CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in La Plata 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 15,187 100 23,545 100 8,358 55.0
Sex              
Male 8,280 54.5 12,645 53.7 4,365 52.7
Female 6,907 45.5 10,900 46.3 3,993 57.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 10,825 71.3 16,390 69.6 5,565 51.4
2-person carpool 1,675 11.0 2,615 11.1 940 56.1
3-or-more-person carpool 372 2.4 775 3.3 403 108.3
Bus or trolley bus 116 0.8 205 0.9 89 76.7
All other transit1 0 0.0 8 0.0 8 **
Bicycle or walked 1,113 7.3 1,525 6.5 412 37.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 192 1.3 150 0.6 -42 -21.9
Worked at home 894 5.9 1,880 8.0 986 110.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 988 6.9 1,125 5.2 137 13.9
5 to 9 2,844 19.9 3,305 15.3 461 16.2
10 to 14 2,877 20.1 3,635 16.8 758 26.3
15 to 19 2,413 16.9 3,365 15.5 952 39.5
20 to 29 2,386 16.7 3,960 18.3 1,574 66.0
30 to 44 1,712 12.0 3,710 17.1 1,998 116.7
45- 59 577 4.0 1,110 5.1 533 92.4
60 or more 496 3.5 1,450 6.7 954 192.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.6 (X) 23.4 (X) 5.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.9 (X) 15.8 (X) -0.1 (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  23.4 21,665 4,430 7,000 3,960 3,710 1,110 1,450
                Row percent   100 20.4 32.3 18.3 17.1 5.1 6.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.1 16,390 3,190 5,370 3,260 2,790 730 1,040
                Row percent   100 19.5 32.8 19.9 17.0 4.5 6.3
               Column percent   75.7 72.0 76.7 82.3 75.2 65.8 71.7
2-person carpool 27.7 2,615 310 755 455 610 259 219
                Row percent   100 11.9 28.9 17.4 23.3 9.9 8.4
               Column percent   12.1 7.0 10.8 11.5 16.4 23.3 15.1
3+ carpool 39.8 775 69 210 100 205 39 150
                Row percent   100 8.9 27.1 12.9 26.5 5.0 19.4
               Column percent   3.6 1.6 3.0 2.5 5.5 3.5 10.3
Bus or trolley bus 26.7 205 20 60 40 20 60 10
                Row percent   100 9.8 29.3 19.5 9.8 29.3 4.9
               Column percent   0.9 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.5 5.4 0.7
All other transit1 16.3 8 0 4 0 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 9.4 1,525 810 555 89 50 15 10
                Row percent   100 53.1 36.4 5.8 3.3 1.0 0.7
               Column percent   7.0 18.3 7.9 2.2 1.3 1.4 0.7
All other modes1 33.5 150 30 59 15 29 0 20
                Row percent   100 20.0 39.3 10.0 19.3 0.0 13.3
               Column percent   0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 1.4
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 La Plata 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 23,105 555 4,405 18,150
Drove alone 16,315 230 2,895 13,190
2-person carpool 2,575 115 490 1,970
3-or-more-person carpool 750 29 115 605
Bus or trolley bus 175 15 90 69
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 8 0 0 8
Bicycle or walked 1,295 95 475 720
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 150 25 35 84
Worked at Home 1,840 45 300 1,500
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 23,545 12,645 10,900  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,005 780 225  
Construction 2,620 2,385 235  
Manufacturing 960 610 350  
Wholesale trade 505 380 125  
Retail trade 2,835 1,475 1,360  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,185 855 330  
Information 550 270 280  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,465 545 920  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,070 1,145 925  
Educational, health and social services 4,755 1,320 3,435  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,455 1,680 1,775  
Other services (except public administration) 1,045 550 495  
Public administration 1,080 640 440  
Armed forces 4 4 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,300 1,405 895  
Farmers and farm managers 285 240 50  
Business and financial operations specialists 820 280 545  
Computer and mathematical 260 180 80  
Architecture and engineering 440 385 55  
Life, physical and social science 270 175 95  
Community and social service 390 145 240  
Legal 240 125 115  
Education, training and library 1,615 510 1,105  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 520 275 245  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 970 300 670  
Healthcare support 370 20 355  
Protective service 445 350 95  
Food preparation and serving related 1,700 795 910  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 855 470 380  
Personal care and service 735 220 515  
Sales and related 3,060 1,510 1,550  
Office and administrative support 3,165 750 2,415  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 180 140 40  
Construction and excavation 2,050 1,945 105  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,005 970 35  
Production 975 685 290  
Transportation and material moving 890 775 115  
Armed Forces 0 0 0