CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ascension County, Louisiana
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 21,686 100 29,815 100 8,129 37.5
Sex              
Male 13,944 64.3 18,315 61.4 4,371 31.3
Female 7,742 35.7 11,500 38.6 3,758 48.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 17,420 80.3 24,290 81.5 6,870 39.4
2-person carpool 2,651 12.2 2,990 10.0 339 12.8
3-or-more-person carpool 650 3.0 880 3.0 230 35.4
Bus or trolley bus 95 0.4 25 0.1 -70 -73.7
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 342 1.6 595 2.0 253 74.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 222 1.0 365 1.2 143 64.4
Worked at home 306 1.4 670 2.2 364 119.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 856 4.0 1,170 4.0 314 36.7
5 to 9 3,077 14.4 2,940 10.1 -137 -4.5
10 to 14 2,919 13.7 4,070 14.0 1,151 39.4
15 to 19 3,156 14.8 4,215 14.5 1,059 33.6
20 to 29 3,560 16.7 5,135 17.6 1,575 44.2
30 to 44 4,306 20.1 6,475 22.2 2,169 50.4
45- 59 1,761 8.2 2,785 9.6 1,024 58.1
60 or more 1,745 8.2 2,355 8.1 610 35.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 24.3 (X) 27.0 (X) 2.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 21.4 (X) 20.6 (X) -0.8 (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  27.0 29,145 4,110 8,285 5,135 6,475 2,785 2,355
                Row percent   100 14.1 28.4 17.6 22.2 9.6 8.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 25.8 24,290 3,185 7,240 4,495 5,520 2,235 1,610
                Row percent   100 13.1 29.8 18.5 22.7 9.2 6.6
               Column percent   83.3 77.5 87.4 87.5 85.3 80.3 68.4
2-person carpool 34.7 2,990 315 735 405 635 425 475
                Row percent   100 10.5 24.6 13.5 21.2 14.2 15.9
               Column percent   10.3 7.7 8.9 7.9 9.8 15.3 20.2
3+ carpool 40.8 880 90 155 145 224 78 195
                Row percent   100 10.2 17.6 16.5 25.5 8.9 22.2
               Column percent   3.0 2.2 1.9 2.8 3.5 2.8 8.3
Bus or trolley bus 58.6 25 0 4 10 8 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 16.0 40.0 32.0 0.0 16.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
All other transit1 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.5 595 430 65 45 35 10 10
                Row percent   100 72.3 10.9 7.6 5.9 1.7 1.7
               Column percent   2.0 10.5 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4
All other modes1 38.5 365 79 75 45 60 35 59
                Row percent   100 21.6 20.5 12.3 16.4 9.6 16.2
               Column percent   1.3 1.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.5
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 Ascension County, Louisiana
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 29,780 1,085 6,370 22,330
Drove alone 24,280 500 4,810 18,965
2-person carpool 2,965 250 835 1,880
3-or-more-person carpool 880 70 325 485
Bus or trolley bus 25 10 15 4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 0 4 0
Bicycle or walked 595 130 225 245
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 360 120 80 155
Worked at Home 670 0 75 600
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 29,815 18,315 11,500  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 345 325 20  
Construction 4,380 3,945 435  
Manufacturing 7,555 6,420 1,135  
Wholesale trade 940 700 240  
Retail trade 3,625 1,675 1,955  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,455 1,275 180  
Information 580 230 345  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,170 415 755  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 1,495 810 685  
Educational, health and social services 4,205 655 3,550  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,920 685 1,240  
Other services (except public administration) 1,330 750 580  
Public administration 775 410 365  
Armed forces 25 20 4  
Occupation  
Management 1,880 1,365 515  
Farmers and farm managers 65 65 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 770 360 410  
Computer and mathematical 180 100 80  
Architecture and engineering 1,165 1,075 90  
Life, physical and social science 435 300 135  
Community and social service 270 165 105  
Legal 140 80 60  
Education, training and library 1,695 195 1,500  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 260 115 140  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 800 225 575  
Healthcare support 370 20 350  
Protective service 385 260 125  
Food preparation and serving related 1,355 355 1,000  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 795 460 330  
Personal care and service 660 75 585  
Sales and related 3,275 1,405 1,870  
Office and administrative support 3,705 930 2,775  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 65 65 0  
Construction and excavation 3,725 3,600 125  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,880 1,820 60  
Production 3,915 3,560 355  
Transportation and material moving 2,010 1,705 300  
Armed Forces 10 10 0