CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ashe 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
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers 16 years or over 8,863 100 9,425 100 562 6.3
Sex              
Male 4,747 53.6 5,165 54.8 418 8.8
Female 4,116 46.4 4,255 45.1 139 3.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 6,215 70.1 7,295 77.4 1,080 17.4
2-person carpool 1,442 16.3 1,060 11.2 -382 -26.5
3-or-more-person carpool 539 6.1 260 2.8 -279 -51.8
Bus or trolley bus 13 0.1 0 0.0 -13 -100.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 163 1.8 105 1.1 -58 -35.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 117 1.3 134 1.4 17 14.5
Worked at home 374 4.2 570 6.0 196 52.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 288 3.4 300 3.4 12 4.2
5 to 9 1,214 14.3 1,005 11.3 -209 -17.2
10 to 14 1,533 18.1 1,685 19.0 152 9.9
15 to 19 1,686 19.9 1,610 18.2 -76 -4.5
20 to 29 1,656 19.5 2,040 23.0 384 23.2
30 to 44 1,458 17.2 1,310 14.8 -148 -10.2
45- 59 376 4.4 535 6.0 159 42.3
60 or more 278 3.3 365 4.1 87 31.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.3 (X) 21.8 (X) 2.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.6 (X) 15.9 (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  21.8 8,855 1,305 3,295 2,040 1,310 535 365
                Row percent   100 14.7 37.2 23.0 14.8 6.0 4.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.8 7,295 1,105 2,860 1,735 985 400 210
                Row percent   100 15.1 39.2 23.8 13.5 5.5 2.9
               Column percent   82.4 84.7 86.8 85.0 75.2 74.8 57.5
2-person carpool 27.5 1,060 90 325 230 200 104 109
                Row percent   100 8.5 30.7 21.7 18.9 9.8 10.3
               Column percent   12.0 6.9 9.9 11.3 15.3 19.4 29.9
3+ carpool 34.5 260 18 54 49 68 29 39
                Row percent   100 6.9 20.8 18.8 26.2 11.2 15.0
               Column percent   2.9 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.2 5.4 10.7
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 6.8 105 90 4 0 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 85.7 3.8 0.0 3.8 0.0 3.8
               Column percent   1.2 6.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.1
All other modes1 20.5 134 10 60 14 45 0 8
                Row percent   100 7.5 44.8 10.4 33.6 0.0 6.0
               Column percent   1.5 0.8 1.8 0.7 3.4 0.0 2.2
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 Ashe 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…
Total Without a vehicle With 1 vehicle With 2+ vehicles
Total 9,410 290 1,595 7,520
Drove alone 7,285 170 1,135 5,985
2-person carpool 1,060 35 220 805
3-or-more-person carpool 260 8 25 224
Bus or trolley bus 0 0 0 0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 105 4 20 85
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 130 25 65 40
Worked at Home 570 50 130 395
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 9,425 5,165 4,255  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 510 475 35  
Construction 1,025 955 70  
Manufacturing 2,695 1,620 1,075  
Wholesale trade 165 110 55  
Retail trade 895 465 425  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 235 155 80  
Information 270 165 105  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 355 85 270  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 395 260 135  
Educational, health and social services 1,495 305 1,190  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 620 225 395  
Other services (except public administration) 385 210 180  
Public administration 375 135 240  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 575 345 230  
Farmers and farm managers 240 215 25  
Business and financial operations specialists 145 65 80  
Computer and mathematical 55 35 20  
Architecture and engineering 195 160 30  
Life, physical and social science 10 4 4  
Community and social service 150 70 80  
Legal 4 4 4  
Education, training and library 370 55 315  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 70 30 40  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 310 70 240  
Healthcare support 375 4 370  
Protective service 75 65 10  
Food preparation and serving related 420 65 350  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 345 245 100  
Personal care and service 155 15 140  
Sales and related 845 435 410  
Office and administrative support 1,085 210 875  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 215 215 4  
Construction and excavation 875 850 25  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 595 585 10  
Production 1,715 950 765  
Transportation and material moving 600 470 125  
Armed Forces 0 0 0