CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Suffolk 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 532,865 100 563,190 100 30,325 5.7
Sex              
Male 275,503 51.7 291,355 51.7 15,852 5.8
Female 257,362 48.3 271,835 48.3 14,473 5.6
Mode to work  
Drove alone 436,660 81.9 459,460 81.6 22,800 5.2
2-person carpool 46,308 8.7 45,525 8.1 -783 -1.7
3-or-more-person carpool 9,100 1.7 11,155 2.0 2,055 22.6
Bus or trolley bus 5,931 1.1 6,600 1.2 669 11.3
All other transit1 3,301 0.6 4,805 0.9 1,504 45.6
Bicycle or walked 14,419 2.7 12,550 2.2 -1,869 -13.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 4,352 0.8 5,300 0.9 948 21.8
Worked at home 12,794 2.4 17,800 3.2 5,006 39.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 15,154 2.9 14,980 2.7 -174 -1.1
5 to 9 64,143 12.3 60,985 11.2 -3,158 -4.9
10 to 14 89,482 17.2 86,670 15.9 -2,812 -3.1
15 to 19 91,539 17.6 90,530 16.6 -1,009 -1.1
20 to 29 106,673 20.5 118,005 21.6 11,332 10.6
30 to 44 97,088 18.7 104,155 19.1 7,067 7.3
45- 59 30,275 5.8 33,410 6.1 3,135 10.4
60 or more 25,717 4.9 36,660 6.7 10,943 42.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.8 (X) 24.2 (X) 2.4 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 20.0 (X) 20.2 (X) 0.2 (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  24.2 545,390 75,965 177,200 118,005 104,155 33,410 36,660
                Row percent   100 13.9 32.5 21.6 19.1 6.1 6.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.3 459,460 62,170 151,690 104,200 89,150 27,525 24,725
                Row percent   100 13.5 33.0 22.7 19.4 6.0 5.4
               Column percent   84.2 81.8 85.6 88.3 85.6 82.4 67.4
2-person carpool 25.9 45,525 6,265 14,590 8,410 8,600 3,390 4,270
                Row percent   100 13.8 32.0 18.5 18.9 7.4 9.4
               Column percent   8.3 8.2 8.2 7.1 8.3 10.1 11.6
3+ carpool 33.2 11,155 765 2,745 2,250 2,595 1,000 1,800
                Row percent   100 6.9 24.6 20.2 23.3 9.0 16.1
               Column percent   2.0 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.5 3.0 4.9
Bus or trolley bus 41.9 6,600 270 1,310 975 1,495 660 1,875
                Row percent   100 4.1 19.8 14.8 22.7 10.0 28.4
               Column percent   1.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.0 5.1
All other transit1 73.9 4,805 130 170 130 605 570 3,195
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.7 8.7
Bicycle or walked 13.5 12,550 5,270 4,460 1,375 945 160 335
                Row percent   100 42.0 35.5 11.0 7.5 1.3 2.7
               Column percent   2.3 6.9 2.5 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.9
All other modes1 24.6 5,300 1,095 2,230 655 765 94 465
                Row percent   100 20.7 42.1 12.4 14.4 1.8 8.8
               Column percent   1.0 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.3 1.3
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 Suffolk 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 558,780 18,225 90,325 450,235
Drove alone 458,525 8,790 67,255 382,490
2-person carpool 45,235 2,210 9,530 33,500
3-or-more-person carpool 10,960 1,310 2,820 6,830
Bus or trolley bus 6,230 1,570 2,020 2,640
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4,745 1,445 1,275 2,030
Bicycle or walked 10,365 1,910 2,960 5,495
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 5,145 590 1,390 3,160
Worked at Home 17,580 395 3,080 14,105
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 563,190 291,355 271,835  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,390 1,770 620  
Construction 40,790 36,745 4,045  
Manufacturing 62,560 40,465 22,095  
Wholesale trade 27,160 17,865 9,295  
Retail trade 72,840 38,370 34,475  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 26,900 18,945 7,955  
Information 20,080 10,545 9,535  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 35,915 15,105 20,805  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 59,120 33,835 25,280  
Educational, health and social services 130,945 33,925 97,020  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 33,885 18,005 15,880  
Other services (except public administration) 26,300 13,430 12,865  
Public administration 23,805 11,890 11,910  
Armed forces 505 455 50  
Occupation  
Management 47,850 31,000 16,850  
Farmers and farm managers 560 450 110  
Business and financial operations specialists 23,260 11,060 12,200  
Computer and mathematical 11,195 8,155 3,040  
Architecture and engineering 10,980 9,785 1,195  
Life, physical and social science 5,360 3,075 2,285  
Community and social service 8,175 2,590 5,585  
Legal 6,190 3,370 2,815  
Education, training and library 41,245 10,135 31,110  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 10,085 5,170 4,920  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 29,440 8,320 21,115  
Healthcare support 13,260 1,555 11,700  
Protective service 10,990 8,710 2,280  
Food preparation and serving related 22,395 11,145 11,250  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 19,200 13,710 5,490  
Personal care and service 13,270 2,825 10,445  
Sales and related 70,295 36,875 33,420  
Office and administrative support 99,395 22,930 76,465  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,785 1,340 450  
Construction and excavation 31,580 30,950 630  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 21,810 20,945 870  
Production 34,990 23,120 11,875  
Transportation and material moving 29,780 24,060 5,720  
Armed Forces 95 80 20