CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Buncombe 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 91,439 100 109,365 100 17,926 19.6
Sex              
Male 48,994 53.6 57,315 52.4 8,321 17.0
Female 42,445 46.4 52,050 47.6 9,605 22.6
Mode to work  
Drove alone 72,923 79.8 87,335 79.9 14,412 19.8
2-person carpool 10,625 11.6 11,630 10.6 1,005 9.5
3-or-more-person carpool 2,100 2.3 2,935 2.7 835 39.8
Bus or trolley bus 829 0.9 730 0.7 -99 -11.9
All other transit1 7 0.0 15 0.0 8 114.3
Bicycle or walked 2,048 2.2 2,240 2.0 192 9.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 664 0.7 745 0.7 81 12.2
Worked at home 2,243 2.5 3,730 3.4 1,487 66.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,065 3.4 2,785 2.6 -280 -9.1
5 to 9 10,115 11.3 10,730 10.2 615 6.1
10 to 14 15,174 17.0 16,405 15.5 1,231 8.1
15 to 19 17,908 20.1 19,170 18.1 1,262 7.0
20 to 29 21,061 23.6 26,370 25.0 5,309 25.2
30 to 44 15,248 17.1 20,030 19.0 4,782 31.4
45- 59 3,910 4.4 5,395 5.1 1,485 38.0
60 or more 2,715 3.0 4,745 4.5 2,030 74.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.1 (X) 23.0 (X) 2.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.5 (X) 20.2 (X) 0.7 (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  23.0 105,635 13,515 35,575 26,370 20,030 5,395 4,745
                Row percent   100 12.8 33.7 25.0 19.0 5.1 4.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 22.7 87,335 10,400 29,955 22,855 16,465 4,275 3,380
                Row percent   100 11.9 34.3 26.2 18.9 4.9 3.9
               Column percent   82.7 77.0 84.2 86.7 82.2 79.2 71.2
2-person carpool 25.4 11,630 1,210 3,685 2,605 2,535 830 765
                Row percent   100 10.4 31.7 22.4 21.8 7.1 6.6
               Column percent   11.0 9.0 10.4 9.9 12.7 15.4 16.1
3+ carpool 29.6 2,935 340 950 455 620 194 370
                Row percent   100 11.6 32.4 15.5 21.1 6.6 12.6
               Column percent   2.8 2.5 2.7 1.7 3.1 3.6 7.8
Bus or trolley bus 31.5 730 20 190 155 220 50 100
                Row percent   100 2.7 26.0 21.2 30.1 6.8 13.7
               Column percent   0.7 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.1
All other transit1 10.7 15 0 15 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 12.3 2,240 1,405 480 160 100 30 70
                Row percent   100 62.7 21.4 7.1 4.5 1.3 3.1
               Column percent   2.1 10.4 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.5
All other modes1 22.4 745 145 295 144 95 10 60
                Row percent   100 19.5 39.6 19.3 12.8 1.3 8.1
               Column percent   0.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.2 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 Buncombe 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 108,140 3,260 23,265 81,610
Drove alone 87,005 1,560 17,925 67,520
2-person carpool 11,550 595 2,855 8,095
3-or-more-person carpool 2,785 225 750 1,810
Bus or trolley bus 670 335 200 130
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 15 4 0 10
Bicycle or walked 1,690 285 520 885
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 710 140 230 345
Worked at Home 3,715 110 785 2,825
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 109,365 57,315 52,050  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,020 770 250  
Construction 8,985 8,175 815  
Manufacturing 17,665 11,080 6,585  
Wholesale trade 4,405 3,305 1,100  
Retail trade 13,615 7,040 6,580  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 4,140 3,295 840  
Information 2,385 1,280 1,105  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 5,090 2,115 2,975  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 7,920 4,410 3,510  
Educational, health and social services 24,585 6,095 18,490  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 10,100 4,685 5,415  
Other services (except public administration) 5,620 2,875 2,750  
Public administration 3,740 2,115 1,630  
Armed forces 85 80 10  
Occupation  
Management 8,465 5,120 3,345  
Farmers and farm managers 300 255 45  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,520 1,610 1,910  
Computer and mathematical 875 605 270  
Architecture and engineering 2,125 1,695 430  
Life, physical and social science 805 595 210  
Community and social service 2,030 810 1,220  
Legal 795 390 410  
Education, training and library 5,690 1,345 4,340  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 2,295 1,220 1,080  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 7,370 1,890 5,475  
Healthcare support 2,745 355 2,390  
Protective service 1,675 1,385 290  
Food preparation and serving related 6,150 2,520 3,630  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,725 2,315 1,410  
Personal care and service 2,660 715 1,945  
Sales and related 12,970 6,695 6,275  
Office and administrative support 15,075 3,680 11,390  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 355 260 100  
Construction and excavation 6,960 6,700 260  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,475 4,280 200  
Production 12,210 7,575 4,635  
Transportation and material moving 6,065 5,280 785  
Armed Forces 20 20 4