CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)


Table 1. Profile of Selected 1990 and 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Rockland town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Subject
1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
POPULATION            
Total population 16,123 100.0 17,670 100.0 1,547 9.6
In households 15,865 98.4 17,477 98.9 1,612 10.2
In group quarters 258 1.6 193 1.1 -65 -25.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
           
Total households 5,498 100.0 6,557 100.0 1,059 19.3
1-person household 1,077 19.6 1,631 24.9 554 51.4
2-person household 1,579 28.7 1,973 30.1 394 25.0
3-person household 1,070 19.5 1,101 16.8 31 2.9
4-person household 949 17.3 1,023 15.6 74 7.8
5-or-more-person household 823 15.0 829 12.6 6 0.7
Mean number of persons per household 2.89 (X) 2.67 (X) -0.22 (X)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE1
           
Total households 5,498 100.0 6,557 100.0 1,059 19.3
No vehicle available 309 5.6 348 5.3 39 12.6
1 vehicle available 1,996 36.3 2,430 37.1 434 21.7
2 vehicles available 2,158 39.3 2,881 43.9 723 33.5
3 vehicles available 672 12.2 593 9.0 -79 -11.8
4 vehicles available 209 3.8 178 2.7 -31 -14.8
5 or more vehicles available 154 2.8 127 1.9 -27 -17.5
Mean vehicles per household 1.82 (X) 1.73 (X) -0.08 (X)

WORKERS BY SEX1
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,996 100.0 9,275 100.0 1,279 16.0
Male 4,246 53.1 4,630 49.9 384 9.0
Female 3,750 46.9 4,645 50.1 895 23.9

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
           
Workers 16 years and over 7,996 100.0 9,274 100.0 1,278 16.0
Drove alone 6,488 81.1 7,775 83.8 1,287 19.8
Carpooled 865 10.8 859 9.3 -6 -0.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 247 3.1 275 3.0 28 11.3
Bicycle or walked 223 2.8 131 1.4 -92 -41.3
Motorcycle or other means 55 0.7 37 0.4 -18 -32.7
Worked at home 118 1.5 197 2.1 79 66.9

TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,878 100.0 9,077 100.0 1,199 15.2
Less than 5 minutes 361 4.6 254 2.8 -107 -29.6
5 to 9 minutes 1,191 15.1 971 10.7 -220 -18.5
10 to 14 minutes 1,200 15.2 1,263 13.9 63 5.2
15 to 19 minutes 910 11.6 1,373 15.1 463 50.9
20 to 29 minutes 1,561 19.8 1,428 15.7 -133 -8.5
30 to 44 minutes 1,329 16.9 1,773 19.5 444 33.4
45 or more minutes 1,326 16.8 2,015 22.2 689 52.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.8 (X) 29.5 (X) 5.7 (X)

TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK
           
Workers who did not work at home 7,878 100.0 9,077 100.0 1,199 15.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 2,285 29.0 2,482 27.3 197 8.6
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 2,381 30.2 3,147 34.7 766 32.2
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 1,262 16.0 1,387 15.3 125 9.9
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 309 3.9 419 4.6 110 35.6
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 256 3.2 156 1.7 -100 -39.1
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 1,224 15.5 1,249 13.8 25 2.0
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 161 2.0 237 2.6 76 47.2
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)

Table 2. Profile of Selected 2000 Characteristics
Geographic Area: Rockland town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Subject
Census 2000
Number Percent
POPULATION BY AGE    
Total population 17,670 100.0
Under 16 years 4,120 23.3
16 to 20 years 1,050 5.9
21 to 24 years 687 3.9
25 to 44 years 5,632 31.9
45 to 64 years 3,927 22.2
65 years and over 2,254 12.8
Mean age (years) 36.2 (X)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 19991
   
Total households 6,557 100.0
Less than $15,000 747 11.4
$15,000 to 19,999 284 4.3
$20,000 to 24,999 321 4.9
$25,000 to 49,999 1,875 28.6
$50,000 to 74,999 1,431 21.8
$75,000 to 99,999 960 14.6
$100,000 or more 939 14.3
Mean household income (dollars) 61,702 (X)
Median household income (dollars) 50,613 (X)

Household Size by Vehicles Available1
Household Size Mean vehicles per household Vehicles available
Total households No vehicle 1 vehicle 2 vehicles 3 vehicles 4 or more vehicles
Total households 1.73 6,555 350 2,430 2,880 595 305
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.3 37.1 43.9 9.1 4.7
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1-person household 1.00 1,630 225 1,260 125 0 25
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.8 77.3 7.7 0.0 1.5
Column percent (X) 24.9 64.3 51.9 4.3 0.0 8.2
2-person household 1.75 1,975 50 620 1,120 150 30
  Row percent (X) 100.0 2.5 31.4 56.7 7.6 1.5
Column percent (X) 30.1 14.3 25.5 38.9 25.2 9.8
3-person household 1.99 1,100 55 220 570 205 50
  Row percent (X) 100.0 5.0 20.0 51.8 18.6 4.5
Column percent (X) 16.8 15.7 9.1 19.8 34.5 16.4
4-or-more-person household 2.21 1,850 20 330 1,065 235 200
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.1 17.8 57.6 12.7 10.8
Column percent (X) 28.2 5.7 13.6 37.0 39.5 65.6

Means of Transportation to Work by Travel Time to Work1

Means of Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes) Travel time to work
Workers who did not work at home Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 or more minutes
Workers who did not work at home 29.5 9,075 1,225 2,635 1,430 1,775 2,015
  Row percent (X) 100.0 13.5 29.0 15.8 19.6 22.2
Column percent (X) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Drove alone 28.7 7,775 985 2,310 1,340 1,560 1,575
  Row percent (X) 100.0 12.7 29.7 17.2 20.1 20.3
Column percent (X) 85.7 80.4 87.7 93.7 87.9 78.2
Carpooled 28.3 860 130 290 75 175 190
  Row percent (X) 100.0 15.1 33.7 8.7 20.3 22.1
Column percent (X) 9.5 10.6 11.0 5.2 9.9 9.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 65.3 275 4 0 0 35 235
  Row percent (X) 100.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 12.7 85.5
Column percent (X) 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 11.7
Bicycle or walked 8.9 130 85 25 15 0 4
  Row percent (X) 100.0 65.4 19.2 11.5 0.0 3.1
Column percent (X) 1.4 6.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.2
Motorcycle or other means 20.3 35 15 4 0 4 10
  Row percent (X) 100.0 42.9 11.4 0.0 11.4 28.6
Column percent (X) 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5
1See the entry for this item in the Technical Notes in the root directory or state subdirectories (filename: tech_notes.txt).
(X)Not applicable.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 and 2000 long-form (sample) data.