CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Lafourche 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 24,943 100 30,525 100 5,582 22.4
Sex              
Male 13,946 55.9 16,230 53.2 2,284 16.4
Female 10,997 44.1 14,295 46.8 3,298 30.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 18,304 73.4 24,080 78.9 5,776 31.6
2-person carpool 2,904 11.6 2,875 9.4 -29 -1.0
3-or-more-person carpool 1,484 5.9 1,200 3.9 -284 -19.1
Bus or trolley bus 102 0.4 110 0.4 8 7.8
All other transit1 11 0.0 4 0.0 -7 -63.6
Bicycle or walked 1,044 4.2 935 3.1 -109 -10.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 550 2.2 580 1.9 30 5.5
Worked at home 544 2.2 750 2.5 206 37.9
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,106 8.6 2,045 6.9 -61 -2.9
5 to 9 4,971 20.4 5,865 19.7 894 18.0
10 to 14 4,866 19.9 5,650 19.0 784 16.1
15 to 19 3,875 15.9 4,325 14.5 450 11.6
20 to 29 2,773 11.4 4,040 13.6 1,267 45.7
30 to 44 2,847 11.7 3,585 12.0 738 25.9
45- 59 1,025 4.2 1,480 5.0 455 44.4
60 or more 1,936 7.9 2,795 9.4 859 44.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.4 (X) 26.2 (X) 5.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.3 (X) 15.3 (X) 0.0 (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 29,775 7,910 9,975 4,040 3,585 1,480 2,795
                Row percent   100 26.6 33.5 13.6 12.0 5.0 9.4
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.5 24,080 6,605 8,425 3,370 2,775 1,130 1,775
                Row percent   100 27.4 35.0 14.0 11.5 4.7 7.4
               Column percent   80.9 83.5 84.5 83.4 77.4 76.4 63.5
2-person carpool 35.0 2,875 355 975 420 475 185 449
                Row percent   100 12.3 33.9 14.6 16.5 6.4 15.6
               Column percent   9.7 4.5 9.8 10.4 13.2 12.5 16.1
3+ carpool 49.8 1,200 104 280 185 250 68 294
                Row percent   100 8.7 23.3 15.4 20.8 5.7 24.5
               Column percent   4.0 1.3 2.8 4.6 7.0 4.6 10.5
Bus or trolley bus 42.4 110 15 35 0 19 10 30
                Row percent   100 13.6 31.8 0.0 17.3 9.1 27.3
               Column percent   0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.1
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 9.3 935 680 160 40 25 10 20
                Row percent   100 72.7 17.1 4.3 2.7 1.1 2.1
               Column percent   3.1 8.6 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7
All other modes1 67.1 580 140 95 24 34 69 209
                Row percent   100 24.1 16.4 4.1 5.9 11.9 36.0
               Column percent   1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.9 4.7 7.5
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 Lafourche 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 30,240 1,070 6,890 22,275
Drove alone 23,975 465 4,970 18,540
2-person carpool 2,855 200 900 1,755
3-or-more-person carpool 1,190 75 425 685
Bus or trolley bus 110 10 35 60
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 0 0 4
Bicycle or walked 815 165 210 435
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 565 120 200 240
Worked at Home 725 40 140 545
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 30,525 16,230 14,295  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,455 2,240 215  
Construction 1,835 1,680 155  
Manufacturing 3,455 2,905 550  
Wholesale trade 880 610 270  
Retail trade 4,410 1,815 2,600  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,275 1,865 410  
Information 470 265 205  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,355 575 780  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 1,300 765 530  
Educational, health and social services 7,530 1,470 6,060  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,805 650 1,155  
Other services (except public administration) 1,460 660 795  
Public administration 1,270 695 570  
Armed forces 30 30 0  
Occupation  
Management 1,780 1,160 625  
Farmers and farm managers 90 90 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 700 270 435  
Computer and mathematical 140 95 40  
Architecture and engineering 560 535 25  
Life, physical and social science 135 105 35  
Community and social service 570 150 420  
Legal 150 105 50  
Education, training and library 2,440 505 1,935  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 315 180 140  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,340 300 1,040  
Healthcare support 675 25 650  
Protective service 460 360 100  
Food preparation and serving related 1,510 395 1,115  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,025 520 505  
Personal care and service 825 175 650  
Sales and related 3,350 1,265 2,085  
Office and administrative support 4,555 1,010 3,545  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 475 430 45  
Construction and excavation 2,355 2,280 75  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,305 1,285 20  
Production 2,650 2,150 500  
Transportation and material moving 3,120 2,850 270  
Armed Forces 0 0 0