CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Lea County, New Mexico
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 20,841 100 19,790 100 -1,051 -5.0
Sex              
Male 12,784 61.3 11,570 58.5 -1,214 -9.5
Female 8,057 38.7 8,220 41.5 163 2.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 16,094 77.2 15,585 78.8 -509 -3.2
2-person carpool 1,729 8.3 1,575 8.0 -154 -8.9
3-or-more-person carpool 1,520 7.3 1,400 7.1 -120 -7.9
Bus or trolley bus 20 0.1 15 0.1 -5 -25.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 604 2.9 405 2.0 -199 -32.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 356 1.7 270 1.4 -86 -24.2
Worked at home 518 2.5 535 2.7 17 3.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,810 8.9 1,725 9.0 -85 -4.7
5 to 9 5,354 26.3 4,555 23.7 -799 -14.9
10 to 14 5,315 26.2 4,855 25.2 -460 -8.7
15 to 19 3,235 15.9 2,735 14.2 -500 -15.5
20 to 29 1,524 7.5 1,945 10.1 421 27.6
30 to 44 1,596 7.9 1,745 9.1 149 9.3
45- 59 452 2.2 420 2.2 -32 -7.1
60 or more 1,037 5.1 1,270 6.6 233 22.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.6 (X) 19.0 (X) 3.4 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 12.8 (X) 10.7 (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  19.0 19,255 6,280 7,590 1,945 1,745 420 1,270
                Row percent   100 32.6 39.4 10.1 9.1 2.2 6.6
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 16.1 15,585 5,325 6,450 1,565 1,350 285 615
                Row percent   100 34.2 41.4 10.0 8.7 1.8 3.9
               Column percent   80.9 84.8 85.0 80.5 77.4 67.9 48.4
2-person carpool 22.0 1,575 435 610 195 165 60 104
                Row percent   100 27.6 38.7 12.4 10.5 3.8 6.6
               Column percent   8.2 6.9 8.0 10.0 9.5 14.3 8.2
3+ carpool 49.1 1,400 200 345 94 204 75 485
                Row percent   100 14.3 24.6 6.7 14.6 5.4 34.6
               Column percent   7.3 3.2 4.5 4.8 11.7 17.9 38.2
Bus or trolley bus 9.0 15 4 10 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 26.7 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                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 0.0
Bicycle or walked 11.7 405 270 55 50 14 0 14
                Row percent   100 66.7 13.6 12.3 3.5 0.0 3.5
               Column percent   2.1 4.3 0.7 2.6 0.8 0.0 1.1
All other modes1 23.7 270 49 120 45 4 4 39
                Row percent   100 18.1 44.4 16.7 1.5 1.5 14.4
               Column percent   1.4 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.2 1.0 3.1
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 Lea County, New Mexico
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 19,725 425 4,835 14,465
Drove alone 15,550 190 3,595 11,765
2-person carpool 1,575 50 490 1,030
3-or-more-person carpool 1,395 55 360 975
Bus or trolley bus 15 10 0 4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 385 100 140 150
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 270 20 135 115
Worked at Home 535 4 115 420
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 19,790 11,570 8,220  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 4,130 3,810 320  
Construction 1,255 1,180 75  
Manufacturing 675 515 160  
Wholesale trade 645 540 105  
Retail trade 2,340 1,075 1,265  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,250 1,015 235  
Information 230 75 155  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 655 310 345  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 860 400 455  
Educational, health and social services 4,095 1,040 3,055  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,285 405 880  
Other services (except public administration) 1,325 715 615  
Public administration 1,030 475 555  
Armed forces 15 15 0  
Occupation  
Management 1,320 835 485  
Farmers and farm managers 220 210 10  
Business and financial operations specialists 355 190 165  
Computer and mathematical 95 50 45  
Architecture and engineering 245 225 20  
Life, physical and social science 95 80 15  
Community and social service 315 160 155  
Legal 115 60 60  
Education, training and library 1,260 285 970  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 195 75 115  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 750 195 555  
Healthcare support 430 65 365  
Protective service 505 380 125  
Food preparation and serving related 1,010 185 825  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 590 280 310  
Personal care and service 645 75 570  
Sales and related 2,130 1,065 1,065  
Office and administrative support 2,430 480 1,945  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 315 295 20  
Construction and excavation 2,290 2,245 45  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,405 1,390 15  
Production 1,185 1,030 150  
Transportation and material moving 1,865 1,685 180  
Armed Forces 15 15 0