CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Schenectady 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 65,844 100 61,810 100 -4,034 -6.1
Sex              
Male 36,646 55.7 34,020 55.0 -2,626 -7.2
Female 29,198 44.3 27,795 45.0 -1,403 -4.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 52,694 80.0 50,005 80.9 -2,689 -5.1
2-person carpool 6,192 9.4 4,790 7.7 -1,402 -22.6
3-or-more-person carpool 1,028 1.6 975 1.6 -53 -5.2
Bus or trolley bus 1,151 1.7 1,020 1.7 -131 -11.4
All other transit1 36 0.1 44 0.1 8 22.2
Bicycle or walked 2,989 4.5 2,405 3.9 -584 -19.5
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 493 0.7 635 1.0 142 28.8
Worked at home 1,261 1.9 1,940 3.1 679 53.8
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,266 3.5 2,190 3.7 -76 -3.4
5 to 9 9,121 14.1 7,810 13.0 -1,311 -14.4
10 to 14 11,908 18.4 11,115 18.6 -793 -6.7
15 to 19 12,093 18.7 9,455 15.8 -2,638 -21.8
20 to 29 13,229 20.5 12,945 21.6 -284 -2.1
30 to 44 10,874 16.8 10,550 17.6 -324 -3.0
45- 59 3,193 4.9 3,595 6.0 402 12.6
60 or more 1,899 2.9 2,215 3.7 316 16.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.8 (X) 21.7 (X) 1.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.7 (X) 16.0 (X) -2.7 (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  21.7 59,870 10,000 20,570 12,945 10,550 3,595 2,215
                Row percent   100 16.7 34.4 21.6 17.6 6.0 3.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.7 50,005 7,565 17,475 11,285 9,100 2,920 1,665
                Row percent   100 15.1 34.9 22.6 18.2 5.8 3.3
               Column percent   83.5 75.7 85.0 87.2 86.3 81.2 75.2
2-person carpool 23.4 4,790 820 1,520 895 915 405 235
                Row percent   100 17.1 31.7 18.7 19.1 8.5 4.9
               Column percent   8.0 8.2 7.4 6.9 8.7 11.3 10.6
3+ carpool 20.8 975 220 280 210 129 104 32
                Row percent   100 22.6 28.7 21.5 13.2 10.7 3.3
               Column percent   1.6 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.9 1.4
Bus or trolley bus 35.4 1,020 45 215 225 215 129 185
                Row percent   100 4.4 21.1 22.1 21.1 12.6 18.1
               Column percent   1.7 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.6 8.4
All other transit1 32.9 44 0 20 0 8 0 14
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6
Bicycle or walked 14.5 2,405 1,170 805 205 110 39 75
                Row percent   100 48.6 33.5 8.5 4.6 1.6 3.1
               Column percent   4.0 11.7 3.9 1.6 1.0 1.1 3.4
All other modes1 15.9 635 180 255 125 65 0 14
                Row percent   100 28.3 40.2 19.7 10.2 0.0 2.2
               Column percent   1.1 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
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 Schenectady 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 61,210 2,955 13,990 44,265
Drove alone 49,900 1,010 10,525 38,370
2-person carpool 4,770 345 1,515 2,910
3-or-more-person carpool 940 100 340 505
Bus or trolley bus 1,000 485 345 175
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 40 20 4 14
Bicycle or walked 2,015 635 710 675
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 600 210 210 180
Worked at Home 1,940 155 340 1,440
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 61,810 34,020 27,795  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 180 125 55  
Construction 3,230 2,940 285  
Manufacturing 8,920 7,310 1,615  
Wholesale trade 1,245 895 345  
Retail trade 7,285 3,975 3,310  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,215 1,790 425  
Information 1,385 750 635  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,040 1,070 1,970  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 7,150 4,935 2,215  
Educational, health and social services 16,830 4,375 12,455  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,805 2,095 1,710  
Other services (except public administration) 3,075 1,585 1,490  
Public administration 2,955 1,715 1,235  
Armed forces 505 450 55  
Occupation  
Management 4,970 3,390 1,580  
Farmers and farm managers 55 55 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,465 1,260 1,205  
Computer and mathematical 1,640 1,225 415  
Architecture and engineering 3,560 3,195 365  
Life, physical and social science 930 705 225  
Community and social service 1,430 640 790  
Legal 510 295 210  
Education, training and library 4,425 1,075 3,350  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,035 595 445  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 4,170 1,090 3,080  
Healthcare support 1,660 225 1,435  
Protective service 1,035 810 225  
Food preparation and serving related 2,840 1,345 1,495  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,595 1,080 515  
Personal care and service 1,910 430 1,480  
Sales and related 5,500 2,940 2,560  
Office and administrative support 9,270 2,385 6,885  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 60 40 20  
Construction and excavation 2,565 2,515 50  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,275 2,185 90  
Production 4,670 3,815 850  
Transportation and material moving 3,120 2,615 510  
Armed Forces 120 100 20