CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Blount County, Alabama
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 9,279 100 11,285 100 2,006 21.6
Sex              
Male 4,731 51.0 5,680 50.3 949 20.1
Female 4,548 49.0 5,605 49.7 1,057 23.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 6,747 72.7 8,595 76.2 1,848 27.4
2-person carpool 1,122 12.1 1,255 11.1 133 11.9
3-or-more-person carpool 499 5.4 595 5.3 96 19.2
Bus or trolley bus 38 0.4 20 0.2 -18 -47.4
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 285 3.1 200 1.8 -85 -29.8
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 75 0.8 59 0.5 -16 -21.3
Worked at home 513 5.5 565 5.0 52 10.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 587 6.7 630 5.9 43 7.3
5 to 9 1,625 18.5 1,920 17.9 295 18.2
10 to 14 1,382 15.8 1,595 14.9 213 15.4
15 to 19 1,379 15.7 1,865 17.4 486 35.2
20 to 29 1,322 15.1 1,825 17.0 503 38.0
30 to 44 1,402 16.0 1,560 14.6 158 11.3
45- 59 510 5.8 650 6.1 140 27.5
60 or more 559 6.4 670 6.3 111 19.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 22.6 (X) 2.1 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 15.7 (X) -2.2 (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  22.6 10,720 2,550 3,460 1,825 1,560 650 670
                Row percent   100 23.8 32.3 17.0 14.6 6.1 6.3
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.3 8,595 1,950 2,940 1,525 1,265 545 365
                Row percent   100 22.7 34.2 17.7 14.7 6.3 4.2
               Column percent   80.2 76.5 85.0 83.6 81.1 83.8 54.5
2-person carpool 27.1 1,255 300 350 205 200 75 119
                Row percent   100 23.9 27.9 16.3 15.9 6.0 9.5
               Column percent   11.7 11.8 10.1 11.2 12.8 11.5 17.8
3+ carpool 34.5 595 114 140 59 104 30 148
                Row percent   100 19.2 23.5 9.9 17.5 5.0 24.9
               Column percent   5.6 4.5 4.0 3.2 6.7 4.6 22.1
Bus or trolley bus 32.3 20 10 0 0 0 0 8
                Row percent   100 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0
               Column percent   0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
All other transit1 60.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Bicycle or walked 13.8 200 150 25 0 0 0 20
                Row percent   100 75.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
               Column percent   1.9 5.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
All other modes1 14.1 59 30 4 30 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 50.8 6.8 50.8 0.0 0.0 6.8
               Column percent   0.6 1.2 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
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 Blount County, Alabama
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 11,285 305 1,810 9,165
Drove alone 8,595 195 1,425 6,970
2-person carpool 1,255 40 175 1,040
3-or-more-person carpool 590 25 60 505
Bus or trolley bus 20 0 0 19
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 0 4 4
Bicycle or walked 200 10 45 140
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 60 20 4 34
Worked at Home 565 15 85 465
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 11,285 5,680 5,605  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 630 515 115  
Construction 1,160 1,050 110  
Manufacturing 2,085 1,120 965  
Wholesale trade 305 210 95  
Retail trade 1,455 615 840  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 555 430 130  
Information 135 55 80  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 640 290 350  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 500 260 240  
Educational, health and social services 2,195 365 1,830  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 560 210 350  
Other services (except public administration) 680 375 305  
Public administration 365 165 200  
Armed forces 25 25 0  
Occupation  
Management 680 420 260  
Farmers and farm managers 225 185 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 240 85 155  
Computer and mathematical 40 15 20  
Architecture and engineering 90 70 25  
Life, physical and social science 20 10 10  
Community and social service 155 105 55  
Legal 85 60 25  
Education, training and library 790 175 615  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 95 20 75  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 405 70 335  
Healthcare support 230 4 225  
Protective service 145 110 40  
Food preparation and serving related 575 125 445  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 430 220 210  
Personal care and service 330 30 300  
Sales and related 1,180 470 710  
Office and administrative support 1,320 215 1,105  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 305 235 70  
Construction and excavation 940 930 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 630 605 25  
Production 1,510 775 735  
Transportation and material moving 870 755 110  
Armed Forces 0 0 0