CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Mercer County, New Jersey
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 204,826 100 200,225 100 -4,601 -2.2
Sex              
Male 106,442 52.0 101,190 50.5 -5,252 -4.9
Female 98,384 48.0 99,035 49.5 651 0.7
Mode to work  
Drove alone 156,134 76.2 158,850 79.3 2,716 1.7
2-person carpool 21,809 10.6 16,260 8.1 -5,549 -25.4
3-or-more-person carpool 5,402 2.6 5,060 2.5 -342 -6.3
Bus or trolley bus 4,561 2.2 4,095 2.0 -466 -10.2
All other transit1 1,221 0.6 1,314 0.7 93 7.6
Bicycle or walked 10,398 5.1 8,165 4.1 -2,233 -21.5
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 1,260 0.6 1,320 0.7 60 4.8
Worked at home 4,041 2.0 5,160 2.6 1,119 27.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 5,273 2.6 4,770 2.4 -503 -9.5
5 to 9 19,940 9.9 16,470 8.4 -3,470 -17.4
10 to 14 30,906 15.4 25,865 13.3 -5,041 -16.3
15 to 19 34,725 17.3 31,095 15.9 -3,630 -10.5
20 to 29 42,622 21.2 41,820 21.4 -802 -1.9
30 to 44 37,484 18.7 37,775 19.4 291 0.8
45- 59 15,902 7.9 17,465 9.0 1,563 9.8
60 or more 13,933 6.9 19,810 10.2 5,877 42.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 23.9 (X) 27.6 (X) 3.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 21.6 (X) 20.7 (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  27.6 195,065 21,240 56,960 41,820 37,775 17,465 19,810
                Row percent   100 10.9 29.2 21.4 19.4 9.0 10.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 27.4 158,850 15,305 46,910 35,445 31,355 14,750 15,080
                Row percent   100 9.6 29.5 22.3 19.7 9.3 9.5
               Column percent   81.4 72.1 82.4 84.8 83.0 84.5 76.1
2-person carpool 27.2 16,260 1,485 5,165 3,480 3,210 1,265 1,650
                Row percent   100 9.1 31.8 21.4 19.7 7.8 10.1
               Column percent   8.3 7.0 9.1 8.3 8.5 7.2 8.3
3+ carpool 36.7 5,060 144 1,090 1,090 1,070 594 1,075
                Row percent   100 2.8 21.5 21.5 21.1 11.7 21.2
               Column percent   2.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 2.8 3.4 5.4
Bus or trolley bus 39.3 4,095 49 760 755 1,155 550 820
                Row percent   100 1.2 18.6 18.4 28.2 13.4 20.0
               Column percent   2.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 3.1 3.1 4.1
All other transit1 74.9 1,314 0 14 64 220 130 885
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.7 4.5
Bicycle or walked 11.8 8,165 4,055 2,560 790 495 124 135
                Row percent   100 49.7 31.4 9.7 6.1 1.5 1.7
               Column percent   4.2 19.1 4.5 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.7
All other modes1 36.8 1,320 190 465 190 255 59 165
                Row percent   100 14.4 35.2 14.4 19.3 4.5 12.5
               Column percent   0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.3 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 Mercer County, New Jersey
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 195,985 9,405 41,880 144,700
Drove alone 157,840 3,490 30,930 123,415
2-person carpool 16,095 785 4,490 10,820
3-or-more-person carpool 4,960 940 1,360 2,660
Bus or trolley bus 4,005 1,955 1,225 825
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 1,290 460 420 409
Bicycle or walked 5,570 1,335 2,115 2,120
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,295 300 405 590
Worked at Home 4,930 130 940 3,860
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 200,225 101,190 99,035  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 365 255 110  
Construction 10,540 9,490 1,055  
Manufacturing 17,330 10,880 6,450  
Wholesale trade 4,960 3,545 1,415  
Retail trade 17,135 9,195 7,940  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 7,765 5,680 2,085  
Information 8,185 4,205 3,980  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 14,205 6,115 8,095  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 25,400 13,785 11,615  
Educational, health and social services 46,045 13,990 32,060  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 9,920 5,030 4,890  
Other services (except public administration) 9,215 4,215 5,005  
Public administration 28,970 14,650 14,320  
Armed forces 180 160 20  
Occupation  
Management 21,525 13,195 8,330  
Farmers and farm managers 95 85 10  
Business and financial operations specialists 13,125 6,210 6,915  
Computer and mathematical 8,575 5,245 3,335  
Architecture and engineering 5,350 4,605 745  
Life, physical and social science 5,325 3,215 2,105  
Community and social service 3,915 1,305 2,605  
Legal 3,820 1,800 2,025  
Education, training and library 12,975 3,790 9,185  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 4,825 2,380 2,445  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 9,335 2,430 6,910  
Healthcare support 3,255 380 2,880  
Protective service 6,260 5,215 1,045  
Food preparation and serving related 7,045 3,245 3,800  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 5,185 3,555 1,635  
Personal care and service 4,225 800 3,425  
Sales and related 16,975 8,865 8,110  
Office and administrative support 37,945 8,815 29,130  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 220 150 70  
Construction and excavation 8,020 7,895 125  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 5,090 4,825 265  
Production 8,745 6,160 2,590  
Transportation and material moving 8,360 7,015 1,345  
Armed Forces 30 25 10