CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Howard County, Maryland
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 88,995 100 119,995 100 31,000 34.8
Sex              
Male 48,359 54.3 64,565 53.8 16,206 33.5
Female 40,636 45.7 55,425 46.2 14,789 36.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 71,609 80.5 97,885 81.6 26,276 36.7
2-person carpool 8,849 9.9 9,545 8.0 696 7.9
3-or-more-person carpool 2,552 2.9 3,105 2.6 553 21.7
Bus or trolley bus 616 0.7 715 0.6 99 16.1
All other transit1 51 0.1 85 0.1 34 66.7
Bicycle or walked 1,328 1.5 1,690 1.4 362 27.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 746 0.8 835 0.7 89 11.9
Worked at home 3,244 3.6 6,125 5.1 2,881 88.8
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,756 2.0 1,735 1.5 -21 -1.2
5 to 9 7,405 8.6 7,890 6.9 485 6.5
10 to 14 11,591 13.5 13,780 12.1 2,189 18.9
15 to 19 12,888 15.0 16,365 14.4 3,477 27.0
20 to 29 18,247 21.3 24,555 21.6 6,308 34.6
30 to 44 19,983 23.3 28,100 24.7 8,117 40.6
45- 59 8,635 10.1 11,905 10.5 3,270 37.9
60 or more 5,246 6.1 9,550 8.4 4,304 82.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.3 (X) 28.4 (X) 3.1 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 23.7 (X) 25.0 (X) 1.3 (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  28.4 113,870 9,625 30,145 24,555 28,100 11,905 9,550
                Row percent   100 8.5 26.5 21.6 24.7 10.5 8.4
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 28.1 97,885 7,960 26,295 21,390 24,365 10,235 7,630
                Row percent   100 8.1 26.9 21.9 24.9 10.5 7.8
               Column percent   86.0 82.7 87.2 87.1 86.7 86.0 79.9
2-person carpool 29.1 9,545 685 2,495 2,005 2,345 1,050 965
                Row percent   100 7.2 26.1 21.0 24.6 11.0 10.1
               Column percent   8.4 7.1 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.8 10.1
3+ carpool 35.6 3,105 130 610 570 820 480 495
                Row percent   100 4.2 19.6 18.4 26.4 15.5 15.9
               Column percent   2.7 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.9 4.0 5.2
Bus or trolley bus 44.7 715 25 50 145 238 45 215
                Row percent   100 3.5 7.0 20.3 33.3 6.3 30.1
               Column percent   0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 2.3
All other transit1 58.5 85 0 0 10 4 8 59
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
Bicycle or walked 16.8 1,690 775 390 295 140 35 54
                Row percent   100 45.9 23.1 17.5 8.3 2.1 3.2
               Column percent   1.5 8.1 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.6
All other modes1 34.7 835 50 305 140 170 49 125
                Row percent   100 6.0 36.5 16.8 20.4 5.9 15.0
               Column percent   0.7 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.3
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 Howard County, Maryland
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 119,455 4,070 23,710 91,675
Drove alone 97,625 1,950 18,620 77,050
2-person carpool 9,490 635 2,675 6,180
3-or-more-person carpool 3,010 485 835 1,690
Bus or trolley bus 705 320 230 160
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 75 15 25 29
Bicycle or walked 1,650 350 450 845
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 815 200 190 420
Worked at Home 6,090 110 680 5,295
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 119,995 64,565 55,425  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 405 225 180  
Construction 8,375 7,170 1,205  
Manufacturing 10,455 7,110 3,345  
Wholesale trade 9,140 6,265 2,875  
Retail trade 14,920 8,295 6,620  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 4,695 3,545 1,150  
Information 4,285 2,500 1,785  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 9,645 4,015 5,630  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 19,565 11,285 8,280  
Educational, health and social services 20,585 5,335 15,245  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 7,800 4,100 3,700  
Other services (except public administration) 5,840 2,435 3,405  
Public administration 4,120 2,160 1,965  
Armed forces 160 125 35  
Occupation  
Management 13,600 8,470 5,130  
Farmers and farm managers 130 80 50  
Business and financial operations specialists 7,565 3,480 4,085  
Computer and mathematical 5,535 3,825 1,710  
Architecture and engineering 3,835 3,420 415  
Life, physical and social science 1,750 1,185 565  
Community and social service 1,515 585 930  
Legal 1,205 525 680  
Education, training and library 7,100 1,420 5,685  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 2,285 1,045 1,240  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 4,340 1,230 3,115  
Healthcare support 1,405 245 1,160  
Protective service 1,860 1,325 535  
Food preparation and serving related 4,350 2,185 2,165  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,020 1,880 1,145  
Personal care and service 3,355 585 2,770  
Sales and related 15,605 9,040 6,560  
Office and administrative support 19,490 4,710 14,780  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 285 155 130  
Construction and excavation 5,330 5,180 150  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,195 4,035 160  
Production 4,610 3,130 1,480  
Transportation and material moving 7,575 6,790 780  
Armed Forces 55 40 15