CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Houghton 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 12,709 100 15,100 100 2,391 18.8
Sex              
Male 7,088 55.8 7,975 52.8 887 12.5
Female 5,621 44.2 7,125 47.2 1,504 26.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 8,399 66.1 10,995 72.8 2,596 30.9
2-person carpool 1,152 9.1 1,315 8.7 163 14.1
3-or-more-person carpool 253 2.0 324 2.1 71 28.1
Bus or trolley bus 67 0.5 75 0.5 8 11.9
All other transit1 6 0.0 0 0.0 -6 -100.0
Bicycle or walked 2,085 16.4 1,730 11.5 -355 -17.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 220 1.7 95 0.6 -125 -56.8
Worked at home 527 4.1 565 3.7 38 7.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,450 11.9 1,410 9.7 -40 -2.8
5 to 9 3,636 29.8 3,535 24.3 -101 -2.8
10 to 14 2,686 22.0 3,145 21.6 459 17.1
15 to 19 1,640 13.5 2,475 17.0 835 50.9
20 to 29 1,679 13.8 2,265 15.6 586 34.9
30 to 44 781 6.4 1,085 7.5 304 38.9
45- 59 166 1.4 255 1.8 89 53.6
60 or more 144 1.2 370 2.5 226 156.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 12.6 (X) 15.3 (X) 2.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 11.9 (X) 10.8 (X) -1.1 (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  15.3 14,535 4,945 5,620 2,265 1,085 255 370
                Row percent   100 34.0 38.7 15.6 7.5 1.8 2.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 16.0 10,995 3,415 4,400 1,875 810 210 285
                Row percent   100 31.1 40.0 17.1 7.4 1.9 2.6
               Column percent   75.6 69.1 78.3 82.8 74.7 82.4 77.0
2-person carpool 15.8 1,315 380 530 220 130 24 28
                Row percent   100 28.9 40.3 16.7 9.9 1.8 2.1
               Column percent   9.0 7.7 9.4 9.7 12.0 9.4 7.6
3+ carpool 23.9 324 43 110 48 88 12 24
                Row percent   100 13.3 34.0 14.8 27.2 3.7 7.4
               Column percent   2.2 0.9 2.0 2.1 8.1 4.7 6.5
Bus or trolley bus 20.4 75 20 30 10 4 0 10
                Row percent   100 26.7 40.0 13.3 5.3 0.0 13.3
               Column percent   0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 2.7
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.7 1,730 1,055 515 90 49 15 4
                Row percent   100 61.0 29.8 5.2 2.8 0.9 0.2
               Column percent   11.9 21.3 9.2 4.0 4.5 5.9 1.1
All other modes1 19.0 95 35 34 14 0 0 8
                Row percent   100 36.8 35.8 14.7 0.0 0.0 8.4
               Column percent   0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.2
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 Houghton 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 14,315 425 3,265 10,620
Drove alone 10,930 175 2,245 8,515
2-person carpool 1,300 45 385 875
3-or-more-person carpool 320 24 49 244
Bus or trolley bus 75 25 20 33
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 1,125 140 420 565
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 80 15 30 35
Worked at Home 485 4 115 360
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 15,100 7,975 7,125  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 185 150 35  
Construction 885 825 55  
Manufacturing 985 805 180  
Wholesale trade 205 155 50  
Retail trade 2,075 1,050 1,025  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 320 250 70  
Information 245 135 110  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 740 260 480  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 680 450 235  
Educational, health and social services 6,160 2,535 3,625  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,435 680 755  
Other services (except public administration) 685 350 335  
Public administration 470 290 180  
Armed forces 35 35 0  
Occupation  
Management 1,120 755 360  
Farmers and farm managers 45 30 15  
Business and financial operations specialists 370 160 210  
Computer and mathematical 265 200 60  
Architecture and engineering 205 185 20  
Life, physical and social science 230 160 70  
Community and social service 270 120 145  
Legal 75 60 15  
Education, training and library 1,510 765 745  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 270 125 145  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 860 180 675  
Healthcare support 525 60 465  
Protective service 220 200 20  
Food preparation and serving related 1,255 460 800  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 740 515 225  
Personal care and service 440 130 310  
Sales and related 1,500 725 775  
Office and administrative support 2,340 605 1,735  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 85 75 10  
Construction and excavation 735 700 35  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 455 440 15  
Production 810 620 190  
Transportation and material moving 770 690 80  
Armed Forces 10 10 0