38)0.4% (8)1.7% (30)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.0% (35)1.2% (22)0.7% (13)
Physicians and surgeons1.0% (35)1.5% (27)0.4% (8)
Accountants and auditors0.9% (34)0.9% (16)1.0% (18)
Religious workers0.9% (34)1.9% (34)0.0% (0)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.8% (29)1.4% (25)0.2% (4)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers0.8% (28)1.5% (28)0.0% (0)
Other healthcare support occupations0.7% (27)0.4% (7)1.1% (20)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.7% (26)0.5% (9)0.9% (17)
Social scientists and related workers0.7% (26)0.9% (16)0.6% (10)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.7% (25)0.6% (11)0.8% (14)
Waiters and waitresses0.7% (24)0.0% (0)1.3% (24)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.6% (21)1.1% (21)0.0% (0)
Carpenters0.6% (21)1.1% (21)0.0% (0)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.6% (20)1.1% (20)0.0% (0)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Special education teachers0.5% (18)0.5% (9)0.5% (9)
Life and physical scientists0.5% (18)0.5% (9)0.5% (9)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.5% (18)1.0% (18)0.0% (0)
Farmers and farm managers0.5% (17)0.4% (8)0.5% (9)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing0.5% (17)0.9% (17)0.0% (0)
Art and design workers0.4% (16)0.9% (16)0.0% (0)
Legal support workers0.4% (15)0.0% (0)0.8% (15)
Personal appearance workers0.4% (15)0.0% (0)0.8% (15)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.4% (14)0.0% (0)0.8% (14)
Food processing workers0.4% (13)0.4% (7)0.3% (6)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants0.3% (12)0.7% (12)0.0% (0)
Financial managers0.3% (10)0.0% (0)0.6% (10)
Other transportation workers0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.5% (9)
Other financial specialists0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.5% (9)
Bus drivers0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.4% (8)
Electricians0.2% (7)0.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.2% (7)0.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Mathematical science occupations0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.4% (7)
Secondary school teachers0.2% (7)0.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Agricultural workers including supervisors0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Child care workers0.1% (5)0.0% (0)0.3% (5)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.1% (5)0.0% (0)0.3% (5)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

6.9% (253)
Virginia:

3.8% (137,975)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    6.7% (130)
    Virginia:

    4.9% (95,613)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    7.1% (123)
    Virginia:

    2.5% (42,362)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

1.6% (58)
Virginia:

3.8% (139,855)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    1.6% (31)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (98,735)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    1.6% (27)
    Virginia:

    2.4% (41,120)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

2.4% (89)
Virginia:

5.1% (188,004)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    4.1% (81)
    Virginia:

    6.4% (125,065)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.5% (8)
    Virginia:

    3.6% (62,939)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

7.6% (279)
Virginia:

9.4% (345,866)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    7.4% (145)
    Virginia:

    11.5% (222,148)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    7.7% (134)
    Virginia:

    7.2% (123,718)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

9.0% (333)
Virginia:

10.3% (376,336)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    11.9% (232)
    Virginia:

    11.0% (213,846)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    5.8% (101)
    Virginia:

    9.4% (162,490)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

9.8% (362)
Virginia:

14.1% (515,261)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    10.3% (202)
    Virginia:

    14.0% (270,982)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    9.2% (160)
    Virginia:

    14.2% (244,279)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

23.0% (850)
Virginia:

13.2% (483,686)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    17.3% (338)
    Virginia:

    11.5% (224,009)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    29.5% (512)
    Virginia:

    15.0% (259,677)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

11.2% (412)
Virginia:

11.9% (437,884)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    10.9% (213)
    Virginia:

    10.3% (200,703)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    11.5% (199)
    Virginia:

    13.7% (237,181)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

4.2% (154)
Virginia:

6.4% (235,804)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    3.6% (70)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (99,695)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    4.8% (84)
    Virginia:

