CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Queens County, New York
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 585,653 100 596,550 100 10,897 1.9
Sex              
Male 346,609 59.2 339,545 56.9 -7,064 -2.0
Female 239,044 40.8 257,005 43.1 17,961 7.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 284,189 48.5 286,045 47.9 1,856 0.7
2-person carpool 54,976 9.4 51,725 8.7 -3,251 -5.9
3-or-more-person carpool 17,098 2.9 17,440 2.9 342 2.0
Bus or trolley bus 59,046 10.1 61,050 10.2 2,004 3.4
All other transit1 95,649 16.3 101,235 17.0 5,586 5.8
Bicycle or walked 51,934 8.9 52,530 8.8 596 1.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 9,389 1.6 9,855 1.7 466 5.0
Worked at home 13,372 2.3 16,675 2.8 3,303 24.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 8,536 1.5 7,590 1.3 -946 -11.1
5 to 9 29,565 5.2 27,710 4.8 -1,855 -6.3
10 to 14 59,474 10.4 50,890 8.8 -8,584 -14.4
15 to 19 71,486 12.5 63,435 10.9 -8,051 -11.3
20 to 29 92,097 16.1 91,085 15.7 -1,012 -1.1
30 to 44 142,564 24.9 140,105 24.2 -2,459 -1.7
45- 59 66,787 11.7 71,710 12.4 4,923 7.4
60 or more 101,772 17.8 127,350 22.0 25,578 25.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 32.7 (X) 38.0 (X) 5.3 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 31.3 (X) 30.5 (X) -0.8 (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  38.0 579,875 35,300 114,325 91,085 140,105 71,710 127,350
                Row percent   100 6.1 19.7 15.7 24.2 12.4 22.0
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 33.7 286,045 14,810 63,405 54,765 76,400 33,220 43,445
                Row percent   100 5.2 22.2 19.1 26.7 11.6 15.2
               Column percent   49.3 42.0 55.5 60.1 54.5 46.3 34.1
2-person carpool 34.7 51,725 2,210 11,970 9,495 13,175 6,175 8,695
                Row percent   100 4.3 23.1 18.4 25.5 11.9 16.8
               Column percent   8.9 6.3 10.5 10.4 9.4 8.6 6.8
3+ carpool 40.4 17,440 670 3,000 2,660 4,420 2,455 4,245
                Row percent   100 3.8 17.2 15.3 25.3 14.1 24.3
               Column percent   3.0 1.9 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.3
Bus or trolley bus 47.7 61,050 440 5,215 7,935 17,070 9,570 20,820
                Row percent   100 0.7 8.5 13.0 28.0 15.7 34.1
               Column percent   10.5 1.2 4.6 8.7 12.2 13.3 16.3
All other transit1 55.8 101,235 1,045 4,010 7,585 23,745 18,740 46,115
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   17.5 3.0 3.5 8.3 16.9 26.1 36.2
Bicycle or walked 15.7 52,530 15,025 23,770 7,190 4,045 880 1,625
                Row percent   100 28.6 45.3 13.7 7.7 1.7 3.1
               Column percent   9.1 42.6 20.8 7.9 2.9 1.2 1.3
All other modes1 50.1 9,855 1,095 2,960 1,450 1,255 675 2,415
                Row percent   100 11.1 30.0 14.7 12.7 6.8 24.5
               Column percent   1.7 3.1 2.6 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.9
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 Queens County, New York
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 595,020 146,435 206,530 242,055
Drove alone 285,835 23,430 97,930 164,470
2-person carpool 51,665 6,305 21,460 23,900
3-or-more-person carpool 17,345 4,450 6,385 6,515
Bus or trolley bus 60,810 27,880 21,220 11,715
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 101,010 53,310 30,350 17,345
Bicycle or walked 52,055 23,405 19,340 9,305
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 9,815 3,480 3,250 3,085
Worked at Home 16,480 4,165 6,595 5,715
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 596,550 339,545 257,005  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 325 260 65  
Construction 43,785 39,805 3,980  
Manufacturing 46,945 28,375 18,565  
Wholesale trade 21,700 15,210 6,485  
Retail trade 56,170 34,235 21,935  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 85,285 64,350 20,935  
Information 15,755 9,570 6,185  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 35,980 20,100 15,880  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 38,720 23,175 15,545  
Educational, health and social services 143,245 38,775 104,475  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 38,500 24,305 14,195  
Other services (except public administration) 35,445 19,420 16,025  
Public administration 34,480 21,810 12,670  
Armed forces 215 150 65  
Occupation  
Management 43,585 28,880 14,705  
Farmers and farm managers 55 55 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 17,725 9,820 7,900  
Computer and mathematical 6,640 4,935 1,710  
Architecture and engineering 6,410 5,760 650  
Life, physical and social science 2,790 1,180 1,610  
Community and social service 11,970 4,710 7,260  
Legal 5,230 2,995 2,235  
Education, training and library 40,595 10,100 30,495  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 9,370 5,765 3,605  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 29,545 9,560 19,985  
Healthcare support 22,695 2,630 20,065  
Protective service 24,615 18,845 5,770  
Food preparation and serving related 24,535 15,505 9,030  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 19,705 12,470 7,235  
Personal care and service 24,455 6,345 18,105  
Sales and related 59,855 35,310 24,545  
Office and administrative support 93,915 32,890 61,025  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 220 150 70  
Construction and excavation 35,520 34,780 735  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 25,435 24,405 1,030  
Production 37,470 23,465 14,005  
Transportation and material moving 54,135 48,925 5,215  
Armed Forces 75 60 15