CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alamosa County, Colorado
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 6,416 100 8,025 100 1,609 25.1
Sex              
Male 3,422 53.3 4,025 50.2 603 17.6
Female 2,994 46.7 4,000 49.8 1,006 33.6
Mode to work  
Drove alone 4,363 68.0 5,800 72.3 1,437 32.9
2-person carpool 795 12.4 865 10.8 70 8.8
3-or-more-person carpool 111 1.7 295 3.7 184 165.8
Bus or trolley bus 21 0.3 4 0.0 -17 -81.0
All other transit1 5 0.1 0 0.0 -5 -100.0
Bicycle or walked 800 12.5 675 8.4 -125 -15.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 13 0.2 75 0.9 62 476.9
Worked at home 308 4.8 305 3.8 -3 -1.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 798 13.1 915 11.9 117 14.7
5 to 9 1,841 30.1 1,720 22.3 -121 -6.6
10 to 14 1,252 20.5 1,785 23.1 533 42.6
15 to 19 672 11.0 850 11.0 178 26.5
20 to 29 629 10.3 1,030 13.3 401 63.8
30 to 44 637 10.4 910 11.8 273 42.9
45- 59 188 3.1 245 3.2 57 30.3
60 or more 91 1.5 270 3.5 179 196.7
Mean travel time (minutes) 13.6 (X) 17.1 (X) 3.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 11.7 (X) 10.7 (X) -1.0 (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  17.1 7,720 2,635 2,635 1,030 910 245 270
                Row percent   100 34.1 34.1 13.3 11.8 3.2 3.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 17.0 5,800 1,885 2,030 805 720 175 185
                Row percent   100 32.5 35.0 13.9 12.4 3.0 3.2
               Column percent   75.1 71.5 77.0 78.2 79.1 71.4 68.5
2-person carpool 21.3 865 230 285 160 89 50 50
                Row percent   100 26.6 32.9 18.5 10.3 5.8 5.8
               Column percent   11.2 8.7 10.8 15.5 9.8 20.4 18.5
3+ carpool 28.1 295 55 75 54 87 16 24
                Row percent   100 18.6 25.4 18.3 29.5 5.4 8.1
               Column percent   3.8 2.1 2.8 5.2 9.6 6.5 8.9
Bus or trolley bus 35.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 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 0.1 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 7.4 675 430 210 15 4 10 4
                Row percent   100 63.7 31.1 2.2 0.6 1.5 0.6
               Column percent   8.7 16.3 8.0 1.5 0.4 4.1 1.5
All other modes1 17.2 75 34 25 0 4 0 8
                Row percent   100 45.3 33.3 0.0 5.3 0.0 10.7
               Column percent   1.0 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.0 3.0
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 Alamosa County, Colorado
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 7,745 215 1,745 5,780
Drove alone 5,765 105 1,240 4,420
2-person carpool 860 20 230 610
3-or-more-person carpool 290 8 80 195
Bus or trolley bus 4 0 0 8
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 475 45 160 270
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 65 4 20 33
Worked at Home 280 30 15 235
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 8,025 4,025 4,000  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 445 350 95  
Construction 655 610 45  
Manufacturing 250 190 55  
Wholesale trade 190 160 30  
Retail trade 1,050 550 500  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 345 285 65  
Information 145 80 65  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 570 205 360  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 400 205 195  
Educational, health and social services 2,305 625 1,680  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 760 315 445  
Other services (except public administration) 390 195 195  
Public administration 520 255 265  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 545 285 260  
Farmers and farm managers 170 140 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 290 70 220  
Computer and mathematical 90 75 15  
Architecture and engineering 55 45 10  
Life, physical and social science 60 20 40  
Community and social service 185 55 130  
Legal 70 25 45  
Education, training and library 575 195 380  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 90 55 35  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 400 105 295  
Healthcare support 160 15 145  
Protective service 180 145 35  
Food preparation and serving related 430 160 275  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 250 120 130  
Personal care and service 170 20 150  
Sales and related 985 530 460  
Office and administrative support 1,425 315 1,110  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 210 155 55  
Construction and excavation 610 605 4  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 285 280 4  
Production 245 155 90  
Transportation and material moving 540 460 80  
Armed Forces 0 0 0