State Stats

The Long, Slow Decline

of Carpooling

(Ranked by % change numbers of carpoolers, 1990-2000)
 

Localities

 1990 2000 Change
1 Bland 726 255 -64.9%
2 Poquoson 708 405 -42.8%
3 Sussex 1,062 608 -42.7%
4 Brunswick 1,679 1,025 -39.0%
5 King and Queen 787 483 -38.6%
6 Northumberland  759 470 -38.1%
7 Russell  2,281 1,422 -37.7%
8 Fredericksburg  1,945 1,215 -37.5%
9 Northampton 1,297 816 -37.1%
10 King William 1,349 850 -37.0%
11 Lexington 330 208 -37.0%
12 Dinwiddie 1,879 1,194 -36.5%
13 Patrick 2,153 1,370 -36.4%
14 Craig 593 379 -36.1%
15 Clarke 1,089 704 -35.4%
16 Rappahannock 709 459 -35.3%
17 Buckingham 1,434 939 -34.5%
18 Buchanan 1,634 1,089 -33.4%
19 Mathews  822 550 -33.1%
20 Smyth 3,152 2,120 -32.7%
21 Halifax 3,103 2,099 -32.4%
22 Westmoreland  1,860 1,266 -31.9%
23 Pulaski 2,575 1,757 -31.8%
24 Cumberland  982 672 -31.6%
25 Colonial Heights 994 682 -31.4%
26 Charles City 697 484 -30.6%
27 Emporia 517 363 -29.8%
28 Highland 313 220 -29.7%
29 Isle of Wight 2,138 1,516 -29.1%
30 Giles 1,733 1,229 -29.1%
31 Lee  1,582 1,122 -29.1%
32 Danville 3,709 2,633 -29.0%
33 Campbel 3,366 2,394 -28.9%
34 Madison  1,058 754 -28.7%
35 Scott  1,653 1,179 -28.7%
36 Franklin  775 553 -28.6%
37 Bristol  937 669 -28.6%
38 Hopewell  1,658 1,185 -28.5%
39 Appomattox 1,223 879 -28.1%
40 Bath 357 257 -28.0%
41 Carroll 3,175 2,296 -27.7%
42 Alleghany 801 581 -27.5%
43 Buena Vista 626 456 -27.2%
44 Dickenson 1,033 755 -26.9%
45 Charlottesville 2,688 1,974 -26.6%
46 Prince George 1,924 1,415 -26.5%
47 Richmond 615 453 -26.3%
48 Lunenburg 1,187 890 -25.0%
49 Mecklenburg 2,799 2,100 -25.0%
50 Essex 962 722 -24.9%
51 Grayson 2,005 1,505 -24.9%
52 Tazewell  2,574 1,959 -23.9%
53 New Kent 1,048 801 -23.6%
54 Henry 5,476 4,190 -23.5%
55 Glouceste 3,035 2,376 -21.7%
56 Franklin City  3,604 2,828 -21.5%
57 Staunton 1,724 1,358 -21.2%
58 King George 1,375 1,084 -21.2%
59 Wythe 2,486 1,967 -20.9%
60 Caroline 2,100 1,667 -20.6%
61 Petersburg 3,103 2,466 -20.5%
62 Charlotte 1,177 936 -20.5%
63 Pittsylvania 5,130 4,091 -20.3%
64 Powhatan 1,259 1,008 -19.9%
65 Middlesex 735 590 -19.7%
66 Fauquier 4,427 3,554 -19.7%
67 James City 2,738 2,203 -19.5%
68 Radford  769 620 -19.4%
69 Southampton 1,097 895 -18.4%
70 Washington 2,794 2,289 -18.1%
71 Montgomery 4,583 3,758 -18.0%
72 Amherst 2,113 1,733 -18.0%
73 Greensville 649 536 -17.4%
74 Roanoke 6,509 5,405 -17.0%
75 Portsmouth 8,168 6,873 -15.9%
76 Hanover 4,254 3,589 -15.6%
77 Page  2,403 2,049 -14.7%
78 Suffolk 4,555 3,900 -14.4%
79 Richmond 13,039 11,165 -14.4%
80 Rockingham 4,614 3,955 -14.3%
81 Amelia 1,060 911 -14.1%
82 Botetourt 1,584 1,364 -13.9%
83 Covington 448 386 -13.8%
84 Accomack 2,708 2,336 -13.7%
85 Nelson 1,570 1,361 -13.3%
86 Nottoway 1,194 1,037 -13.1%
87 Wise  2,122 1,854 -12.6%
88 Greene 1,402 1,232 -12.1%
89 Roanoke 3,818 3,356 -12.1%
90 Norfolk 18,095 15,917 -12.0%
91 Martinsville 1,193 1,050 -12.0%
  Virginia 499,860 441,093 -11.8%
92 Williamsburg 452 403 -10.8%
93 Arlington  14,906 13,339 -10.5%
94 Newport News  12,496 11,186 -10.5%
95 Fairfax  1,533 1,376 -10.2%
96 Albemarle 5,244 4,715 -10.1%
97 Bedford 3,476 3,138 -9.7%
98 Goochland 984 889 -9.7%
99 Lancaster 547 496 -9.3%
100 Henrico 14,800 13,425 -9.3%
101 Alexandria 11,195 10,158 -9.3%
102 Orange  1,914 1,737 -9.2%
103 Falls Church 740 672 -9.2%
104 Fairfax  75,177 68,899 -8.4%
105 Hampton 9,281 8,518 -8.2%
106 Chesapeake 11,055 10,201 -7.7%
107 Augusta 3,388 3,152 -7.0%
108 Chesterfield 13,567 12,734 -6.1%
109 Virginia Beach 25,531 24,036 -5.9%
110 Louisa 2,190 2,069 -5.5%
111 Galax  609 579 -4.9%
112 Warren 3,403 3,255 -4.3%
113 York 2,640 2,577 -2.4%
114 Waynesboro 1,074 1,049 -2.3%
115 Surry 613 604 -1.5%
116 Shenandoah  2,373 2,340 -1.4%
117 Lynchburg 3,575 3,531 -1.2%
118 Harrisonburg  1,847 1,831 -0.9%
119 Spotsylvania 6,419 6,428 0.1%
120 Culpeper 2,806 2,833 1.0%
121 Prince William 27,921 28,268 1.2%
122 Frederick 3,523 3,596 2.1%
123 Rockbridge 1,325 1,396 5.4%
124 Floyd 1,148 1,223 6.5%
125 Prince Edward 1,152 1,228 6.6%
126 Salem  1,019 1,094 7.4%
127 Stafford 7,588 8,364 10.2%
128 Winchester 1,822 2,027 11.3%
129 Manassas 2,619 2,991 14.2%
130 Fluvanna 1,275 1,499 17.6%
131 Norton  176 208 18.2%
132 Clifton Forge  221 272 23.1%
133 Loudoun 6,968 9,035 29.7%
134 Manassas Park 774 1,012 30.7%
135 Bedford 329 440 33.7%
Total Counties 341,022 300,026 -12.0%
Total Cities 158,838 141,067 -11.2%

Planning Districts

 1990 2000 Change