    7.9% (136,109)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

6.6% (242)
Virginia:

6.4% (234,379)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    1.9% (37)
    Virginia:

    5.5% (107,255)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    11.8% (205)
    Virginia:

    7.4% (127,124)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

3.2% (119)
Virginia:

2.5% (91,416)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    3.8% (75)
    Virginia:

    2.1% (41,239)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    2.5% (44)
    Virginia:

    2.9% (50,177)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

1.1% (42)
Virginia:

1.1% (41,215)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    2.2% (42)
    Virginia:

    1.0% (18,708)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Abingdon:

7.9% (291)
Virginia:

6.1% (222,489)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    11.4% (223)
    Virginia:

    5.8% (111,978)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    3.9% (68)
    Virginia:

    6.4% (110,511)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Abingdon:

5.6% (205)
Virginia:

5.9% (215,370)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Abingdon:

    6.8% (133)
    Virginia:

    5.7% (109,589)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Abingdon:

    4.1% (72)
    Virginia:

    6.1% (105,781)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

2.6% (94)
Virginia:

3.0% (106,117)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

2.1% (75)
Virginia:

3.0% (104,536)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

2.4% (84)
Virginia:

4.6% (160,804)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

5.3% (189)
Virginia:

9.1% (316,895)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

8.1% (287)
Virginia:

10.7% (372,448)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

16.3% (582)
Virginia:

14.1% (491,661)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

15.2% (541)
Virginia:

15.1% (526,342)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Abingdon:

17.4% (620)
Virginia:

11.5% (399,738)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

9.2% (329)
Virginia:

5.8% (200,280)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

4.0% (141)
Virginia:

5.5% (190,998)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

2.2% (80)
Virginia:

2.0% (69,788)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Abingdon:

1.0% (34)
Virginia:

0.9% (31,327)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Abingdon:

5.0% (178)
Virginia:

5.6% (196,554)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Abingdon:

6.8% (241)
Virginia:

5.9% (204,265)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.1%
Number of people working at home: 90 (2.5% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,355 (+56.0%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 1,592 (44.7%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Abingdon

Working at home in 2008 - Virginia

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Abingdon

Working at home in 2000 - Virginia

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Abingdon:

5.1% (509)
Virginia:

2.7% (94,771)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    6.9% (292)
    Virginia:

    2.6% (49,254)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    3.8% (217)
    Virginia:

    2.7% (45,517)
5 to 9 minutes:
Abingdon:

12.3% (1,215)
Virginia:

8.7% (308,941)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    12.5% (528)
    Virginia:

    7.5% (142,280)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    12.0% (687)
    Virginia:

    9.9% (166,661)
10 to 14 minutes:
Abingdon:

19.7% (1,956)
Virginia:

13.2% (469,822)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    22.4% (942)
    Virginia:

    12.1% (228,801)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    17.8% (1,014)
    Virginia:

    14.4% (241,021)
15 to 19 minutes:
Abingdon:

18.1% (1,793)
Virginia:

15.6% (556,957)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    13.7% (575)
    Virginia:

    14.7% (277,456)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    21.4% (1,218)
    Virginia:

    16.7% (279,501)
20 to 24 minutes:
Abingdon:

11.6% (1,150)
Virginia:

15.3% (544,858)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    10.4% (437)
    Virginia:

    14.8% (278,839)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    12.5% (713)
    Virginia:

    15.9% (266,019)
25 to 29 minutes:
Abingdon:

5.7% (569)
Virginia:

6.3% (225,030)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    3.1% (130)
    Virginia:

    6.2% (117,133)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    7.7% (439)
    Virginia:

    6.4% (107,897)
30 to 34 minutes:
Abingdon:

13.0% (1,285)
Virginia:

13.9% (495,388)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    18.3% (771)
    Virginia:

    14.6% (276,809)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    9.0% (514)
    Virginia:

    13.0% (218,579)
35 to 39 minutes:
Abingdon:

