CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Simpson 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 7,368 100 6,790 100 -578 -7.8
Sex              
Male 3,693 50.1 2,985 44.0 -708 -19.2
Female 3,675 49.9 3,805 56.0 130 3.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 5,127 69.6 5,175 76.2 48 0.9
2-person carpool 1,082 14.7 810 11.9 -272 -25.1
3-or-more-person carpool 545 7.4 245 3.6 -300 -55.0
Bus or trolley bus 168 2.3 45 0.7 -123 -73.2
All other transit1 9 0.1 0 0.0 -9 -100.0
Bicycle or walked 160 2.2 225 3.3 65 40.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 94 1.3 25 0.4 -69 -73.4
Worked at home 183 2.5 270 4.0 87 47.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 397 5.5 495 7.6 98 24.7
5 to 9 946 13.2 885 13.6 -61 -6.4
10 to 14 1,268 17.6 1,155 17.7 -113 -8.9
15 to 19 1,537 21.4 1,350 20.7 -187 -12.2
20 to 29 1,157 16.1 1,105 16.9 -52 -4.5
30 to 44 1,085 15.1 770 11.8 -315 -29.0
45- 59 394 5.5 370 5.7 -24 -6.1
60 or more 401 5.6 400 6.1 -1 -0.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.4 (X) 21.2 (X) 0.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 15.6 (X) -2.6 (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  21.2 6,520 1,380 2,505 1,105 770 370 400
                Row percent   100 21.2 38.4 16.9 11.8 5.7 6.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.8 5,175 1,045 2,010 910 640 300 270
                Row percent   100 20.2 38.8 17.6 12.4 5.8 5.2
               Column percent   79.4 75.7 80.2 82.4 83.1 81.1 67.5
2-person carpool 25.7 810 95 350 130 95 50 95
                Row percent   100 11.7 43.2 16.0 11.7 6.2 11.7
               Column percent   12.4 6.9 14.0 11.8 12.3 13.5 23.8
3+ carpool 21.9 245 19 114 48 28 14 20
                Row percent   100 7.8 46.5 19.6 11.4 5.7 8.2
               Column percent   3.8 1.4 4.6 4.3 3.6 3.8 5.0
Bus or trolley bus 31.3 45 15 4 4 0 4 14
                Row percent   100 33.3 8.9 8.9 0.0 8.9 31.1
               Column percent   0.7 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.1 3.5
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 9.9 225 205 4 0 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 91.1 1.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.8
               Column percent   3.5 14.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0
All other modes1 19.2 25 0 10 10 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 40.0 40.0 16.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.4 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0
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 Simpson 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 6,655 275 1,435 4,945
Drove alone 5,130 175 1,015 3,945
2-person carpool 800 60 230 505
3-or-more-person carpool 235 15 50 174
Bus or trolley bus 30 0 4 25
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 170 10 50 110
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 25 0 20 8
Worked at Home 270 15 70 185
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 6,790 2,985 3,805  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 295 195 100  
Construction 450 415 35  
Manufacturing 470 225 240  
Wholesale trade 310 255 55  
Retail trade 1,025 365 665  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 260 185 75  
Information 35 20 15  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 270 115 155  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 195 115 80  
Educational, health and social services 2,305 510 1,795  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 365 160 205  
Other services (except public administration) 460 255 205  
Public administration 350 160 190  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 455 275 180  
Farmers and farm managers 160 115 45  
Business and financial operations specialists 165 70 95  
Computer and mathematical 45 15 30  
Architecture and engineering 40 30 10  
Life, physical and social science 20 10 10  
Community and social service 210 100 110  
Legal 45 15 35  
Education, training and library 545 50 495  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 60 25 35  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 495 95 400  
Healthcare support 310 100 210  
Protective service 115 95 15  
Food preparation and serving related 335 65 270  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 170 115 55  
Personal care and service 350 80 270  
Sales and related 850 360 485  
Office and administrative support 845 165 680  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 105 80 25  
Construction and excavation 370 360 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 245 235 10  
Production 470 235 235  
Transportation and material moving 390 295 95  
Armed Forces 0 0 0