CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Middlesex 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 796,579 100 829,255 100 32,676 4.1
Sex              
Male 440,195 55.3 454,755 54.8 14,560 3.3
Female 356,384 44.7 374,500 45.2 18,116 5.1
Mode to work  
Drove alone 603,070 75.7 637,240 76.8 34,170 5.7
2-person carpool 69,062 8.7 58,735 7.1 -10,327 -15.0
3-or-more-person carpool 14,164 1.8 11,745 1.4 -2,419 -17.1
Bus or trolley bus 21,454 2.7 20,345 2.5 -1,109 -5.2
All other transit1 20,349 2.6 26,690 3.2 6,341 31.2
Bicycle or walked 44,106 5.5 40,935 4.9 -3,171 -7.2
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 5,011 0.6 5,850 0.7 839 16.7
Worked at home 19,363 2.4 27,725 3.3 8,362 43.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 20,280 2.6 16,620 2.1 -3,660 -18.0
5 to 9 81,009 10.4 64,120 8.0 -16,889 -20.8
10 to 14 109,579 14.1 94,070 11.7 -15,509 -14.2
15 to 19 112,215 14.4 98,570 12.3 -13,645 -12.2
20 to 29 149,645 19.3 148,045 18.5 -1,600 -1.1
30 to 44 177,132 22.8 197,690 24.7 20,558 11.6
45- 59 72,853 9.4 92,790 11.6 19,937 27.4
60 or more 54,503 7.0 89,615 11.2 35,112 64.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.0 (X) 30.0 (X) 5.0 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 23.2 (X) 25.6 (X) 2.4 (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  30.0 801,530 80,740 192,640 148,045 197,690 92,790 89,615
                Row percent   100 10.1 24.0 18.5 24.7 11.6 11.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 29.7 637,240 58,370 151,570 123,285 162,925 75,340 65,750
                Row percent   100 9.2 23.8 19.3 25.6 11.8 10.3
               Column percent   79.5 72.3 78.7 83.3 82.4 81.2 73.4
2-person carpool 29.9 58,735 5,240 15,465 10,275 14,400 6,475 6,880
                Row percent   100 8.9 26.3 17.5 24.5 11.0 11.7
               Column percent   7.3 6.5 8.0 6.9 7.3 7.0 7.7
3+ carpool 34.7 11,745 805 2,805 1,850 2,745 1,444 2,095
                Row percent   100 6.9 23.9 15.8 23.4 12.3 17.8
               Column percent   1.5 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.3
Bus or trolley bus 40.1 20,345 370 3,155 3,195 6,165 3,215 4,240
                Row percent   100 1.8 15.5 15.7 30.3 15.8 20.8
               Column percent   2.5 0.5 1.6 2.2 3.1 3.5 4.7
All other transit1 48.0 26,690 120 1,560 3,115 7,720 5,500 8,670
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   3.3 0.1 0.8 2.1 3.9 5.9 9.7
Bicycle or walked 13.7 40,935 15,015 16,355 5,480 2,785 520 790
                Row percent   100 36.7 40.0 13.4 6.8 1.3 1.9
               Column percent   5.1 18.6 8.5 3.7 1.4 0.6 0.9
All other modes1 44.4 5,850 825 1,725 845 960 295 1,195
                Row percent   100 14.1 29.5 14.4 16.4 5.0 20.4
               Column percent   0.7 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.3 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 Middlesex 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 812,975 40,230 197,190 575,555
Drove alone 634,570 14,060 135,115 485,395
2-person carpool 58,120 2,765 18,955 36,400
3-or-more-person carpool 11,160 1,250 3,640 6,270
Bus or trolley bus 19,755 6,640 7,940 5,170
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 26,015 6,395 10,345 9,270
Bicycle or walked 31,040 7,285 13,085 10,665
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 5,505 1,140 1,690 2,670
Worked at Home 26,810 695 6,410 19,705
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 829,255 454,755 374,500  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,630 1,075 555  
Construction 41,760 37,420 4,340  
Manufacturing 124,515 85,605 38,910  
Wholesale trade 27,885 19,340 8,545  
Retail trade 90,050 49,335 40,710  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 27,680 21,305 6,375  
Information 45,815 25,975 19,840  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 48,520 22,165 26,355  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 139,365 83,715 55,650  
Educational, health and social services 175,475 52,805 122,670  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 43,775 21,730 22,045  
Other services (except public administration) 34,110 16,390 17,715  
Public administration 26,840 16,530 10,310  
Armed forces 1,845 1,365 480  
Occupation  
Management 102,175 63,955 38,215  
Farmers and farm managers 415 290 125  
Business and financial operations specialists 47,940 23,480 24,460  
Computer and mathematical 59,690 44,005 15,685  
Architecture and engineering 35,230 30,315 4,910  
Life, physical and social science 20,130 11,490 8,640  
Community and social service 11,460 3,890 7,570  
Legal 7,740 4,015 3,725  
Education, training and library 56,000 17,100 38,900  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 22,665 10,490 12,175  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 34,680 8,685 25,995  
Healthcare support 12,280 1,860 10,420  
Protective service 14,420 12,100 2,315  
Food preparation and serving related 28,150 13,345 14,805  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 19,650 13,130 6,515  
Personal care and service 18,200 3,565 14,635  
Sales and related 83,870 47,040 36,830  
Office and administrative support 119,610 33,650 85,960  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 770 500 270  
Construction and excavation 32,710 31,810 900  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 23,785 22,380 1,405  
Production 46,840 31,245 15,595  
Transportation and material moving 30,410 26,055 4,350  
Armed Forces 445 355 95