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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element <br />Regional Travel Demand <br />In Indian River County, commuter flows provide insight into areas of current employment travel <br />and potential regional travel demand. Of the county's 47,737 workers in 2000, 8,166 worked in <br />the City of Vero Beach. While large numbers of Indian River County workers commuted to St. <br />Lucie County employment destinations, only a small number of county residents worked in <br />Brevard, Martin, and other area counties. In 2006 (excluding traffic on I-95), the total daily <br />number of vehicle trips crossing the Brevard and St. Lucie county lines was 90,600. Of these <br />trips, 54,600 were made at the south county line crossings; 29,400 were made at the north county <br />line, and 6,600 trips were made at the west county line. <br />Table 4.5 Journey to Work Characteristics <br />Journey -to -work Characteristic <br />IRC <br />Florida <br />Place of Work <br />Worked inside county of residence <br />87.28% <br />85.98% <br />Worked outside county of residence <br />11.82% <br />13.47% <br />Worked outside State of residence <br />0.90% <br />0.55% <br />Means of Transportation to Work <br />Drive Alone <br />80.11% <br />77.11% <br />Carpool <br />13.02% <br />14.13% <br />Public Transit <br />0.09% <br />2.01% <br />Walk <br />1.71% <br />2.51% <br />Work at Home <br />2.86% <br />2.28% <br />Other <br />2.20% <br />1.97% <br />Travel Time to Work <br /><10 minutes <br />18.50% <br />13.26% <br />10 - 19 minutes <br />45.94% <br />32.93% <br />20 - 29 minutes <br />17.05% <br />21.34% <br />30 - 44 minutes <br />11.64% <br />20.23% <br />45+ minutes <br />5.14% <br />9.95% <br />Work at Home <br />1.73% <br />2.28% <br />Departure Time to Work <br />6 AM to 9 AM <br />74.36% <br />69.56% <br />Other Times <br />25.64% <br />30.44% <br />Private Vehicle Occupancy <br />Drive Alone <br />80.11% <br />77.11% <br />2 -person carpool <br />9.97% <br />11.39% <br />3 -person carpool <br />1.89% <br />1.72% <br />4 -person carpool <br />1.16% <br />1.02% <br />Other means <br />6.87% <br />8.77% <br />Source: Indian River County MPO, United States Census Bureau <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 45 <br />