CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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 57,497 100 70,345 100 12,848 22.3
Sex              
Male 29,515 51.3 35,520 50.5 6,005 20.3
Female 27,982 48.7 34,825 49.5 6,843 24.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 44,829 78.0 57,635 81.9 12,806 28.6
2-person carpool 6,215 10.8 6,255 8.9 40 0.6
3-or-more-person carpool 1,195 2.1 1,115 1.6 -80 -6.7
Bus or trolley bus 189 0.3 160 0.2 -29 -15.3
All other transit1 2 0.0 10 0.0 8 400.0
Bicycle or walked 2,391 4.2 1,975 2.8 -416 -17.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 298 0.5 380 0.5 82 27.5
Worked at home 2,378 4.1 2,820 4.0 442 18.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,751 5.0 3,030 4.5 279 10.1
5 to 9 7,498 13.6 7,815 11.6 317 4.2
10 to 14 8,929 16.2 9,995 14.8 1,066 11.9
15 to 19 9,690 17.6 10,920 16.2 1,230 12.7
20 to 29 11,621 21.1 14,600 21.6 2,979 25.6
30 to 44 9,839 17.9 12,780 18.9 2,941 29.9
45- 59 2,566 4.7 4,405 6.5 1,839 71.7
60 or more 2,225 4.0 3,990 5.9 1,765 79.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.5 (X) 23.6 (X) 3.1 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.3 (X) 20.2 (X) 0.9 (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  23.6 67,525 10,845 20,915 14,600 12,780 4,405 3,990
                Row percent   100 16.1 31.0 21.6 18.9 6.5 5.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 24.0 57,635 8,285 17,945 12,775 11,345 3,915 3,375
                Row percent   100 14.4 31.1 22.2 19.7 6.8 5.9
               Column percent   85.4 76.4 85.8 87.5 88.8 88.9 84.6
2-person carpool 23.5 6,255 955 2,120 1,425 1,050 320 380
                Row percent   100 15.3 33.9 22.8 16.8 5.1 6.1
               Column percent   9.3 8.8 10.1 9.8 8.2 7.3 9.5
3+ carpool 28.1 1,115 120 310 255 225 83 138
                Row percent   100 10.8 27.8 22.9 20.2 7.4 12.4
               Column percent   1.7 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 3.5
Bus or trolley bus 35.1 160 25 25 24 20 24 35
                Row percent   100 15.6 15.6 15.0 12.5 15.0 21.9
               Column percent   0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9
All other transit1 108.0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Bicycle or walked 8.6 1,975 1,410 350 74 69 45 25
                Row percent   100 71.4 17.7 3.7 3.5 2.3 1.3
               Column percent   2.9 13.0 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.6
All other modes1 26.1 380 50 165 50 74 19 30
                Row percent   100 13.2 43.4 13.2 19.5 5.0 7.9
               Column percent   0.6 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.8
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 Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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 69,635 1,395 13,575 54,665
Drove alone 57,525 745 10,355 46,420
2-person carpool 6,215 190 1,750 4,275
3-or-more-person carpool 1,090 30 375 684
Bus or trolley bus 160 50 30 79
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 10 10 0 0
Bicycle or walked 1,500 215 520 765
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 370 85 80 205
Worked at Home 2,765 70 455 2,240
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 70,345 35,520 34,825  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 680 520 160  
Construction 4,900 4,440 460  
Manufacturing 9,220 6,500 2,725  
Wholesale trade 2,725 1,905 820  
Retail trade 9,085 4,800 4,290  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,830 1,405 425  
Information 1,130 555 575  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 5,360 1,670 3,690  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 5,370 2,980 2,390  
Educational, health and social services 15,430 3,545 11,885  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,985 1,815 2,175  
Other services (except public administration) 3,345 1,720 1,625  
Public administration 7,195 3,600 3,595  
Armed forces 80 70 10  
Occupation  
Management 6,650 4,105 2,545  
Farmers and farm managers 165 130 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,625 1,575 2,050  
Computer and mathematical 1,510 925 585  
Architecture and engineering 1,450 1,240 210  
Life, physical and social science 690 385 305  
Community and social service 1,555 610 945  
Legal 1,190 645 545  
Education, training and library 4,125 980 3,140  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,155 625 530  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,455 705 2,750  
Healthcare support 1,565 175 1,390  
Protective service 1,500 1,335 170  
Food preparation and serving related 2,790 1,055 1,735  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,700 1,065 635  
Personal care and service 1,660 270 1,390  
Sales and related 8,035 4,105 3,930  
Office and administrative support 11,660 2,240 9,425  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 320 235 85  
Construction and excavation 3,925 3,825 100  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,670 2,530 145  
Production 5,845 4,055 1,790  
Transportation and material moving 3,085 2,685 395  
Armed Forces 15 15 0