CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Alexander County, North Carolina
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 and 2000
Selected Characteristics (Universe: All Workers)		1990		2000		Change 1990 to 2000
Selected Characteristics (Universe: All Workers)		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers 16 years or over		10,582	100	11,610	100	1,028	9.7
Sex
Male		5,807	54.9	5,820	50.1	13	0.2
Female		4,775	45.1	5,785	49.8	1,010	21.2
Mode to work
Drove alone		8,004	75.6	9,095	78.3	1,091	13.6
2-person carpool		1,557	14.7	1,305	11.2	-252	-16.2
3-or-more-person carpool		302	2.9	319	2.7	17	5.6
Bus or trolley bus		3	0.0	0	0.0	-3	-100.0
All other transit¹		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	**
Bicycle or walked		226	2.1	315	2.7	89	39.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		102	1.0	124	1.1	22	21.6
Worked at home		388	3.7	455	3.9	67	17.3
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		583	5.7	535	4.8	-48	-8.2
5 to 9		1,828	17.9	2,100	18.8	272	14.9
10 to 14		2,407	23.6	2,370	21.2	-37	-1.5
15 to 19		1,944	19.1	2,025	18.2	81	4.2
20 to 29		1,931	18.9	2,155	19.3	224	11.6
30 to 44		976	9.6	1,265	11.3	289	29.6
45- 59		360	3.5	335	3.0	-25	-6.9
60 or more		165	1.6	370	3.3	205	124.2
Mean travel time (minutes)		16.2	(X)	18.8	(X)	2.6	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		15.7	(X)	15.3	(X)	-0.4	(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	18.8	11,155	2,635	4,395	2,155	1,265	335	370
Row percent		100	23.6	39.4	19.3	11.3	3.0	3.3
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	18.6	9,095	2,055	3,780	1,835	905	229	290
Row percent		100	22.6	41.6	20.2	10.0	2.5	3.2
Column percent		81.5	78.0	86.0	85.2	71.5	68.4	78.4
2-person carpool	20.7	1,305	240	420	240	305	80	18
Row percent		100	18.4	32.2	18.4	23.4	6.1	1.4
Column percent		11.7	9.1	9.6	11.1	24.1	23.9	4.9
3+ carpool	31.2	319	64	90	39	40	30	59
Row percent		100	20.1	28.2	12.2	12.5	9.4	18.5
Column percent		2.9	2.4	2.0	1.8	3.2	9.0	15.9
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	6.0	315	250	45	15	0	0	0
Row percent		100	79.4	14.3	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		2.8	9.5	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All other modes¹	14.4	124	25	55	25	15	0	0
Row percent		100	20.2	44.4	20.2	12.1	0.0	0.0
Column percent		1.1	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
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 Alexander County, North Carolina
TABLE 3. MODE TO WORK BY VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
Mode to Work (Universe = Workers living in households)				Workers living in households…
Mode to Work (Universe = Workers living in households)				Total	Without a vehicle	With 1 vehicle	With 2+ vehicles
Total				11,595	375	1,905	9,310
Drove alone				9,080	175	1,380	7,525
2-person carpool				1,305	80	285	940
3-or-more-person carpool				320	40	44	240
Bus or trolley bus				0	0	0	0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				0	0	0	0
Bicycle or walked				310	50	80	175
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				125	25	55	45
Worked at Home				455	4	65	380

TABLE 4. SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY¹ AND OCCUPATON¹
(Universe = All Workers)				All Workers	Sex
(Universe = All Workers)				All Workers	Male	Female
Workers 16 years and over				11,610	5,820	5,785
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				450	295	155
Construction				705	625	85
Manufacturing				5,090	2,780	2,310
Wholesale trade				215	170	40
Retail trade				940	485	455
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				285	195	95
Information				60	35	30
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				270	65	205
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				490	255	235
Educational, health and social services				1,665	225	1,440
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				695	230	470
Other services (except public administration)				495	350	140
Public administration				245	115	130
Armed forces				0	0	0
Occupation
Management				550	370	180
Farmers and farm managers				260	180	80
Business and financial operations specialists				240	60	180
Computer and mathematical				45	30	15
Architecture and engineering				65	50	15
Life, physical and social science				15	10	4
Community and social service				180	105	70
Legal				30	20	10
Education, training and library				620	65	555
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				45	35	10
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				280	35	250
Healthcare support				280	30	250
Protective service				85	75	10
Food preparation and serving related				485	120	370
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				310	190	120
Personal care and service				210	25	185
Sales and related				885	400	480
Office and administrative support				1,450	265	1,185
Farming, fishing, and forestry				190	115	75
Construction and excavation				635	600	30
Installation, maintenance and repairs				490	455	35
Production				3,470	1,885	1,585
Transportation and material moving				795	695	95
Armed Forces				0	0	0