CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Thomas 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 4,120 100 4,190 100 70 1.7
Sex              
Male 2,339 56.8 2,205 52.6 -134 -5.7
Female 1,781 43.2 1,985 47.4 204 11.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 3,165 76.8 3,430 81.9 265 8.4
2-person carpool 293 7.1 270 6.4 -23 -7.8
3-or-more-person carpool 49 1.2 64 1.5 15 30.6
Bus or trolley bus 9 0.2 4 0.1 -5 -55.6
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 316 7.7 145 3.5 -171 -54.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 52 1.3 15 0.4 -37 -71.2
Worked at home 236 5.7 275 6.6 39 16.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 922 23.7 700 17.9 -222 -24.1
5 to 9 1,538 39.6 1,550 39.6 12 0.8
10 to 14 591 15.2 635 16.2 44 7.4
15 to 19 266 6.8 235 6.0 -31 -11.7
20 to 29 262 6.7 285 7.3 23 8.8
30 to 44 179 4.6 315 8.0 136 76.0
45- 59 83 2.1 54 1.4 -29 -34.9
60 or more 43 1.1 150 3.8 107 248.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 9.8 (X) 13.8 (X) 4.0 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 8.3 (X) 5.9 (X) -2.4 (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  13.8 3,915 2,250 870 285 315 54 150
                Row percent   100 57.5 22.2 7.3 8.0 1.4 3.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 12.9 3,430 1,980 805 235 275 39 99
                Row percent   100 57.7 23.5 6.9 8.0 1.1 2.9
               Column percent   87.6 88.0 92.5 82.5 87.3 72.2 66.0
2-person carpool 23.4 270 130 30 29 34 8 33
                Row percent   100 48.1 11.1 10.7 12.6 3.0 12.2
               Column percent   6.9 5.8 3.4 10.2 10.8 14.8 22.0
3+ carpool 39.8 64 18 19 4 4 8 12
                Row percent   100 28.1 29.7 6.3 6.3 12.5 18.8
               Column percent   1.6 0.8 2.2 1.4 1.3 14.8 8.0
Bus or trolley bus 7.5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 5.8 145 120 4 4 4 4 0
                Row percent   100 82.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0
               Column percent   3.7 5.3 0.5 1.4 1.3 7.4 0.0
All other modes1 11.0 15 4 4 0 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 26.7 26.7 0.0 26.7 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.4 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
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 Thomas 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 4,190 100 680 3,410
Drove alone 3,430 85 570 2,775
2-person carpool 270 4 30 235
3-or-more-person carpool 60 0 14 49
Bus or trolley bus 4 0 0 4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 140 15 25 105
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 15 0 10 4
Worked at Home 275 0 30 245
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 4,190 2,205 1,985  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 605 505 100  
Construction 290 255 35  
Manufacturing 110 70 40  
Wholesale trade 140 130 10  
Retail trade 535 240 295  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 250 215 35  
Information 100 55 45  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 240 105 135  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 160 85 75  
Educational, health and social services 1,025 220 805  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 405 125 280  
Other services (except public administration) 180 100 80  
Public administration 150 105 45  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 225 135 90  
Farmers and farm managers 325 300 25  
Business and financial operations specialists 105 30 70  
Computer and mathematical 20 4 15  
Architecture and engineering 35 20 10  
Life, physical and social science 40 40 0  
Community and social service 75 50 25  
Legal 25 15 10  
Education, training and library 300 40 260  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 55 10 45  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 235 40 195  
Healthcare support 75 10 60  
Protective service 60 45 15  
Food preparation and serving related 295 80 215  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 145 65 85  
Personal care and service 120 15 100  
Sales and related 460 235 230  
Office and administrative support 475 75 400  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 165 130 35  
Construction and excavation 225 215 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 290 290 0  
Production 170 125 50  
Transportation and material moving 270 240 35  
Armed Forces 0 0 0