CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in DeKalb 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 21,289 100 26,065 100 4,776 22.4
Sex              
Male 10,886 51.1 13,880 53.3 2,994 27.5
Female 10,403 48.9 12,185 46.7 1,782 17.1
Mode to work  
Drove alone 16,452 77.3 21,040 80.7 4,588 27.9
2-person carpool 2,791 13.1 2,845 10.9 54 1.9
3-or-more-person carpool 676 3.2 705 2.7 29 4.3
Bus or trolley bus 44 0.2 25 0.1 -19 -43.2
All other transit1 2 0.0 30 0.1 28 1400.0
Bicycle or walked 389 1.8 380 1.5 -9 -2.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 154 0.7 195 0.7 41 26.6
Worked at home 781 3.7 840 3.2 59 7.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,129 5.5 1,255 5.0 126 11.2
5 to 9 2,727 13.3 3,195 12.7 468 17.2
10 to 14 3,493 17.0 3,995 15.8 502 14.4
15 to 19 3,900 19.0 4,190 16.6 290 7.4
20 to 29 4,186 20.4 5,550 22.0 1,364 32.6
30 to 44 3,757 18.3 4,570 18.1 813 21.6
45- 59 853 4.2 1,435 5.7 582 68.2
60 or more 463 2.3 1,030 4.1 567 122.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.1 (X) 22.3 (X) 3.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.7 (X) 17.9 (X) -0.8 (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  22.3 25,225 4,450 8,185 5,550 4,570 1,435 1,030
                Row percent   100 17.6 32.4 22.0 18.1 5.7 4.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.4 21,040 3,575 7,085 4,800 3,775 1,110 695
                Row percent   100 17.0 33.7 22.8 17.9 5.3 3.3
               Column percent   83.4 80.3 86.6 86.5 82.6 77.4 67.5
2-person carpool 28.8 2,845 350 870 530 620 250 225
                Row percent   100 12.3 30.6 18.6 21.8 8.8 7.9
               Column percent   11.3 7.9 10.6 9.5 13.6 17.4 21.8
3+ carpool 31.0 705 165 149 138 114 45 88
                Row percent   100 23.4 21.1 19.6 16.2 6.4 12.5
               Column percent   2.8 3.7 1.8 2.5 2.5 3.1 8.5
Bus or trolley bus 28.8 25 4 0 10 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 16.0 0.0 40.0 16.0 0.0 16.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4
All other transit1 32.7 30 10 0 0 10 0 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0
Bicycle or walked 8.9 380 305 70 4 0 0 10
                Row percent   100 80.3 18.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 2.6
               Column percent   1.5 6.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0
All other modes1 24.3 195 35 19 70 40 24 8
                Row percent   100 17.9 9.7 35.9 20.5 12.3 4.1
               Column percent   0.8 0.8 0.2 1.3 0.9 1.7 0.8
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 DeKalb 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 26,045 575 4,730 20,740
Drove alone 21,035 425 3,525 17,080
2-person carpool 2,830 100 690 2,040
3-or-more-person carpool 705 19 200 485
Bus or trolley bus 25 4 10 10
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 30 0 0 30
Bicycle or walked 380 4 85 295
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 195 20 60 115
Worked at Home 840 4 155 680
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 26,065 13,880 12,185  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 975 740 230  
Construction 1,665 1,520 140  
Manufacturing 11,045 6,440 4,605  
Wholesale trade 570 425 145  
Retail trade 2,320 940 1,380  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,020 755 265  
Information 400 205 195  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 805 225 580  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 800 420 380  
Educational, health and social services 3,320 585 2,730  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,485 655 830  
Other services (except public administration) 970 580 390  
Public administration 680 375 305  
Armed forces 10 10 0  
Occupation  
Management 1,360 935 425  
Farmers and farm managers 600 475 125  
Business and financial operations specialists 330 120 210  
Computer and mathematical 55 40 15  
Architecture and engineering 325 295 30  
Life, physical and social science 35 25 10  
Community and social service 240 115 125  
Legal 80 50 30  
Education, training and library 1,110 225 880  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 185 85 100  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 740 200 540  
Healthcare support 410 30 380  
Protective service 315 290 25  
Food preparation and serving related 905 235 670  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 685 415 265  
Personal care and service 585 80 505  
Sales and related 2,140 825 1,315  
Office and administrative support 2,755 590 2,165  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 370 250 120  
Construction and excavation 1,420 1,395 25  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,465 1,415 50  
Production 7,805 4,035 3,770  
Transportation and material moving 2,150 1,755 395  
Armed Forces 4 4 0