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Middle Peninsula Commuting Habits 2025
1.
What is your home zip code?
2.
What is your work zip code?
3.
How many days a week do you commute for work (i.e., not working from home)?
1-3
4-5
6-7
Work from home full-time
Unemployed/student
4.
What time do you usually commute to work during the week?
Before 6 a.m.
Between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
After 9 a.m.
5.
What time do you usually commute home during the week?
Before 3 p.m.
2-4 p.m.
4-6 p.m.
6-7 p.m.
After 7 p.m.
6.
If you drive, what type of vehicle do you normally use to commute?
Car (gas/diesel powered)
Car (electric)
Motorcycle
Other (please specify)
7.
Which corridor do you generally use to commute?
Rt 17 Coleman Bridge
Rt 33/West Point to 164
Rt 360 to Richmond
Rt 17 North Fredericksburg/ NOVA
Bridges to the Northern Neck
Other (please specify)
8.
During your workday, what activities do you perform prior to returning home outside of the Middle Peninsula region? Please select all that apply.
Shop for Groceries
Fuel Up Vehicle
Purchase Alcohol
Shop for Clothing
Dining Out
Pick Up Children from Daycare or School
Visit Friends or Family Members
Gym or Fitness Center
Recreational Activities
Shop for Electronics
Doctor Appointment
Dentist Appointment
This Questions Does Not Apply To Me
Other (please specify)
9.
What is most important to you when you choose how to get to work? Please select up to three options.
Travel Time
Cost
Convenience / Flexibility
Reliability
Comfort and Safety
Reducing Pollution
Ability to Make Stops Along the Way
Stress
10.
On a typical work day, which of the following forms of transportation do you use?
Drive Alone
Bus
Public Transportation
Train
Carpool
Vanpool
Other (please specify)
11.
What is your daily roundtrip commute?
Less than 20 miles
20-50 miles
50-100 miles
Over 100 miles
12.
In a typical week, how much money, in U.S. dollars, do you spend on fuel, tolls, parking, and transit fares to get to and from work?
$0-$49
$50-$99
$100-$149
$150-$199
$200-$250
More than $250
13.
If you usually drive alone to work, what other ways would you be willing to try? Please select up to three options.
Carpool
Vanpool
Public Transit
Bike
Walk
Telecommute from Home
Telecommute from Co-Working Space
14.
If you usually drive to work alone, why haven’t you used other ways of commuting (like carpooling, vanpooling, transit, biking, walking)? Please select up to three options.
Public transit service doesn’t match my route/schedule.
Difficult to find others to carpool/vanpool.
Work late or irregular hours.
Cannot get home in an emergency.
Poor walking or biking access.
Use my car on the job.
Need to make stops on the way to work or on the way home.
Need a specially-equipped vehicle.
Prefer to drive myself.
15.
Please rate how commuting time affects your life.
Not at all
Slightly
Moderately
Very
Extremely
16.
In general, please rate how satisfied you are with your current commuting arrangement.
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Very satisfied
17.
Would you consider working in a local/regional telework center if high quality speed and professional, secure space was provided at no to low cost?
Yes
No
18.
What additional benefits or incentives would make you more likely to try alternative modes of commuting?
19.
If a comparable job was available within the Middle Peninsula, how much of a pay cut would you be willing to take to not have to commute out of the region. Please consider commute costs of 60.8 cents per mile in your answer (average national commute cost rate)
5%
10%
15%
More
N/A as I already work on the Middle Peninsula.
20.
What forms of social media do you use actively (daily)? Select all that apply.
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter/X
TikTok
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Snapchat
Other
I do not use social media.
21.
Where do you get most of your news? Please select up to three options.
Social Media
Online Newspaper
Online TV News
Print Newspaper
Live TV News
Google News Alerts
Radio
Podcasts
Cable TV News
Other (please specify)
22.
Have you ever heard of the MidPen Rideshare program?
Yes
No
23.
Gender
Male
Female
Would Rather Not Say
24.
Education
Some high school
High school graduate
Some college
College graduate
Post-bachelor degree
25.
Age
Under 18
18-25
26-35
36-50
51-65
Over 65
26.
If you would like to be entered to win a $250 VISA gift card as a thank you for taking this survey, please provide your contact information below.
Name
Email Address
Phone Number