CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Palm Beach County, Florida
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 394,207 100 499,270 100 105,063 26.7
Sex              
Male 216,157 54.8 268,230 53.7 52,073 24.1
Female 178,050 45.2 231,040 46.3 52,990 29.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 311,076 78.9 397,070 79.5 85,994 27.6
2-person carpool 42,229 10.7 47,090 9.4 4,861 11.5
3-or-more-person carpool 11,055 2.8 15,380 3.1 4,325 39.1
Bus or trolley bus 4,087 1.0 5,200 1.0 1,113 27.2
All other transit1 567 0.1 690 0.1 123 21.7
Bicycle or walked 9,881 2.5 8,945 1.8 -936 -9.5
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 5,142 1.3 5,430 1.1 288 5.6
Worked at home 10,170 2.6 19,455 3.9 9,285 91.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 10,266 2.7 9,500 2.0 -766 -7.5
5 to 9 40,600 10.6 39,690 8.3 -910 -2.2
10 to 14 62,874 16.4 66,315 13.8 3,441 5.5
15 to 19 72,393 18.9 78,890 16.4 6,497 9.0
20 to 29 86,537 22.5 106,090 22.1 19,553 22.6
30 to 44 76,925 20.0 109,730 22.9 32,805 42.6
45- 59 20,836 5.4 36,825 7.7 15,989 76.7
60 or more 13,606 3.5 32,785 6.8 19,179 141.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.3 (X) 26.2 (X) 4.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 20.6 (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  26.2 479,815 49,190 145,205 106,090 109,730 36,825 32,785
                Row percent   100 10.3 30.3 22.1 22.9 7.7 6.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 25.5 397,070 38,925 122,960 91,290 90,290 29,855 23,750
                Row percent   100 9.8 31.0 23.0 22.7 7.5 6.0
               Column percent   82.8 79.1 84.7 86.0 82.3 81.1 72.4
2-person carpool 27.3 47,090 4,245 13,905 9,825 11,330 4,265 3,520
                Row percent   100 9.0 29.5 20.9 24.1 9.1 7.5
               Column percent   9.8 8.6 9.6 9.3 10.3 11.6 10.7
3+ carpool 35.6 15,380 910 3,220 2,705 4,540 1,690 2,330
                Row percent   100 5.9 20.9 17.6 29.5 11.0 15.1
               Column percent   3.2 1.8 2.2 2.5 4.1 4.6 7.1
Bus or trolley bus 45.3 5,200 205 750 595 1,460 460 1,730
                Row percent   100 3.9 14.4 11.4 28.1 8.8 33.3
               Column percent   1.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.2 5.3
All other transit1 72.2 690 10 14 14 145 100 397
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.2
Bicycle or walked 15.1 8,945 4,060 2,880 710 785 180 335
                Row percent   100 45.4 32.2 7.9 8.8 2.0 3.7
               Column percent   1.9 8.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.0
All other modes1 35.7 5,430 835 1,475 940 1,190 270 720
                Row percent   100 15.4 27.2 17.3 21.9 5.0 13.3
               Column percent   1.1 1.7 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.7 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 Palm Beach County, Florida
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 497,325 17,455 132,970 346,900
Drove alone 396,540 8,745 98,995 288,800
2-person carpool 46,870 2,230 15,870 28,765
3-or-more-person carpool 15,165 1,340 5,830 7,985
Bus or trolley bus 5,020 1,945 1,820 1,255
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 695 49 215 429
Bicycle or walked 8,270 1,855 3,365 3,050
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 5,370 915 1,905 2,550
Worked at Home 19,405 370 4,965 14,070
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 499,270 268,230 231,040  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 5,770 4,085 1,685  
Construction 43,730 38,750 4,980  
Manufacturing 31,820 22,410 9,410  
Wholesale trade 16,650 11,690 4,960  
Retail trade 64,400 33,500 30,900  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 20,320 14,345 5,980  
Information 17,265 9,880 7,390  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 46,235 22,610 23,625  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 62,310 35,635 26,670  
Educational, health and social services 88,825 21,890 66,935  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 52,410 29,430 22,980  
Other services (except public administration) 28,455 12,410 16,050  
Public administration 20,775 11,370 9,405  
Armed forces 300 230 75  
Occupation  
Management 48,140 30,190 17,950  
Farmers and farm managers 925 675 255  
Business and financial operations specialists 23,850 12,075 11,770  
Computer and mathematical 10,320 7,530 2,795  
Architecture and engineering 9,495 8,165 1,330  
Life, physical and social science 2,715 1,500 1,220  
Community and social service 5,655 2,285 3,370  
Legal 7,820 3,805 4,010  
Education, training and library 22,105 5,525 16,580  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 11,420 6,140 5,285  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 25,915 7,465 18,450  
Healthcare support 12,205 1,275 10,930  
Protective service 11,950 9,915 2,035  
Food preparation and serving related 27,655 14,495 13,160  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 24,695 14,795 9,900  
Personal care and service 15,165 4,865 10,300  
Sales and related 67,100 35,340 31,760  
Office and administrative support 75,740 17,410 58,330  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 4,000 2,945 1,055  
Construction and excavation 32,865 32,085 780  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 18,010 17,315 700  
Production 20,245 13,975 6,270  
Transportation and material moving 21,145 18,375 2,770  
Armed Forces 130 85 45