CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Cherokee 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 8,495 100 9,995 100 1,500 17.7
Sex              
Male 4,439 52.3 5,215 52.2 776 17.5
Female 4,056 47.7 4,780 47.8 724 17.9
Mode to work  
Drove alone 6,239 73.4 7,920 79.2 1,681 26.9
2-person carpool 1,385 16.3 1,305 13.1 -80 -5.8
3-or-more-person carpool 408 4.8 194 1.9 -214 -52.5
Bus or trolley bus 8 0.1 4 0.0 -4 -50.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 169 2.0 189 1.9 20 11.8
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 57 0.7 64 0.6 7 12.3
Worked at home 229 2.7 315 3.2 86 37.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 263 3.2 455 4.7 192 73.0
5 to 9 1,261 15.3 1,530 15.8 269 21.3
10 to 14 1,451 17.6 1,610 16.6 159 11.0
15 to 19 1,674 20.3 1,955 20.2 281 16.8
20 to 29 1,687 20.4 1,895 19.6 208 12.3
30 to 44 1,475 17.8 1,425 14.7 -50 -3.4
45- 59 278 3.4 425 4.4 147 52.9
60 or more 177 2.1 385 4.0 208 117.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 21.2 (X) 2.4 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.5 (X) 15.7 (X) -2.8 (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  21.2 9,680 1,985 3,565 1,895 1,425 425 385
                Row percent   100 20.5 36.8 19.6 14.7 4.4 4.0
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.8 7,920 1,515 3,010 1,630 1,160 335 265
                Row percent   100 19.1 38.0 20.6 14.6 4.2 3.3
               Column percent   81.8 76.3 84.4 86.0 81.4 78.8 68.8
2-person carpool 24.9 1,305 250 450 215 240 60 94
                Row percent   100 19.2 34.5 16.5 18.4 4.6 7.2
               Column percent   13.5 12.6 12.6 11.3 16.8 14.1 24.4
3+ carpool 29.2 194 24 64 25 19 29 24
                Row percent   100 12.4 33.0 12.9 9.8 14.9 12.4
               Column percent   2.0 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.3 6.8 6.2
Bus or trolley bus 26.3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 155.0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Bicycle or walked 4.2 189 170 14 4 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 89.9 7.4 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   2.0 8.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 10.8 64 25 20 19 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 39.1 31.3 29.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.7 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.0 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 Cherokee 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 9,985 225 1,835 7,925
Drove alone 7,910 130 1,395 6,385
2-person carpool 1,305 35 250 1,025
3-or-more-person carpool 190 8 65 114
Bus or trolley bus 4 0 0 4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 4 0 0
Bicycle or walked 185 20 35 130
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 65 20 35 8
Worked at Home 315 4 50 255
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 9,995 5,215 4,780  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 255 200 55  
Construction 1,010 935 75  
Manufacturing 2,420 1,435 985  
Wholesale trade 305 275 30  
Retail trade 1,430 685 745  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 275 185 85  
Information 140 60 80  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 320 85 235  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 445 290 155  
Educational, health and social services 2,030 405 1,625  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 550 180 370  
Other services (except public administration) 490 300 190  
Public administration 300 180 120  
Armed forces 25 10 15  
Occupation  
Management 420 250 170  
Farmers and farm managers 45 40 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 220 135 85  
Computer and mathematical 85 60 25  
Architecture and engineering 180 165 15  
Life, physical and social science 30 20 10  
Community and social service 135 75 60  
Legal 35 4 30  
Education, training and library 625 110 515  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 115 50 65  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 405 75 330  
Healthcare support 310 20 290  
Protective service 130 100 30  
Food preparation and serving related 420 80 335  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 490 300 190  
Personal care and service 205 45 160  
Sales and related 1,010 445 565  
Office and administrative support 1,185 270 915  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 110 90 20  
Construction and excavation 815 805 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 535 510 25  
Production 1,815 1,015 800  
Transportation and material moving 675 550 125  
Armed Forces 0 0 0