CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Van Buren 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 21,231 100 23,720 100 2,489 11.7
Sex              
Male 11,463 54.0 12,015 50.7 552 4.8
Female 9,768 46.0 11,705 49.3 1,937 19.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 16,261 76.6 19,125 80.6 2,864 17.6
2-person carpool 2,003 9.4 2,080 8.8 77 3.8
3-or-more-person carpool 473 2.2 695 2.9 222 46.9
Bus or trolley bus 39 0.2 50 0.2 11 28.2
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 1,045 4.9 735 3.1 -310 -29.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 212 1.0 159 0.7 -53 -25.0
Worked at home 1,198 5.6 875 3.7 -323 -27.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,836 9.2 1,770 7.7 -66 -3.6
5 to 9 4,392 21.9 4,205 18.4 -187 -4.3
10 to 14 4,032 20.1 4,145 18.1 113 2.8
15 to 19 3,119 15.6 3,655 16.0 536 17.2
20 to 29 3,111 15.5 4,550 19.9 1,439 46.3
30 to 44 2,256 11.3 2,895 12.7 639 28.3
45- 59 675 3.4 970 4.2 295 43.7
60 or more 612 3.1 645 2.8 33 5.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 18.3 (X) 1.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 14.7 (X) 15.4 (X) 0.7 (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  18.3 22,845 5,975 7,800 4,550 2,895 970 645
                Row percent   100 26.2 34.1 19.9 12.7 4.2 2.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 18.2 19,125 4,905 6,645 3,885 2,445 760 485
                Row percent   100 25.6 34.7 20.3 12.8 4.0 2.5
               Column percent   83.7 82.1 85.2 85.4 84.5 78.4 75.2
2-person carpool 20.3 2,080 380 740 445 355 109 55
                Row percent   100 18.3 35.6 21.4 17.1 5.2 2.6
               Column percent   9.1 6.4 9.5 9.8 12.3 11.2 8.5
3+ carpool 24.4 695 123 220 130 89 99 49
                Row percent   100 17.7 31.7 18.7 12.8 14.2 7.1
               Column percent   3.0 2.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 10.2 7.6
Bus or trolley bus 52.6 50 0 4 0 8 15 29
                Row percent   100 0.0 8.0 0.0 16.0 30.0 58.0
               Column percent   0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.5 4.5
All other transit1 30.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Bicycle or walked 7.4 735 530 135 64 0 4 4
                Row percent   100 72.1 18.4 8.7 0.0 0.5 0.5
               Column percent   3.2 8.9 1.7 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.6
All other modes1 14.6 159 50 60 29 0 0 15
                Row percent   100 31.4 37.7 18.2 0.0 0.0 9.4
               Column percent   0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.3
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 Van Buren 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 23,365 570 4,805 17,985
Drove alone 19,050 300 3,675 15,075
2-person carpool 2,075 110 590 1,375
3-or-more-person carpool 555 19 125 404
Bus or trolley bus 50 4 15 33
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 4 0 0
Bicycle or walked 635 80 190 365
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 155 40 40 74
Worked at Home 840 15 165 660
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 23,720 12,015 11,705  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,120 830 295  
Construction 1,715 1,590 130  
Manufacturing 5,130 3,005 2,120  
Wholesale trade 710 515 195  
Retail trade 2,625 1,250 1,375  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,620 1,225 395  
Information 165 40 125  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 785 265 520  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 1,385 720 665  
Educational, health and social services 5,065 1,100 3,965  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,665 635 1,030  
Other services (except public administration) 1,005 490 515  
Public administration 710 330 380  
Armed forces 20 20 0  
Occupation  
Management 1,685 1,070 615  
Farmers and farm managers 400 350 50  
Business and financial operations specialists 540 185 350  
Computer and mathematical 130 75 50  
Architecture and engineering 360 315 45  
Life, physical and social science 230 100 130  
Community and social service 360 130 230  
Legal 150 90 60  
Education, training and library 1,810 455 1,355  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 155 35 120  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 780 215 565  
Healthcare support 565 40 525  
Protective service 330 250 80  
Food preparation and serving related 1,275 415 865  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 995 600 395  
Personal care and service 715 60 655  
Sales and related 2,210 1,085 1,125  
Office and administrative support 2,920 605 2,315  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 595 390 205  
Construction and excavation 1,370 1,325 40  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,030 965 60  
Production 3,330 1,910 1,425  
Transportation and material moving 1,780 1,330 450  
Armed Forces 10 10 0