CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Vernon 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 28,143 100 21,435 100 -6,708 -23.8
Sex              
Male 20,249 72.0 13,650 63.7 -6,599 -32.6
Female 7,894 28.0 7,790 36.3 -104 -1.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 17,307 61.5 15,805 73.7 -1,502 -8.7
2-person carpool 3,778 13.4 2,770 12.9 -1,008 -26.7
3-or-more-person carpool 1,582 5.6 870 4.1 -712 -45.0
Bus or trolley bus 80 0.3 70 0.3 -10 -12.5
All other transit1 13 0.0 4 0.0 -9 -69.2
Bicycle or walked 4,189 14.9 1,340 6.3 -2,849 -68.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 862 3.1 270 1.3 -592 -68.7
Worked at home 332 1.2 305 1.4 -27 -8.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,892 6.8 1,215 5.8 -677 -35.8
5 to 9 5,728 20.6 3,515 16.6 -2,213 -38.6
10 to 14 5,576 20.0 4,550 21.5 -1,026 -18.4
15 to 19 4,991 17.9 4,010 19.0 -981 -19.7
20 to 29 4,684 16.8 3,540 16.8 -1,144 -24.4
30 to 44 3,045 10.9 2,460 11.6 -585 -19.2
45- 59 884 3.2 625 3.0 -259 -29.3
60 or more 1,011 3.6 1,215 5.8 204 20.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.1 (X) 2.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.7 (X) 15.3 (X) -0.4 (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  20.1 21,130 4,730 8,560 3,540 2,460 625 1,215
                Row percent   100 22.4 40.5 16.8 11.6 3.0 5.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.3 15,805 2,880 6,580 3,010 2,055 485 795
                Row percent   100 18.2 41.6 19.0 13.0 3.1 5.0
               Column percent   74.8 60.9 76.9 85.0 83.5 77.6 65.4
2-person carpool 21.4 2,770 590 1,260 370 255 95 205
                Row percent   100 21.3 45.5 13.4 9.2 3.4 7.4
               Column percent   13.1 12.5 14.7 10.5 10.4 15.2 16.9
3+ carpool 24.5 870 220 320 95 102 18 99
                Row percent   100 25.3 36.8 10.9 11.7 2.1 11.4
               Column percent   4.1 4.7 3.7 2.7 4.1 2.9 8.1
Bus or trolley bus 49.7 70 4 24 4 0 0 35
                Row percent   100 5.7 34.3 5.7 0.0 0.0 50.0
               Column percent   0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.9
All other transit1 2.5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
               Column percent   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.2 1,340 885 340 49 40 4 10
                Row percent   100 66.0 25.4 3.7 3.0 0.3 0.7
               Column percent   6.3 18.7 4.0 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.8
All other modes1 28.7 270 140 29 14 4 25 60
                Row percent   100 51.9 10.7 5.2 1.5 9.3 22.2
               Column percent   1.3 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 4.0 4.9
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 Vernon 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 18,675 695 5,570 12,410
Drove alone 15,055 345 4,180 10,530
2-person carpool 2,105 155 825 1,120
3-or-more-person carpool 590 60 220 310
Bus or trolley bus 70 0 4 60
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 370 90 120 160
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 190 35 70 85
Worked at Home 295 10 150 135
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 21,435 13,650 7,790  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 625 555 70  
Construction 1,000 865 135  
Manufacturing 805 650 155  
Wholesale trade 325 240 85  
Retail trade 1,710 725 985  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 595 410 185  
Information 270 140 130  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 480 150 330  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 710 455 250  
Educational, health and social services 3,615 780 2,835  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,175 450 725  
Other services (except public administration) 850 525 330  
Public administration 2,265 1,560 705  
Armed forces 7,005 6,140 865  
Occupation  
Management 1,055 645 405  
Farmers and farm managers 105 100 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 700 440 260  
Computer and mathematical 195 145 50  
Architecture and engineering 250 245 4  
Life, physical and social science 190 145 45  
Community and social service 225 130 95  
Legal 110 60 45  
Education, training and library 1,300 305 995  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 190 120 70  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,235 530 710  
Healthcare support 255 40 215  
Protective service 785 690 95  
Food preparation and serving related 990 410 580  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 485 240 250  
Personal care and service 510 65 445  
Sales and related 1,430 565 865  
Office and administrative support 2,670 830 1,845  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 215 175 35  
Construction and excavation 1,340 1,265 75  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,875 1,725 150  
Production 780 640 140  
Transportation and material moving 1,390 1,175 220  
Armed Forces 3,160 2,965 195