CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alcorn County, Mississippi
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 13,484 100 15,350 100 1,866 13.8
Sex              
Male 7,497 55.6 8,235 53.6 738 9.8
Female 5,987 44.4 7,115 46.4 1,128 18.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 10,959 81.3 13,020 84.8 2,061 18.8
2-person carpool 1,466 10.9 1,315 8.6 -151 -10.3
3-or-more-person carpool 331 2.5 330 2.1 -1 -0.3
Bus or trolley bus 57 0.4 25 0.2 -32 -56.1
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 261 1.9 259 1.7 -2 -0.8
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 145 1.1 95 0.6 -50 -34.5
Worked at home 265 2.0 300 2.0 35 13.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 471 3.6 645 4.3 174 36.9
5 to 9 1,927 14.6 2,200 14.6 273 14.2
10 to 14 2,562 19.4 2,970 19.7 408 15.9
15 to 19 3,020 22.8 3,040 20.2 20 0.7
20 to 29 2,710 20.5 3,115 20.7 405 14.9
30 to 44 1,844 13.9 1,940 12.9 96 5.2
45- 59 377 2.9 595 4.0 218 57.8
60 or more 308 2.3 540 3.6 232 75.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 20.0 (X) 1.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.7 (X) 15.6 (X) -2.1 (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  20.0 15,050 2,845 6,010 3,115 1,940 595 540
                Row percent   100 18.9 39.9 20.7 12.9 4.0 3.6
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.4 13,020 2,390 5,315 2,720 1,710 485 400
                Row percent   100 18.4 40.8 20.9 13.1 3.7 3.1
               Column percent   86.5 84.0 88.4 87.3 88.1 81.5 74.1
2-person carpool 21.7 1,315 210 515 310 165 65 59
                Row percent   100 16.0 39.2 23.6 12.5 4.9 4.5
               Column percent   8.7 7.4 8.6 10.0 8.5 10.9 10.9
3+ carpool 43.6 330 18 90 85 64 29 59
                Row percent   100 5.5 27.3 25.8 19.4 8.8 17.9
               Column percent   2.2 0.6 1.5 2.7 3.3 4.9 10.9
Bus or trolley bus 70.6 25 4 0 0 4 0 24
                Row percent   100 16.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 0.0 96.0
               Column percent   0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.4
All other transit1 7.5 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 6.3 259 190 55 4 0 10 0
                Row percent   100 73.4 21.2 1.5 0.0 3.9 0.0
               Column percent   1.7 6.7 0.9 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.0
All other modes1 23.1 95 40 35 4 4 10 8
                Row percent   100 42.1 36.8 4.2 4.2 10.5 8.4
               Column percent   0.6 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.5
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 Alcorn County, Mississippi
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 15,285 355 2,970 11,960
Drove alone 12,985 235 2,400 10,345
2-person carpool 1,315 45 315 960
3-or-more-person carpool 300 10 85 205
Bus or trolley bus 25 0 25 4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 0 0 4
Bicycle or walked 255 30 55 170
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 100 15 25 59
Worked at Home 300 15 65 215
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 15,350 8,235 7,115  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 235 220 15  
Construction 995 930 60  
Manufacturing 5,015 3,140 1,875  
Wholesale trade 515 365 150  
Retail trade 2,145 905 1,240  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 550 415 135  
Information 270 170 100  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 545 190 360  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 540 300 245  
Educational, health and social services 2,380 480 1,895  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 905 320 585  
Other services (except public administration) 785 520 265  
Public administration 465 270 190  
Armed forces 4 4 0  
Occupation  
Management 875 585 290  
Farmers and farm managers 85 80 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 320 155 165  
Computer and mathematical 75 55 15  
Architecture and engineering 185 165 20  
Life, physical and social science 25 15 4  
Community and social service 215 120 95  
Legal 55 25 30  
Education, training and library 675 130 545  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 120 40 80  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 690 160 525  
Healthcare support 260 25 235  
Protective service 270 235 35  
Food preparation and serving related 660 190 470  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 450 290 160  
Personal care and service 340 85 255  
Sales and related 1,775 750 1,025  
Office and administrative support 1,920 465 1,450  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 115 105 10  
Construction and excavation 855 845 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 800 760 40  
Production 3,190 1,855 1,335  
Transportation and material moving 1,400 1,090 310  
Armed Forces 4 4 0