CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in New Castle 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 246,552 100 269,265 100 22,713 9.2
Sex              
Male 130,497 52.9 140,140 52.0 9,643 7.4
Female 116,055 47.1 129,125 48.0 13,070 11.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 191,081 77.5 216,025 80.2 24,944 13.1
2-person carpool 25,653 10.4 23,795 8.8 -1,858 -7.2
3-or-more-person carpool 6,230 2.5 5,570 2.1 -660 -10.6
Bus or trolley bus 6,493 2.6 7,970 3.0 1,477 22.7
All other transit1 208 0.1 459 0.2 251 120.7
Bicycle or walked 10,675 4.3 7,265 2.7 -3,410 -31.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 1,899 0.8 1,755 0.7 -144 -7.6
Worked at home 4,313 1.7 6,430 2.4 2,117 49.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 5,762 2.4 4,875 1.9 -887 -15.4
5 to 9 22,953 9.5 20,445 7.8 -2,508 -10.9
10 to 14 39,405 16.3 36,910 14.0 -2,495 -6.3
15 to 19 48,345 20.0 46,070 17.5 -2,275 -4.7
20 to 29 61,820 25.5 66,375 25.3 4,555 7.4
30 to 44 43,154 17.8 52,885 20.1 9,731 22.5
45- 59 12,283 5.1 17,990 6.8 5,707 46.5
60 or more 8,517 3.5 17,290 6.6 8,773 103.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.2 (X) 25.4 (X) 4.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 20.5 (X) 0.0 (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  25.4 262,835 25,320 82,980 66,375 52,885 17,990 17,290
                Row percent   100 9.6 31.6 25.3 20.1 6.8 6.6
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 24.9 216,025 19,465 69,095 57,145 43,390 14,085 12,850
                Row percent   100 9.0 32.0 26.5 20.1 6.5 5.9
               Column percent   82.2 76.9 83.3 86.1 82.0 78.3 74.3
2-person carpool 26.0 23,795 2,070 7,720 5,590 4,975 1,850 1,595
                Row percent   100 8.7 32.4 23.5 20.9 7.8 6.7
               Column percent   9.1 8.2 9.3 8.4 9.4 10.3 9.2
3+ carpool 31.5 5,570 335 1,265 1,230 1,355 660 720
                Row percent   100 6.0 22.7 22.1 24.3 11.8 12.9
               Column percent   2.1 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.7 4.2
Bus or trolley bus 37.4 7,970 250 1,420 1,395 2,350 1,165 1,395
                Row percent   100 3.1 17.8 17.5 29.5 14.6 17.5
               Column percent   3.0 1.0 1.7 2.1 4.4 6.5 8.1
All other transit1 73.7 459 10 10 15 75 44 305
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.8
Bicycle or walked 13.8 7,265 2,910 2,935 740 405 115 159
                Row percent   100 40.1 40.4 10.2 5.6 1.6 2.2
               Column percent   2.8 11.5 3.5 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.9
All other modes1 37.1 1,755 280 535 255 330 85 270
                Row percent   100 16.0 30.5 14.5 18.8 4.8 15.4
               Column percent   0.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.6
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 New Castle 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 266,090 10,315 57,310 198,465
Drove alone 215,135 4,450 42,565 168,120
2-person carpool 23,600 1,285 6,290 16,025
3-or-more-person carpool 5,495 370 1,735 3,380
Bus or trolley bus 7,585 2,380 2,605 2,595
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 459 75 139 250
Bicycle or walked 5,880 1,305 2,205 2,370
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,650 255 530 865
Worked at Home 6,285 195 1,230 4,865
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 269,265 140,140 129,125  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 835 595 245  
Construction 17,755 16,045 1,710  
Manufacturing 37,800 26,465 11,335  
Wholesale trade 7,160 5,010 2,150  
Retail trade 28,155 14,780 13,375  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 11,320 8,635 2,685  
Information 5,140 2,820 2,325  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 41,725 16,425 25,300  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 29,825 16,760 13,065  
Educational, health and social services 50,225 13,090 37,135  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 18,460 8,835 9,625  
Other services (except public administration) 10,880 5,410 5,470  
Public administration 9,525 4,905 4,620  
Armed forces 450 365 85  
Occupation  
Management 28,485 16,740 11,745  
Farmers and farm managers 205 185 20  
Business and financial operations specialists 16,490 7,645 8,845  
Computer and mathematical 9,695 6,300 3,395  
Architecture and engineering 5,470 4,705 765  
Life, physical and social science 6,825 4,585 2,235  
Community and social service 3,995 1,500 2,490  
Legal 3,685 1,825 1,860  
Education, training and library 13,920 3,835 10,085  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 4,200 2,260 1,945  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 12,890 3,255 9,640  
Healthcare support 3,540 635 2,905  
Protective service 5,165 3,995 1,175  
Food preparation and serving related 11,720 5,135 6,590  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 6,695 4,235 2,460  
Personal care and service 6,815 1,265 5,550  
Sales and related 26,755 13,615 13,140  
Office and administrative support 49,615 11,935 37,675  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 400 290 110  
Construction and excavation 13,915 13,575 340  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 9,780 9,330 450  
Production 15,815 12,085 3,730  
Transportation and material moving 13,030 11,070 1,955  
Armed Forces 155 140 15