CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alger County, Michigan
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 3,026 100 3,815 100 789 26.1
Sex              
Male 1,675 55.4 2,080 54.5 405 24.2
Female 1,351 44.6 1,735 45.5 384 28.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 2,087 69.0 2,845 74.6 758 36.3
2-person carpool 227 7.5 335 8.8 108 47.6
3-or-more-person carpool 165 5.5 174 4.6 9 5.5
Bus or trolley bus 10 0.3 35 0.9 25 250.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 311 10.3 239 6.3 -72 -23.2
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 59 1.9 28 0.7 -31 -52.5
Worked at home 167 5.5 155 4.1 -12 -7.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 399 14.0 395 10.8 -4 -1.0
5 to 9 803 28.1 875 23.9 72 9.0
10 to 14 603 21.1 670 18.3 67 11.1
15 to 19 343 12.0 465 12.7 122 35.6
20 to 29 243 8.5 450 12.3 207 85.2
30 to 44 185 6.5 355 9.7 170 91.9
45- 59 119 4.2 215 5.9 96 80.7
60 or more 164 5.7 240 6.6 76 46.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.8 (X) 19.6 (X) 3.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 11.9 (X) 10.9 (X) -1.0 (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  19.6 3,660 1,270 1,135 450 355 215 240
                Row percent   100 34.7 31.0 12.3 9.7 5.9 6.6
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 18.3 2,845 1,040 900 370 265 124 135
                Row percent   100 36.6 31.6 13.0 9.3 4.4 4.7
               Column percent   77.7 81.9 79.3 82.2 74.6 57.7 56.3
2-person carpool 28.5 335 40 130 45 53 30 54
                Row percent   100 11.9 38.8 13.4 15.8 9.0 16.1
               Column percent   9.2 3.1 11.5 10.0 14.9 14.0 22.5
3+ carpool 38.5 174 14 23 22 28 48 38
                Row percent   100 8.0 13.2 12.6 16.1 27.6 21.8
               Column percent   4.8 1.1 2.0 4.9 7.9 22.3 15.8
Bus or trolley bus 18.7 35 4 19 8 8 0 4
                Row percent   100 11.4 54.3 22.9 22.9 0.0 11.4
               Column percent   1.0 0.3 1.7 1.8 2.3 0.0 1.7
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.7
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.9 239 175 50 8 4 8 10
                Row percent   100 73.2 20.9 3.3 1.7 3.3 4.2
               Column percent   6.5 13.8 4.4 1.8 1.1 3.7 4.2
All other modes1 24.2 28 8 8 4 0 4 4
                Row percent   100 28.6 28.6 14.3 0.0 14.3 14.3
               Column percent   0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.0 1.9 1.7
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 Alger County, Michigan
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 3,800 95 785 2,920
Drove alone 2,835 45 545 2,245
2-person carpool 335 15 75 250
3-or-more-person carpool 175 4 39 128
Bus or trolley bus 30 4 10 14
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 240 25 55 159
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 25 0 10 15
Worked at Home 155 4 45 110
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 3,815 2,080 1,735  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 190 170 25  
Construction 260 230 30  
Manufacturing 810 610 200  
Wholesale trade 20 20 4  
Retail trade 390 150 240  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 100 50 45  
Information 40 30 10  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 150 40 110  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 105 75 35  
Educational, health and social services 720 145 575  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 410 145 265  
Other services (except public administration) 135 65 70  
Public administration 475 345 130  
Armed forces 4 4 0  
Occupation  
Management 290 165 120  
Farmers and farm managers 30 25 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 55 35 20  
Computer and mathematical 15 15 4  
Architecture and engineering 30 25 4  
Life, physical and social science 45 35 10  
Community and social service 45 30 15  
Legal 4 4 4  
Education, training and library 260 60 200  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 40 20 20  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 140 40 100  
Healthcare support 105 10 95  
Protective service 310 270 40  
Food preparation and serving related 270 70 205  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 120 65 55  
Personal care and service 105 15 90  
Sales and related 335 120 220  
Office and administrative support 465 85 380  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 110 110 4  
Construction and excavation 235 230 4  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 115 110 4  
Production 445 350 90  
Transportation and material moving 235 195 40  
Armed Forces 0 0 0