3.3% (326)
Virginia:

3.1% (109,055)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    0.9% (37)
    Virginia:

    3.2% (60,368)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    5.1% (289)
    Virginia:

    2.9% (48,687)
40 to 44 minutes:
Abingdon:

2.3% (224)
Virginia:

3.8% (135,725)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    1.7% (72)
    Virginia:

    4.1% (78,123)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    2.7% (152)
    Virginia:

    3.4% (57,602)
45 to 59 minutes:
Abingdon:

4.9% (488)
Virginia:

8.4% (299,024)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    4.6% (192)
    Virginia:

    9.4% (176,922)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    5.2% (296)
    Virginia:

    7.3% (122,102)
60 to 89 minutes:
Abingdon:

3.0% (297)
Virginia:

6.4% (228,491)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    4.3% (183)
    Virginia:

    7.5% (141,758)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    2.0% (114)
    Virginia:

    5.2% (86,733)
90 or more minutes:
Abingdon:

1.0% (102)
Virginia:

2.7% (97,377)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Abingdon:

    1.2% (51)
    Virginia:

    3.3% (62,084)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.9% (51)
    Virginia:

    2.1% (35,293)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Abingdon:

4.2% (149)
Virginia:

2.4% (85,207)
5 to 9 minutes:
Abingdon:

21.0% (748)
Virginia:

8.5% (296,082)
10 to 14 minutes:
Abingdon:

20.1% (717)
Virginia:

12.9% (448,126)
15 to 19 minutes:
Abingdon:

12.7% (454)
Virginia:

15.2% (530,128)
20 to 24 minutes:
Abingdon:

12.1% (431)
Virginia:

14.7% (513,490)
25 to 29 minutes:
Abingdon:

4.6% (164)
Virginia:

6.2% (217,273)
30 to 34 minutes:
Abingdon:

10.2% (362)
Virginia:

13.7% (478,666)
35 to 39 minutes:
Abingdon:

2.8% (100)
Virginia:

3.0% (103,937)
40 to 44 minutes:
Abingdon:

2.3% (81)
Virginia:

3.7% (127,218)
45 to 59 minutes:
Abingdon:

2.8% (99)
Virginia:

8.3% (289,734)
60 to 89 minutes:
Abingdon:

2.8% (100)
Virginia:

5.4% (189,384)
90 or more minutes:
Abingdon:

2.0% (70)
Virginia:

2.7% (92,508)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Abingdon:

60.0% (9)
Virginia:

25.4% (31,591)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Abingdon:

76.7% (2,654)
Virginia:

63.4% (2,058,715)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Abingdon:

15.7% (543)
Virginia:

20.8% (676,780)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Abingdon:

40.0% (6)
Virginia:

19.7% (24,410)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Abingdon:

2.7% (93)
Virginia:

8.2% (265,324)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Abingdon:

4.9% (170)
Virginia:

7.6% (246,768)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Abingdon

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Abingdon (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Abingdon (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Virginia

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Virginia (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Virginia (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Abingdon

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Virginia

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Abingdon:

85.8% (8,545)
Virginia:

79.2% (2,950,039)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Abingdon:

    85.0% (3,605)
    Virginia:

    78.5% (1,544,341)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Abingdon:

    86.4% (4,940)
    Virginia:

    80.1% (1,405,698)
Carpooled:
Abingdon:

9.3% (928)
Virginia:

10.0% (370,732)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Abingdon:

    9.7% (413)
    Virginia:

    10.5% (205,787)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Abingdon:

    9.0% (515)
    Virginia:

    9.4% (164,945)
Bus or trolley bus:
Abingdon:

0.5% (51)
Virginia:

1.8% (67,088)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Abingdon:

    0.4% (16)
    Virginia:

    1.8% (35,205)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.6% (35)
    Virginia:

    1.8% (31,883)
Subway or elevated:
Abingdon:

0.2% (23)
Virginia:

