CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in McPherson County, Kansas
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 13,083 100 15,205 100 2,122 16.2
Sex              
Male 7,233 55.3 8,130 53.5 897 12.4
Female 5,850 44.7 7,080 46.6 1,230 21.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 9,847 75.3 12,055 79.3 2,208 22.4
2-person carpool 1,070 8.2 1,070 7.0 0 0.0
3-or-more-person carpool 255 1.9 270 1.8 15 5.9
Bus or trolley bus 35 0.3 45 0.3 10 28.6
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 1,225 9.4 805 5.3 -420 -34.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 93 0.7 145 1.0 52 55.9
Worked at home 558 4.3 820 5.4 262 47.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,265 18.1 1,645 11.4 -620 -27.4
5 to 9 3,740 29.9 4,490 31.2 750 20.1
10 to 14 2,355 18.8 2,930 20.4 575 24.4
15 to 19 1,451 11.6 1,660 11.5 209 14.4
20 to 29 1,299 10.4 1,660 11.5 361 27.8
30 to 44 1,015 8.1 1,305 9.1 290 28.6
45- 59 228 1.8 335 2.3 107 46.9
60 or more 172 1.4 355 2.5 183 106.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 12.4 (X) 14.8 (X) 2.4 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 10.5 (X) 10.4 (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  14.8 14,385 6,135 4,590 1,660 1,305 335 355
                Row percent   100 42.6 31.9 11.5 9.1 2.3 2.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 14.3 12,055 5,070 3,960 1,445 1,090 230 270
                Row percent   100 42.1 32.8 12.0 9.0 1.9 2.2
               Column percent   83.8 82.6 86.3 87.0 83.5 68.7 76.1
2-person carpool 19.9 1,070 310 330 150 175 65 34
                Row percent   100 29.0 30.8 14.0 16.4 6.1 3.2
               Column percent   7.4 5.1 7.2 9.0 13.4 19.4 9.6
3+ carpool 20.2 270 94 75 18 39 24 14
                Row percent   100 34.8 27.8 6.7 14.4 8.9 5.2
               Column percent   1.9 1.5 1.6 1.1 3.0 7.2 3.9
Bus or trolley bus 29.4 45 4 14 10 0 10 4
                Row percent   100 8.9 31.1 22.2 0.0 22.2 8.9
               Column percent   0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 3.0 1.1
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.3
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.9 805 600 155 35 0 10 14
                Row percent   100 74.5 19.3 4.3 0.0 1.2 1.7
               Column percent   5.6 9.8 3.4 2.1 0.0 3.0 3.9
All other modes1 32.1 145 65 55 4 8 0 23
                Row percent   100 44.8 37.9 2.8 5.5 0.0 15.9
               Column percent   1.0 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 6.5
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 McPherson County, Kansas
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 14,760 410 2,400 11,945
Drove alone 11,805 205 1,830 9,765
2-person carpool 1,040 50 245 750
3-or-more-person carpool 255 29 45 184
Bus or trolley bus 40 0 10 30
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 660 95 165 395
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 145 30 35 85
Worked at Home 820 4 70 745
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 15,205 8,130 7,080  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 865 745 120  
Construction 1,020 895 125  
Manufacturing 4,035 2,895 1,140  
Wholesale trade 310 260 55  
Retail trade 1,370 650 725  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 645 515 125  
Information 240 55 185  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 800 175 625  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 465 210 250  
Educational, health and social services 3,495 770 2,725  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 860 315 545  
Other services (except public administration) 815 420 395  
Public administration 275 205 70  
Armed forces 20 20 0  
Occupation  
Management 925 615 310  
Farmers and farm managers 545 485 65  
Business and financial operations specialists 410 175 235  
Computer and mathematical 145 90 55  
Architecture and engineering 210 205 4  
Life, physical and social science 150 75 75  
Community and social service 200 115 85  
Legal 65 50 15  
Education, training and library 960 275 680  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 135 50 85  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 555 110 445  
Healthcare support 625 30 595  
Protective service 165 140 25  
Food preparation and serving related 670 200 475  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 510 265 245  
Personal care and service 505 60 445  
Sales and related 1,165 520 645  
Office and administrative support 2,060 360 1,700  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 125 110 20  
Construction and excavation 930 875 55  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 670 640 35  
Production 2,455 1,820 635  
Transportation and material moving 1,010 860 150  
Armed Forces 10 10 0