CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alabama State
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 and 2000
Selected Characteristics                     (Universe: All Workers) 1990 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers 16 years or over 1,712,721 100 1,863,385 100 150,664 8.8
Sex              
Male 943,192 55.1 1,002,735 53.8 59,543 6.3
Female 769,529 44.9 860,650 46.2 91,121 11.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 1,357,906 79.3 1,547,110 83.0 189,204 13.9
2-person carpool 196,967 11.5 178,045 9.6 -18,922 -9.6
3-or-more-person carpool 64,237 3.8 50,160 2.7 -14,077 -21.9
Bus or trolley bus 10,903 0.6 7,145 0.4 -3,758 -34.5
All other transit1 263 0.0 700 0.0 437 166.2
Bicycle or walked 34,783 2.0 26,540 1.4 -8,243 -23.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 16,568 1.0 14,370 0.8 -2,198 -13.3
Worked at home 31,094 1.8 39,305 2.1 8,211 26.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 57,315 3.4 57,870 3.2 555 1.0
5 to 9 204,766 12.2 195,705 10.7 -9,061 -4.4
10 to 14 275,107 16.4 282,295 15.5 7,188 2.6
15 to 19 322,775 19.2 319,325 17.5 -3,450 -1.1
20 to 29 348,220 20.7 387,285 21.2 39,065 11.2
30 to 44 305,461 18.2 345,325 18.9 39,864 13.1
45- 59 96,138 5.7 123,375 6.8 27,237 28.3
60 or more 71,845 4.3 112,900 6.2 41,055 57.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.1 (X) 24.5 (X) 3.4 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.7 (X) 20.2 (X) 0.5 (X)
           
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
  Mean travel time (mins.) Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60 or more minutes
Total  24.5 1,824,080 253,575 601,620 387,285 345,325 123,375 112,900
                Row percent   100 13.9 33.0 21.2 18.9 6.8 6.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.6 1,547,110 211,705 523,735 339,360 291,070 99,265 81,980
                Row percent   100 13.7 33.9 21.9 18.8 6.4 5.3
               Column percent   84.8 83.5 87.1 87.6 84.3 80.5 72.6
2-person carpool 28.4 178,045 18,365 53,810 35,115 37,785 16,180 16,795
                Row percent   100 10.3 30.2 19.7 21.2 9.1 9.4
               Column percent   9.8 7.2 8.9 9.1 10.9 13.1 14.9
3+ carpool 35.7 50,160 4,285 11,985 8,600 11,055 5,815 8,435
                Row percent   100 8.5 23.9 17.1 22.0 11.6 16.8
               Column percent   2.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 3.2 4.7 7.5
Bus or trolley bus 47.7 7,145 505 1,105 805 1,535 755 2,445
                Row percent   100 7.1 15.5 11.3 21.5 10.6 34.2
               Column percent   0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.2
All other transit1 50.3 700 84 145 43 160 40 229
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Bicycle or walked 11.7 26,540 16,065 6,800 1,380 1,230 400 670
                Row percent   100 60.5 25.6 5.2 4.6 1.5 2.5
               Column percent   1.5 6.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6
All other modes1 35.9 14,370 2,575 4,050 1,980 2,485 929 2,355
                Row percent   100 17.9 28.2 13.8 17.3 6.5 16.4
               Column percent   0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.1
Notes:
1. See notes1.htm
2. Workers-at-work shown here differs from local employment in many ways.  For more information, please read notes2.htm
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alabama State
TABLE 3. MODE TO WORK BY VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
Mode to Work                                                                                (Universe = Workers living in households) Workers living in households…
Total Without a vehicle With 1 vehicle With 2+ vehicles
Total 1,851,075 57,090 383,870 1,410,115
Drove alone 1,541,640 31,840 303,875 1,205,925
2-person carpool 176,930 10,280 47,160 119,490
3-or-more-person carpool 49,780 4,035 13,565 32,185
Bus or trolley bus 6,990 2,590 1,935 2,470
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 685 80 260 340
Bicycle or walked 22,295 4,705 6,635 10,955
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 14,060 2,655 4,185 7,225
Worked at Home 38,690 905 6,245 31,540
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 1,863,385 1,002,735 860,650  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 35,855 30,090 5,765  
Construction 138,760 125,485 13,275  
Manufacturing 334,645 230,020 104,620  
Wholesale trade 67,940 49,810 18,130  
Retail trade 226,720 109,580 117,140  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 97,410 76,600 20,810  
Information 40,935 20,705 20,230  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 106,315 40,105 66,210  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 133,285 75,610 57,675  
Educational, health and social services 359,250 81,305 277,945  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 118,145 49,845 68,295  
Other services (except public administration) 94,825 49,165 45,660  
Public administration 96,470 53,585 42,880  
Armed forces 12,835 10,815 2,020  
Occupation  
Management 135,090 86,185 48,900  
Farmers and farm managers 9,860 8,060 1,805  
Business and financial operations specialists 63,870 28,620 35,250  
Computer and mathematical 31,280 21,505 9,780  
Architecture and engineering 38,860 33,955 4,910  
Life, physical and social science 13,260 8,485 4,775  
Community and social service 27,330 13,160 14,170  
Legal 15,355 8,350 7,005  
Education, training and library 104,050 24,205 79,845  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 23,810 11,920 11,890  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 92,605 22,400 70,205  
Healthcare support 33,825 3,800 30,025  
Protective service 34,845 29,235 5,605  
Food preparation and serving related 76,625 26,495 50,135  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 61,795 35,455 26,340  
Personal care and service 43,450 7,900 35,550  
Sales and related 213,695 101,700 111,995  
Office and administrative support 268,365 59,445 208,915  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 14,415 11,775 2,635  
Construction and excavation 116,435 112,650 3,780  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 91,490 87,600 3,890  
Production 214,450 140,330 74,120  
Transportation and material moving 135,310 116,565 18,745  
Armed Forces 3,310 2,935 375