CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Shelby 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 36,942 100 59,825 100 22,883 61.9
Sex              
Male 21,186 57.3 33,450 55.9 12,264 57.9
Female 15,756 42.7 26,375 44.1 10,619 67.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 29,863 80.8 49,365 82.5 19,502 65.3
2-person carpool 3,814 10.3 5,360 9.0 1,546 40.5
3-or-more-person carpool 1,377 3.7 1,650 2.8 273 19.8
Bus or trolley bus 54 0.1 60 0.1 6 11.1
All other transit1 9 0.0 15 0.0 6 66.7
Bicycle or walked 592 1.6 725 1.2 133 22.5
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 201 0.5 270 0.5 69 34.3
Worked at home 1,032 2.8 2,380 4.0 1,348 130.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,157 3.2 1,480 2.6 323 27.9
5 to 9 4,389 12.2 5,265 9.2 876 20.0
10 to 14 5,014 14.0 6,460 11.2 1,446 28.8
15 to 19 5,207 14.5 8,190 14.3 2,983 57.3
20 to 29 6,859 19.1 11,690 20.3 4,831 70.4
30 to 44 8,424 23.5 14,495 25.2 6,071 72.1
45- 59 3,115 8.7 5,720 10.0 2,605 83.6
60 or more 1,745 4.9 4,140 7.2 2,395 137.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.2 (X) 27.4 (X) 4.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 22.2 (X) 20.9 (X) -1.3 (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  27.4 57,445 6,745 14,650 11,690 14,495 5,720 4,140
                Row percent   100 11.7 25.5 20.3 25.2 10.0 7.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 26.5 49,365 5,590 12,935 10,690 12,400 4,700 3,055
                Row percent   100 11.3 26.2 21.7 25.1 9.5 6.2
               Column percent   85.9 82.9 88.3 91.4 85.5 82.2 73.8
2-person carpool 34.8 5,360 460 1,125 735 1,560 735 745
                Row percent   100 8.6 21.0 13.7 29.1 13.7 13.9
               Column percent   9.3 6.8 7.7 6.3 10.8 12.8 18.0
3+ carpool 34.7 1,650 154 330 215 445 259 260
                Row percent   100 9.3 20.0 13.0 27.0 15.7 15.8
               Column percent   2.9 2.3 2.3 1.8 3.1 4.5 6.3
Bus or trolley bus 43.4 60 8 14 4 0 10 19
                Row percent   100 13.3 23.3 6.7 0.0 16.7 31.7
               Column percent   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
All other transit1 60.7 15 0 0 0 0 0 15
                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 0.4
Bicycle or walked 6.7 725 495 195 24 4 4 0
                Row percent   100 68.3 26.9 3.3 0.6 0.6 0.0
               Column percent   1.3 7.3 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
All other modes1 45.0 270 45 50 25 80 15 44
                Row percent   100 16.7 18.5 9.3 29.6 5.6 16.3
               Column percent   0.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.1
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 Shelby 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 59,390 1,300 10,610 47,475
Drove alone 49,265 895 8,545 39,825
2-person carpool 5,275 170 1,085 4,020
3-or-more-person carpool 1,650 95 395 1,155
Bus or trolley bus 60 10 15 34
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 15 0 0 15
Bicycle or walked 475 55 125 300
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 270 30 70 165
Worked at Home 2,380 40 380 1,960
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 59,825 33,450 26,375  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 710 620 90  
Construction 6,315 5,535 780  
Manufacturing 6,835 5,100 1,735  
Wholesale trade 3,780 2,580 1,200  
Retail trade 6,235 3,520 2,720  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 3,135 2,290 845  
Information 2,650 1,435 1,215  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 6,810 2,380 4,430  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 6,635 3,930 2,705  
Educational, health and social services 8,640 2,000 6,645  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,930 1,965 1,960  
Other services (except public administration) 3,000 1,405 1,595  
Public administration 1,105 665 440  
Armed forces 40 25 15  
Occupation  
Management 6,075 4,210 1,870  
Farmers and farm managers 155 125 30  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,075 1,120 1,955  
Computer and mathematical 1,990 1,480 510  
Architecture and engineering 1,745 1,565 175  
Life, physical and social science 385 280 105  
Community and social service 715 355 360  
Legal 335 140 200  
Education, training and library 2,995 595 2,400  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,120 660 460  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,135 495 1,640  
Healthcare support 540 75 465  
Protective service 680 565 110  
Food preparation and serving related 2,110 845 1,265  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,925 1,325 600  
Personal care and service 1,395 245 1,150  
Sales and related 8,175 4,890 3,285  
Office and administrative support 9,615 1,615 8,000  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 220 175 50  
Construction and excavation 4,430 4,300 130  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,665 2,575 90  
Production 4,170 3,165 1,010  
Transportation and material moving 3,155 2,635 520  
Armed Forces 25 20 4