CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Kent County, Delaware
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 52,712 100 59,910 100 7,198 13.7
Sex              
Male 28,291 53.7 31,255 52.2 2,964 10.5
Female 24,421 46.3 28,660 47.8 4,239 17.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 41,355 78.5 48,460 80.9 7,105 17.2
2-person carpool 5,673 10.8 5,665 9.5 -8 -0.1
3-or-more-person carpool 1,533 2.9 1,530 2.6 -3 -0.2
Bus or trolley bus 167 0.3 450 0.8 283 169.5
All other transit1 8 0.0 4 0.0 -4 -50.0
Bicycle or walked 1,764 3.3 1,470 2.5 -294 -16.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 659 1.3 475 0.8 -184 -27.9
Worked at home 1,553 2.9 1,855 3.1 302 19.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,502 4.9 2,190 3.8 -312 -12.5
5 to 9 8,418 16.5 8,365 14.4 -53 -0.6
10 to 14 10,816 21.1 10,720 18.5 -96 -0.9
15 to 19 10,152 19.8 10,895 18.8 743 7.3
20 to 29 9,778 19.1 11,885 20.5 2,107 21.5
30 to 44 6,005 11.7 7,930 13.7 1,925 32.1
45- 59 1,830 3.6 2,785 4.8 955 52.2
60 or more 1,658 3.2 3,285 5.7 1,627 98.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 21.5 (X) 3.6 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 16.9 (X) 15.7 (X) -1.2 (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  21.5 58,055 10,555 21,615 11,885 7,930 2,785 3,285
                Row percent   100 18.2 37.2 20.5 13.7 4.8 5.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.3 48,460 8,435 18,460 10,395 6,430 2,335 2,405
                Row percent   100 17.4 38.1 21.5 13.3 4.8 5.0
               Column percent   83.5 79.9 85.4 87.5 81.1 83.8 73.2
2-person carpool 22.5 5,665 1,015 2,070 940 960 245 430
                Row percent   100 17.9 36.5 16.6 16.9 4.3 7.6
               Column percent   9.8 9.6 9.6 7.9 12.1 8.8 13.1
3+ carpool 33.3 1,530 129 405 225 345 129 289
                Row percent   100 8.4 26.5 14.7 22.5 8.4 18.9
               Column percent   2.6 1.2 1.9 1.9 4.4 4.6 8.8
Bus or trolley bus 31.3 450 25 95 130 84 35 84
                Row percent   100 5.6 21.1 28.9 18.7 7.8 18.7
               Column percent   0.8 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 2.6
All other transit1 33.8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Bicycle or walked 10.1 1,470 810 460 120 49 15 19
                Row percent   100 55.1 31.3 8.2 3.3 1.0 1.3
               Column percent   2.5 7.7 2.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6
All other modes1 22.9 475 145 130 80 64 4 55
                Row percent   100 30.5 27.4 16.8 13.5 0.8 11.6
               Column percent   0.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.1 1.7
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 Kent County, Delaware
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 59,010 2,130 11,960 44,915
Drove alone 48,135 1,115 9,050 37,970
2-person carpool 5,525 425 1,495 3,610
3-or-more-person carpool 1,495 95 435 970
Bus or trolley bus 430 140 155 134
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 4 0 0
Bicycle or walked 1,145 195 370 580
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 455 60 130 260
Worked at Home 1,825 105 335 1,380
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 59,910 31,255 28,660  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 885 695 190  
Construction 4,175 3,730 445  
Manufacturing 6,330 4,235 2,095  
Wholesale trade 1,690 1,110 580  
Retail trade 7,660 3,600 4,060  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,685 1,890 795  
Information 1,050 415 635  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,705 1,220 2,485  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 3,825 2,060 1,765  
Educational, health and social services 11,150 2,800 8,350  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,605 2,020 2,585  
Other services (except public administration) 2,380 1,180 1,200  
Public administration 6,740 3,700 3,040  
Armed forces 3,030 2,590 440  
Occupation  
Management 4,475 2,670 1,800  
Farmers and farm managers 410 330 80  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,485 945 1,540  
Computer and mathematical 810 595 215  
Architecture and engineering 965 840 125  
Life, physical and social science 560 335 225  
Community and social service 1,160 415 745  
Legal 485 150 335  
Education, training and library 3,385 995 2,385  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 615 310 305  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,290 740 1,550  
Healthcare support 955 85 870  
Protective service 1,795 1,505 290  
Food preparation and serving related 2,990 1,095 1,895  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,025 1,265 760  
Personal care and service 2,000 385 1,615  
Sales and related 6,300 2,770 3,525  
Office and administrative support 9,715 2,295 7,420  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 350 290 60  
Construction and excavation 3,180 3,080 105  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 3,685 3,470 215  
Production 4,335 2,790 1,545  
Transportation and material moving 4,375 3,395 980  
Armed Forces 570 505 65