0.9% (34,292)
    Subway or elevated - Males:
    Abingdon:

    0.4% (17)
    Virginia:

    1.0% (19,321)
    Subway or elevated - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.1% (6)
    Virginia:

    0.9% (14,971)
Bicycle:
Abingdon:

0.1% (14)
Virginia:

0.3% (11,135)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Abingdon:

    0.3% (14)
    Virginia:

    0.4% (7,769)
Walked:
Abingdon:

2.8% (281)
Virginia:

2.3% (87,000)
    Walked - Males:
    Abingdon:

    2.5% (104)
    Virginia:

    2.4% (48,182)
    Walked - Females:
    Abingdon:

    3.1% (177)
    Virginia:

    2.2% (38,818)
Other means:
Abingdon:

0.7% (72)
Virginia:

1.0% (36,220)
    Other means - Males:
    Abingdon:

    1.0% (41)
    Virginia:

    1.2% (23,303)
    Other means - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.5% (31)
    Virginia:

    0.7% (12,917)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Abingdon:

88.1% (3,140)
Virginia:

77.1% (2,685,914)
Carpooled:
Abingdon:

7.1% (253)
Virginia:

12.7% (441,093)
Bus or trolley bus:
Abingdon:

0.4% (15)
Virginia:

1.6% (56,841)
Walked:
Abingdon:

1.6% (58)
Virginia:

2.3% (80,487)
Other means:
Abingdon:

0.3% (9)
Virginia:

0.8% (28,983)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Abingdon:

92.5% (3,140)
Virginia:

85.9% (2,685,914)
In 2 person carpool:
Abingdon:

6.5% (221)
Virginia:

10.6% (329,961)
In 3 person carpool:
Abingdon:

0.7% (24)
Virginia:

2.2% (69,338)
In 4 person carpool:
Abingdon:

0.2% (8)
Virginia:

0.7% (22,849)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Abingdon:

65.2% (2,368)
Virginia:

64.9% (2,214,133)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Abingdon:

    68.0% (1,247)
    Virginia:

    67.9% (1,207,043)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Abingdon:

    62.4% (1,121)
    Virginia:

    61.6% (1,007,090)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Abingdon:

5.8% (209)
Virginia:

3.1% (105,080)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Abingdon:

    7.7% (141)
    Virginia:

    4.3% (76,219)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Abingdon:

    3.8% (68)
    Virginia:

    1.8% (28,861)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Abingdon:

8.2% (297)
Virginia:

6.7% (228,777)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Abingdon:

    5.9% (109)
    Virginia:

    4.3% (77,268)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Abingdon:

    10.5% (188)
    Virginia:

    9.3% (151,509)
Local government workers:
Abingdon:

9.8% (356)
Virginia:

7.9% (268,029)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Abingdon:

    7.6% (140)
    Virginia:

    5.3% (94,399)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Abingdon:

    12.0% (216)
    Virginia:

    10.6% (173,630)
State government workers:
Abingdon:

4.9% (179)
Virginia:

4.4% (149,085)
    State government workers - Males:
    Abingdon:

    5.2% (96)
    Virginia:

    3.7% (65,486)
    State government workers - Females:
    Abingdon:

    4.6% (83)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (83,599)
Federal government workers:
Abingdon:

1.2% (43)
Virginia:

7.4% (251,461)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Abingdon:

    0.3% (5)
    Virginia:

    8.1% (143,917)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Abingdon:

    2.1% (38)
    Virginia:

    6.6% (107,544)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Abingdon:

4.5% (162)
Virginia:

5.5% (188,035)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Abingdon:

    5.3% (97)
    Virginia:

    6.2% (110,671)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Abingdon:

    3.6% (65)
    Virginia:

    4.7% (77,364)
Unpaid family workers:
Abingdon:

0.5% (17)
Virginia:

0.2% (8,047)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Abingdon:

    0.9% (17)
    Virginia:

    0.3% (4,392)

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