CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Etowah 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 37,542 100 38,635 100 1,093 2.9
Sex              
Male 20,476 54.5 20,505 53.1 29 0.1
Female 17,066 45.5 18,130 46.9 1,064 6.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 31,885 84.9 33,180 85.9 1,295 4.1
2-person carpool 3,288 8.8 3,160 8.2 -128 -3.9
3-or-more-person carpool 796 2.1 815 2.1 19 2.4
Bus or trolley bus 29 0.1 40 0.1 11 37.9
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 544 1.4 370 1.0 -174 -32.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 182 0.5 265 0.7 83 45.6
Worked at home 818 2.2 800 2.1 -18 -2.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,346 3.7 1,235 3.3 -111 -8.2
5 to 9 4,324 11.8 4,310 11.4 -14 -0.3
10 to 14 7,051 19.2 6,525 17.2 -526 -7.5
15 to 19 8,786 23.9 8,345 22.1 -441 -5.0
20 to 29 7,794 21.2 8,540 22.6 746 9.6
30 to 44 4,959 13.5 5,345 14.1 386 7.8
45- 59 1,459 4.0 1,690 4.5 231 15.8
60 or more 1,005 2.7 1,850 4.9 845 84.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 22.3 (X) 3.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 15.8 (X) -2.4 (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 37,835 5,545 14,870 8,540 5,345 1,690 1,850
                Row percent   100 14.7 39.3 22.6 14.1 4.5 4.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.7 33,180 4,685 13,325 7,570 4,710 1,425 1,460
                Row percent   100 14.1 40.2 22.8 14.2 4.3 4.4
               Column percent   87.7 84.5 89.6 88.6 88.1 84.3 78.9
2-person carpool 27.2 3,160 420 1,110 740 440 220 229
                Row percent   100 13.3 35.1 23.4 13.9 7.0 7.2
               Column percent   8.4 7.6 7.5 8.7 8.2 13.0 12.4
3+ carpool 30.9 815 135 275 130 130 29 130
                Row percent   100 16.6 33.7 16.0 16.0 3.6 16.0
               Column percent   2.2 2.4 1.8 1.5 2.4 1.7 7.0
Bus or trolley bus 18.0 40 10 15 10 10 0 0
                Row percent   100 25.0 37.5 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                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 0.0
Bicycle or walked 19.5 370 235 60 35 10 0 25
                Row percent   100 63.5 16.2 9.5 2.7 0.0 6.8
               Column percent   1.0 4.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.4
All other modes1 21.6 265 59 75 45 45 20 14
                Row percent   100 22.3 28.3 17.0 17.0 7.5 5.3
               Column percent   0.7 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 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 Etowah 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 38,620 1,035 7,165 30,420
Drove alone 33,175 625 5,875 26,670
2-person carpool 3,160 215 760 2,180
3-or-more-person carpool 820 45 240 530
Bus or trolley bus 40 4 15 24
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 360 95 65 205
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 260 30 65 160
Worked at Home 800 10 140 650
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 38,635 20,505 18,130  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 400 315 85  
Construction 2,660 2,425 235  
Manufacturing 7,955 5,880 2,075  
Wholesale trade 1,260 995 265  
Retail trade 5,340 2,520 2,815  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,875 1,610 265  
Information 635 290 345  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,690 625 1,070  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,015 985 1,035  
Educational, health and social services 8,110 1,515 6,595  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,810 1,035 1,775  
Other services (except public administration) 2,175 1,330 845  
Public administration 1,685 960 725  
Armed forces 30 30 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,290 1,470 820  
Farmers and farm managers 165 120 45  
Business and financial operations specialists 915 390 530  
Computer and mathematical 140 110 25  
Architecture and engineering 445 370 80  
Life, physical and social science 135 70 65  
Community and social service 745 360 385  
Legal 295 100 195  
Education, training and library 2,155 375 1,780  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 300 120 180  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,280 585 1,700  
Healthcare support 830 65 765  
Protective service 685 580 100  
Food preparation and serving related 2,005 595 1,410  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,245 755 490  
Personal care and service 760 95 660  
Sales and related 4,730 2,100 2,630  
Office and administrative support 5,235 1,110 4,125  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 230 160 65  
Construction and excavation 2,270 2,240 30  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,105 2,030 75  
Production 5,010 3,460 1,555  
Transportation and material moving 3,645 3,220 420  
Armed Forces 20 20 0