CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in DeSoto 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 21,381 100 32,545 100 11,164 52.2
Sex              
Male 11,790 55.1 17,520 53.8 5,730 48.6
Female 9,591 44.9 15,025 46.2 5,434 56.7
Mode to work  
Drove alone 16,530 77.3 25,735 79.1 9,205 55.7
2-person carpool 2,984 14.0 3,755 11.5 771 25.8
3-or-more-person carpool 902 4.2 1,215 3.7 313 34.7
Bus or trolley bus 45 0.2 80 0.2 35 77.8
All other transit1 10 0.0 35 0.1 25 250.0
Bicycle or walked 175 0.8 205 0.6 30 17.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 191 0.9 415 1.3 224 117.3
Worked at home 544 2.5 1,110 3.4 566 104.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 714 3.4 905 2.9 191 26.8
5 to 9 2,604 12.5 3,225 10.3 621 23.8
10 to 14 3,264 15.7 4,925 15.7 1,661 50.9
15 to 19 3,587 17.2 4,935 15.7 1,348 37.6
20 to 29 4,049 19.4 6,625 21.1 2,576 63.6
30 to 44 4,467 21.4 6,655 21.2 2,188 49.0
45- 59 1,247 6.0 2,300 7.3 1,053 84.4
60 or more 905 4.3 1,865 5.9 960 106.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.0 (X) 24.9 (X) 2.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 20.4 (X) 20.4 (X) 0.0 (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  24.9 31,435 4,130 9,860 6,625 6,655 2,300 1,865
                Row percent   100 13.1 31.4 21.1 21.2 7.3 5.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 24.0 25,735 3,475 8,215 5,595 5,385 1,745 1,315
                Row percent   100 13.5 31.9 21.7 20.9 6.8 5.1
               Column percent   81.9 84.1 83.3 84.5 80.9 75.9 70.5
2-person carpool 25.6 3,755 380 1,200 780 845 334 210
                Row percent   100 10.1 32.0 20.8 22.5 8.9 5.6
               Column percent   11.9 9.2 12.2 11.8 12.7 14.5 11.3
3+ carpool 36.8 1,215 104 295 190 235 165 244
                Row percent   100 8.6 24.3 15.6 19.3 13.6 20.1
               Column percent   3.9 2.5 3.0 2.9 3.5 7.2 13.1
Bus or trolley bus 41.8 80 15 15 0 4 15 30
                Row percent   100 18.8 18.8 0.0 5.0 18.8 37.5
               Column percent   0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.6
All other transit1 67.6 35 0 20 4 0 0 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
Bicycle or walked 18.6 205 95 19 10 55 10 10
                Row percent   100 46.3 9.3 4.9 26.8 4.9 4.9
               Column percent   0.7 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.5
All other modes1 38.4 415 60 95 45 130 29 50
                Row percent   100 14.5 22.9 10.8 31.3 7.0 12.0
               Column percent   1.3 1.5 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.7
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 DeSoto 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 32,490 880 6,920 24,690
Drove alone 25,710 435 4,945 20,335
2-person carpool 3,730 220 1,175 2,335
3-or-more-person carpool 1,205 45 440 715
Bus or trolley bus 80 4 25 50
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 35 0 20 14
Bicycle or walked 200 40 45 110
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 410 120 155 134
Worked at Home 1,110 10 115 990
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 32,545 17,520 15,025  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 280 230 45  
Construction 3,605 3,180 425  
Manufacturing 6,210 4,040 2,170  
Wholesale trade 1,765 1,175 595  
Retail trade 4,845 2,370 2,480  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,890 1,440 450  
Information 530 240 290  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,540 480 1,060  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 1,845 1,085 760  
Educational, health and social services 4,530 630 3,900  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,845 1,245 1,600  
Other services (except public administration) 1,710 830 880  
Public administration 925 570 355  
Armed forces 30 15 15  
Occupation  
Management 2,390 1,670 720  
Farmers and farm managers 90 85 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 830 445 390  
Computer and mathematical 235 155 80  
Architecture and engineering 375 350 20  
Life, physical and social science 120 75 45  
Community and social service 395 245 150  
Legal 165 70 95  
Education, training and library 1,720 190 1,525  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 375 225 150  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,165 235 930  
Healthcare support 390 20 370  
Protective service 640 505 130  
Food preparation and serving related 1,630 590 1,035  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 880 535 345  
Personal care and service 1,080 190 890  
Sales and related 3,910 1,745 2,160  
Office and administrative support 5,085 1,205 3,880  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 160 130 30  
Construction and excavation 2,540 2,440 100  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,520 1,445 75  
Production 3,525 2,150 1,375  
Transportation and material moving 3,330 2,810 520  
Armed Forces 0 0 0