CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Avery 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		6,408	100	7,580	100	1,172	18.3
Sex
Male		3,744	58.4	4,210	55.5	466	12.4
Female		2,664	41.6	3,370	44.5	706	26.5
Mode to work
Drove alone		4,491	70.1	5,605	73.9	1,114	24.8
2-person carpool		990	15.4	920	12.1	-70	-7.1
3-or-more-person carpool		423	6.6	495	6.5	72	17.0
Bus or trolley bus		25	0.4	4	0.1	-21	-84.0
All other transit¹		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	**
Bicycle or walked		209	3.3	260	3.4	51	24.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		16	0.2	30	0.4	14	87.5
Worked at home		254	4.0	265	3.5	11	4.3
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		469	7.6	450	6.2	-19	-4.1
5 to 9		961	15.6	915	12.5	-46	-4.8
10 to 14		851	13.8	1,110	15.2	259	30.4
15 to 19		857	13.9	1,170	16.0	313	36.5
20 to 29		1,204	19.6	1,380	18.9	176	14.6
30 to 44		1,193	19.4	1,430	19.5	237	19.9
45- 59		328	5.3	389	5.3	61	18.6
60 or more		291	4.7	465	6.4	174	59.8
Mean travel time (minutes)		20.5	(X)	23.3	(X)	2.8	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		19.6	(X)	20.0	(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	23.3	7,315	1,365	2,280	1,380	1,430	389	465
Row percent		100	18.7	31.2	18.9	19.5	5.3	6.4
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	21.8	5,605	1,025	1,905	1,100	1,080	219	270
Row percent		100	18.3	34.0	19.6	19.3	3.9	4.8
Column percent		76.6	75.1	83.6	79.7	75.5	56.3	58.1
2-person carpool	32.8	920	70	230	155	230	95	135
Row percent		100	7.6	25.0	16.8	25.0	10.3	14.7
Column percent		12.6	5.1	10.1	11.2	16.1	24.4	29.0
3+ carpool	29.4	495	65	80	114	120	65	48
Row percent		100	13.1	16.2	23.0	24.2	13.1	9.7
Column percent		6.8	4.8	3.5	8.3	8.4	16.7	10.3
Bus or trolley bus	332.5	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Column percent		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9
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	0.2
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bicycle or walked	5.4	260	195	55	10	0	0	0
Row percent		100	75.0	21.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		3.6	14.3	2.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All other modes¹	25.7	30	14	10	0	0	4	8
Row percent		100	46.7	33.3	0.0	0.0	13.3	26.7
Column percent		0.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.7
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 Avery 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				7,490	205	1,395	5,890
Drove alone				5,570	80	990	4,505
2-person carpool				920	35	220	670
3-or-more-person carpool				480	60	85	335
Bus or trolley bus				4	0	0	4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				0	0	0	0
Bicycle or walked				220	10	35	175
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				30	4	10	14
Worked at Home				265	10	55	195

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				7,580	4,210	3,370
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				455	400	55
Construction				1,035	970	70
Manufacturing				565	305	260
Wholesale trade				135	125	10
Retail trade				720	345	375
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				275	230	50
Information				75	60	15
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				270	115	160
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				440	250	190
Educational, health and social services				1,750	360	1,390
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				1,025	590	435
Other services (except public administration)				325	155	165
Public administration				510	310	200
Armed forces				0	0	0
Occupation
Management				540	285	255
Farmers and farm managers				155	150	4
Business and financial operations specialists				145	65	80
Computer and mathematical				40	25	15
Architecture and engineering				35	35	0
Life, physical and social science				40	25	15
Community and social service				150	65	85
Legal				40	35	4
Education, training and library				475	90	385
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				105	65	40
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				365	65	300
Healthcare support				300	40	260
Protective service				305	245	60
Food preparation and serving related				490	215	270
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				510	310	200
Personal care and service				185	65	120
Sales and related				635	275	360
Office and administrative support				780	180	600
Farming, fishing, and forestry				210	205	4
Construction and excavation				885	870	20
Installation, maintenance and repairs				395	385	10
Production				425	210	215
Transportation and material moving				375	295	80
Armed Forces				0	0	0