CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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 65,884 100 65,965 100 81 0.1
Sex              
Male 34,961 53.1 33,155 50.3 -1,806 -5.2
Female 30,923 46.9 32,810 49.7 1,887 6.1
Mode to work  
Drove alone 49,638 75.3 52,430 79.5 2,792 5.6
2-person carpool 6,833 10.4 5,535 8.4 -1,298 -19.0
3-or-more-person carpool 1,078 1.6 1,080 1.6 2 0.2
Bus or trolley bus 1,061 1.6 625 0.9 -436 -41.1
All other transit1 27 0.0 40 0.1 13 48.1
Bicycle or walked 4,495 6.8 3,480 5.3 -1,015 -22.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 521 0.8 450 0.7 -71 -13.6
Worked at home 2,231 3.4 2,320 3.5 89 4.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,853 6.1 3,980 6.3 127 3.3
5 to 9 12,412 19.5 11,315 17.8 -1,097 -8.8
10 to 14 14,061 22.1 14,040 22.1 -21 -0.1
15 to 19 11,128 17.5 10,035 15.8 -1,093 -9.8
20 to 29 10,586 16.6 11,100 17.4 514 4.9
30 to 44 7,772 12.2 8,115 12.8 343 4.4
45- 59 1,921 3.0 2,400 3.8 479 24.9
60 or more 1,920 3.0 2,645 4.2 725 37.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.2 (X) 19.2 (X) 2.0 (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  19.2 63,645 15,295 24,075 11,100 8,115 2,400 2,645
                Row percent   100 24.0 37.8 17.4 12.8 3.8 4.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.4 52,430 11,580 20,295 9,325 7,075 2,100 2,065
                Row percent   100 22.1 38.7 17.8 13.5 4.0 3.9
               Column percent   82.4 75.7 84.3 84.0 87.2 87.5 78.1
2-person carpool 20.0 5,535 1,240 2,105 1,125 620 119 325
                Row percent   100 22.4 38.0 20.3 11.2 2.1 5.9
               Column percent   8.7 8.1 8.7 10.1 7.6 5.0 12.3
3+ carpool 27.5 1,080 195 345 194 169 69 94
                Row percent   100 18.1 31.9 18.0 15.6 6.4 8.7
               Column percent   1.7 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.9 3.6
Bus or trolley bus 37.2 625 40 150 125 170 44 100
                Row percent   100 6.4 24.0 20.0 27.2 7.0 16.0
               Column percent   1.0 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.1 1.8 3.8
All other transit1 44.8 40 0 0 4 20 8 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4
Bicycle or walked 9.2 3,480 2,135 990 230 45 40 40
                Row percent   100 61.4 28.4 6.6 1.3 1.1 1.1
               Column percent   5.5 14.0 4.1 2.1 0.6 1.7 1.5
All other modes1 17.5 450 105 190 95 25 25 8
                Row percent   100 23.3 42.2 21.1 5.6 5.6 1.8
               Column percent   0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.3
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 Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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 64,540 2,470 16,315 45,760
Drove alone 52,285 1,125 12,185 38,975
2-person carpool 5,440 350 1,845 3,250
3-or-more-person carpool 1,050 105 345 609
Bus or trolley bus 615 235 215 160
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 40 15 0 24
Bicycle or walked 2,410 435 940 1,035
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 445 130 165 149
Worked at Home 2,250 70 625 1,555
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 65,965 33,155 32,810  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 735 580 155  
Construction 4,560 4,195 365  
Manufacturing 8,270 6,145 2,120  
Wholesale trade 1,435 1,090 345  
Retail trade 8,380 3,985 4,395  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,735 1,205 530  
Information 1,795 895 900  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,455 1,320 2,135  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 4,510 2,535 1,975  
Educational, health and social services 18,360 5,030 13,330  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 6,940 3,170 3,770  
Other services (except public administration) 3,460 1,610 1,850  
Public administration 2,315 1,375 940  
Armed forces 20 20 0  
Occupation  
Management 5,325 3,185 2,140  
Farmers and farm managers 205 150 55  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,120 1,040 1,080  
Computer and mathematical 1,285 870 415  
Architecture and engineering 1,310 1,185 120  
Life, physical and social science 620 365 255  
Community and social service 1,370 550 820  
Legal 495 280 215  
Education, training and library 4,960 1,425 3,530  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,600 805 795  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,860 865 2,990  
Healthcare support 2,135 290 1,845  
Protective service 1,230 1,070 165  
Food preparation and serving related 4,160 1,625 2,535  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,595 1,610 990  
Personal care and service 2,335 665 1,670  
Sales and related 6,850 3,170 3,680  
Office and administrative support 9,635 2,160 7,480  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 285 240 45  
Construction and excavation 3,840 3,760 80  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,155 2,075 80  
Production 4,825 3,545 1,285  
Transportation and material moving 2,750 2,215 535  
Armed Forces 10 10 0