CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Sussex 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 49,164 100 61,400 100 12,236 24.9
Sex              
Male 26,668 54.2 32,970 53.7 6,302 23.6
Female 22,496 45.8 28,430 46.3 5,934 26.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 37,889 77.1 48,240 78.6 10,351 27.3
2-person carpool 5,005 10.2 6,025 9.8 1,020 20.4
3-or-more-person carpool 1,495 3.0 1,795 2.9 300 20.1
Bus or trolley bus 539 1.1 265 0.4 -274 -50.8
All other transit1 2 0.0 45 0.1 43 2150.0
Bicycle or walked 1,568 3.2 1,715 2.8 147 9.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 552 1.1 510 0.8 -42 -7.6
Worked at home 2,114 4.3 2,805 4.6 691 32.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,876 6.1 2,945 5.0 69 2.4
5 to 9 7,252 15.4 8,435 14.4 1,183 16.3
10 to 14 8,013 17.0 9,775 16.7 1,762 22.0
15 to 19 8,533 18.1 9,245 15.8 712 8.3
20 to 29 9,225 19.6 12,080 20.6 2,855 30.9
30 to 44 7,929 16.9 10,305 17.6 2,376 30.0
45- 59 1,987 4.2 3,125 5.3 1,138 57.3
60 or more 1,235 2.6 2,690 4.6 1,455 117.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 22.0 (X) 3.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 15.9 (X) -2.3 (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  22.0 58,595 11,380 19,020 12,080 10,305 3,125 2,690
                Row percent   100 19.4 32.5 20.6 17.6 5.3 4.6
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.8 48,240 9,135 15,910 10,345 8,320 2,565 1,960
                Row percent   100 18.9 33.0 21.4 17.2 5.3 4.1
               Column percent   82.3 80.3 83.6 85.6 80.7 82.1 72.9
2-person carpool 24.3 6,025 715 1,865 1,360 1,320 369 395
                Row percent   100 11.9 31.0 22.6 21.9 6.1 6.6
               Column percent   10.3 6.3 9.8 11.3 12.8 11.8 14.7
3+ carpool 28.8 1,795 205 580 244 440 124 204
                Row percent   100 11.4 32.3 13.6 24.5 6.9 11.4
               Column percent   3.1 1.8 3.0 2.0 4.3 4.0 7.6
Bus or trolley bus 29.4 265 60 55 19 65 10 49
                Row percent   100 22.6 20.8 7.2 24.5 3.8 18.5
               Column percent   0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.8
All other transit1 26.0 45 20 4 0 14 0 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Bicycle or walked 7.7 1,715 1,170 435 49 25 20 19
                Row percent   100 68.2 25.4 2.9 1.5 1.2 1.1
               Column percent   2.9 10.3 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7
All other modes1 35.9 510 75 175 65 124 20 60
                Row percent   100 14.7 34.3 12.7 24.3 3.9 11.8
               Column percent   0.9 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.6 2.2
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 Sussex 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 61,255 1,595 12,735 46,930
Drove alone 48,195 805 9,035 38,350
2-person carpool 6,015 295 1,765 3,960
3-or-more-person carpool 1,760 205 540 1,015
Bus or trolley bus 255 50 20 185
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 40 0 30 10
Bicycle or walked 1,685 145 635 905
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 500 60 170 265
Worked at Home 2,805 30 535 2,235
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 61,400 32,970 28,430  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,760 1,365 395  
Construction 7,385 6,730 650  
Manufacturing 8,885 6,060 2,825  
Wholesale trade 1,860 1,295 565  
Retail trade 9,280 4,395 4,885  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,460 1,805 655  
Information 880 430 450  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,320 1,190 2,130  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 3,095 1,815 1,280  
Educational, health and social services 11,530 2,385 9,145  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 5,450 2,540 2,910  
Other services (except public administration) 2,580 1,340 1,240  
Public administration 2,820 1,535 1,285  
Armed forces 95 85 10  
Occupation  
Management 4,195 2,525 1,670  
Farmers and farm managers 815 660 155  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,385 650 735  
Computer and mathematical 400 195 205  
Architecture and engineering 740 620 120  
Life, physical and social science 275 160 115  
Community and social service 1,235 500 735  
Legal 240 120 120  
Education, training and library 3,275 710 2,565  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 730 290 440  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,015 605 2,410  
Healthcare support 1,350 110 1,240  
Protective service 1,165 1,010 155  
Food preparation and serving related 3,645 1,425 2,220  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,300 1,520 780  
Personal care and service 1,755 420 1,330  
Sales and related 8,110 3,690 4,425  
Office and administrative support 7,420 1,565 5,855  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 840 575 265  
Construction and excavation 5,560 5,395 165  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,775 2,690 85  
Production 5,745 3,825 1,915  
Transportation and material moving 4,410 3,685 725  
Armed Forces 25 20 4