CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Sierra 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 2,995 100 4,315 100 1,320 44.1
Sex              
Male 1,649 55.1 2,305 53.4 656 39.8
Female 1,346 44.9 2,005 46.5 659 49.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 2,254 75.3 2,905 67.3 651 28.9
2-person carpool 358 12.0 575 13.3 217 60.6
3-or-more-person carpool 94 3.1 185 4.3 91 96.8
Bus or trolley bus 4 0.1 0 0.0 -4 -100.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 131 4.4 270 6.3 139 106.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 45 1.5 90 2.1 45 100.0
Worked at home 109 3.6 285 6.6 176 161.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 289 10.0 435 10.8 146 50.5
5 to 9 828 28.7 1,120 27.8 292 35.3
10 to 14 721 25.0 865 21.5 144 20.0
15 to 19 352 12.2 520 12.9 168 47.7
20 to 29 248 8.6 305 7.6 57 23.0
30 to 44 268 9.3 380 9.4 112 41.8
45- 59 77 2.7 109 2.7 32 41.6
60 or more 103 3.6 295 7.3 192 186.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 14.8 (X) 19.7 (X) 4.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 12.3 (X) 10.5 (X) -1.8 (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  19.7 4,030 1,555 1,385 305 380 109 295
                Row percent   100 38.6 34.4 7.6 9.4 2.7 7.3
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.5 2,905 1,100 1,015 240 295 69 195
                Row percent   100 37.9 34.9 8.3 10.2 2.4 6.7
               Column percent   72.1 70.7 73.3 78.7 77.6 63.3 66.1
2-person carpool 17.1 575 240 225 24 40 20 24
                Row percent   100 41.7 39.1 4.2 7.0 3.5 4.2
               Column percent   14.3 15.4 16.2 7.9 10.5 18.3 8.1
3+ carpool 34.5 185 14 69 20 18 14 55
                Row percent   100 7.6 37.3 10.8 9.7 7.6 29.7
               Column percent   4.6 0.9 5.0 6.6 4.7 12.8 18.6
Bus or trolley bus 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 ** ** ** ** ** **
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 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 14.3 270 180 30 25 25 4 10
                Row percent   100 66.7 11.1 9.3 9.3 1.5 3.7
               Column percent   6.7 11.6 2.2 8.2 6.6 3.7 3.4
All other modes1 31.4 90 24 45 0 0 4 19
                Row percent   100 26.7 50.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 21.1
               Column percent   2.2 1.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.4
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 Sierra 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 4,315 175 1,185 2,950
Drove alone 2,905 55 755 2,100
2-person carpool 575 30 140 410
3-or-more-person carpool 185 10 85 90
Bus or trolley bus 0 0 0 0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 270 25 90 155
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 90 25 25 40
Worked at Home 285 30 95 160
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 4,315 2,305 2,005  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 385 285 100  
Construction 515 495 20  
Manufacturing 105 80 25  
Wholesale trade 85 60 25  
Retail trade 525 225 300  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 180 135 45  
Information 70 45 20  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 195 70 120  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 220 130 90  
Educational, health and social services 845 200 650  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 605 295 310  
Other services (except public administration) 275 150 125  
Public administration 300 125 175  
Armed forces 4 4 0  
Occupation  
Management 255 130 125  
Farmers and farm managers 150 105 45  
Business and financial operations specialists 95 30 65  
Computer and mathematical 20 15 4  
Architecture and engineering 15 15 0  
Life, physical and social science 0 0 0  
Community and social service 65 35 30  
Legal 50 35 15  
Education, training and library 180 20 165  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 70 35 35  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 195 65 130  
Healthcare support 150 30 120  
Protective service 105 95 10  
Food preparation and serving related 385 170 215  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 160 75 85  
Personal care and service 155 10 145  
Sales and related 455 180 275  
Office and administrative support 505 80 420  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 170 150 20  
Construction and excavation 500 490 4  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 225 220 10  
Production 200 135 65  
Transportation and material moving 210 185 25  
Armed Forces 4 4 0