CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
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 28,917 100 33,530 100 4,613 16.0
Sex              
Male 15,412 53.3 17,825 53.2 2,413 15.7
Female 13,505 46.7 15,700 46.8 2,195 16.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 21,220 73.4 26,265 78.3 5,045 23.8
2-person carpool 2,252 7.8 2,710 8.1 458 20.3
3-or-more-person carpool 552 1.9 660 2.0 108 19.6
Bus or trolley bus 406 1.4 425 1.3 19 4.7
All other transit1 0 0.0 25 0.1 25 **
Bicycle or walked 2,828 9.8 1,920 5.7 -908 -32.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 171 0.6 160 0.5 -11 -6.4
Worked at home 1,488 5.1 1,360 4.1 -128 -8.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,007 7.3 2,070 6.4 63 3.1
5 to 9 7,000 25.5 6,980 21.7 -20 -0.3
10 to 14 7,191 26.2 8,625 26.8 1,434 19.9
15 to 19 4,331 15.8 5,285 16.4 954 22.0
20 to 29 3,647 13.3 4,450 13.8 803 22.0
30 to 44 2,063 7.5 2,670 8.3 607 29.4
45- 59 598 2.2 825 2.6 227 38.0
60 or more 592 2.2 1,255 3.9 663 112.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 14.6 (X) 17.2 (X) 2.6 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 13.3 (X) 10.9 (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  17.2 32,170 9,050 13,910 4,450 2,670 825 1,255
                Row percent   100 28.1 43.2 13.8 8.3 2.6 3.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 17.2 26,265 7,090 11,705 3,745 2,155 590 975
                Row percent   100 27.0 44.6 14.3 8.2 2.2 3.7
               Column percent   81.6 78.3 84.1 84.2 80.7 71.5 77.7
2-person carpool 21.1 2,710 585 1,070 400 355 150 155
                Row percent   100 21.6 39.5 14.8 13.1 5.5 5.7
               Column percent   8.4 6.5 7.7 9.0 13.3 18.2 12.4
3+ carpool 24.1 660 109 265 120 58 50 51
                Row percent   100 16.5 40.2 18.2 8.8 7.6 7.7
               Column percent   2.1 1.2 1.9 2.7 2.2 6.1 4.1
Bus or trolley bus 25.4 425 40 155 85 70 29 49
                Row percent   100 9.4 36.5 20.0 16.5 6.8 11.5
               Column percent   1.3 0.4 1.1 1.9 2.6 3.5 3.9
All other transit1 12.0 25 4 14 4 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 8.9 1,920 1,130 645 85 40 4 14
                Row percent   100 58.9 33.6 4.4 2.1 0.2 0.7
               Column percent   6.0 12.5 4.6 1.9 1.5 0.5 1.1
All other modes1 11.3 160 85 45 14 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 53.1 28.1 8.8 2.5 0.0 2.5
               Column percent   0.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 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 Blue Earth County, Minnesota
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 32,200 1,030 5,380 25,790
Drove alone 25,835 435 4,235 21,165
2-person carpool 2,675 115 450 2,110
3-or-more-person carpool 535 19 120 389
Bus or trolley bus 365 180 85 100
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 25 0 20 8
Bicycle or walked 1,295 240 290 765
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 155 15 25 115
Worked at Home 1,315 25 160 1,130
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 33,530 17,825 15,700  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,115 920 195  
Construction 2,030 1,895 135  
Manufacturing 4,495 3,205 1,290  
Wholesale trade 1,250 920 330  
Retail trade 4,970 2,385 2,585  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,250 965 285  
Information 855 425 430  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,445 670 775  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,230 1,060 1,175  
Educational, health and social services 8,560 2,600 5,965  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,795 1,480 1,315  
Other services (except public administration) 1,615 845 770  
Public administration 900 445 450  
Armed forces 20 20 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,330 1,550 780  
Farmers and farm managers 650 575 75  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,075 520 555  
Computer and mathematical 455 335 120  
Architecture and engineering 475 435 40  
Life, physical and social science 240 135 100  
Community and social service 685 250 435  
Legal 175 85 95  
Education, training and library 2,290 850 1,435  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 495 250 245  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,630 405 1,220  
Healthcare support 810 85 725  
Protective service 360 290 70  
Food preparation and serving related 2,105 960 1,145  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 950 615 340  
Personal care and service 970 120 845  
Sales and related 4,245 2,075 2,170  
Office and administrative support 5,345 1,305 4,040  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 250 210 40  
Construction and excavation 1,500 1,470 30  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,335 1,300 35  
Production 3,085 2,250 840  
Transportation and material moving 2,075 1,750 325  
Armed Forces 4 4 0