CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Gaston 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 81,326 100 75,115 100 -6,211 -7.6
Sex              
Male 43,130 53.0 39,285 52.3 -3,845 -8.9
Female 38,196 47.0 35,830 47.7 -2,366 -6.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 64,678 79.5 61,660 82.1 -3,018 -4.7
2-person carpool 10,059 12.4 7,720 10.3 -2,339 -23.3
3-or-more-person carpool 2,470 3.0 2,465 3.3 -5 -0.2
Bus or trolley bus 289 0.4 280 0.4 -9 -3.1
All other transit1 7 0.0 14 0.0 7 100.0
Bicycle or walked 1,997 2.5 960 1.3 -1,037 -51.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 794 1.0 584 0.8 -210 -26.4
Worked at home 1,032 1.3 1,435 1.9 403 39.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,515 3.1 2,070 2.8 -445 -17.7
5 to 9 10,266 12.8 7,125 9.7 -3,141 -30.6
10 to 14 15,547 19.4 13,100 17.8 -2,447 -15.7
15 to 19 18,440 23.0 15,060 20.4 -3,380 -18.3
20 to 29 17,680 22.0 17,160 23.3 -520 -2.9
30 to 44 11,089 13.8 12,205 16.6 1,116 10.1
45- 59 2,786 3.5 3,680 5.0 894 32.1
60 or more 1,971 2.5 3,290 4.5 1,319 66.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.5 (X) 22.4 (X) 3.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.2 (X) 16.0 (X) -2.2 (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  22.4 73,680 9,195 28,160 17,160 12,205 3,680 3,290
                Row percent   100 12.5 38.2 23.3 16.6 5.0 4.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 22.1 61,660 7,300 24,005 14,785 10,075 2,990 2,500
                Row percent   100 11.8 38.9 24.0 16.3 4.8 4.1
               Column percent   83.7 79.4 85.2 86.2 82.5 81.3 76.0
2-person carpool 24.1 7,720 980 2,775 1,535 1,490 480 460
                Row percent   100 12.7 35.9 19.9 19.3 6.2 6.0
               Column percent   10.5 10.7 9.9 8.9 12.2 13.0 14.0
3+ carpool 26.5 2,465 260 830 610 399 184 184
                Row percent   100 10.5 33.7 24.7 16.2 7.5 7.5
               Column percent   3.3 2.8 2.9 3.6 3.3 5.0 5.6
Bus or trolley bus 41.9 280 0 49 55 70 10 90
                Row percent   100 0.0 17.5 19.6 25.0 3.6 32.1
               Column percent   0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 2.7
All other transit1 42.0 14 0 0 4 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bicycle or walked 9.6 960 530 295 30 105 0 0
                Row percent   100 55.2 30.7 3.1 10.9 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   1.3 5.8 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 29.7 584 120 200 140 55 15 55
                Row percent   100 20.5 34.2 24.0 9.4 2.6 9.4
               Column percent   0.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 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 Gaston 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 75,015 2,155 15,230 57,635
Drove alone 61,620 1,120 11,410 49,085
2-person carpool 7,710 500 2,105 5,105
3-or-more-person carpool 2,425 150 875 1,405
Bus or trolley bus 280 45 105 130
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 15 4 0 8
Bicycle or walked 960 210 330 420
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 575 100 200 270
Worked at Home 1,435 25 205 1,205
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 75,115 39,285 35,830  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 310 250 60  
Construction 5,160 4,615 550  
Manufacturing 24,320 15,395 8,925  
Wholesale trade 2,400 1,560 845  
Retail trade 8,575 4,250 4,325  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,775 2,190 585  
Information 940 395 545  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,425 1,220 2,205  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 3,725 2,010 1,715  
Educational, health and social services 13,210 2,110 11,105  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,065 1,790 2,275  
Other services (except public administration) 3,730 2,115 1,620  
Public administration 2,440 1,370 1,075  
Armed forces 30 25 10  
Occupation  
Management 5,070 3,335 1,735  
Farmers and farm managers 90 70 20  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,215 870 1,345  
Computer and mathematical 535 400 135  
Architecture and engineering 1,140 910 230  
Life, physical and social science 515 330 190  
Community and social service 1,330 555 775  
Legal 345 145 200  
Education, training and library 4,105 530 3,575  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 625 240 385  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,830 535 2,295  
Healthcare support 1,660 145 1,515  
Protective service 1,215 1,005 210  
Food preparation and serving related 3,075 1,120 1,955  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,085 1,400 685  
Personal care and service 1,655 355 1,295  
Sales and related 7,950 3,845 4,105  
Office and administrative support 10,330 2,540 7,790  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 180 125 55  
Construction and excavation 4,080 3,905 175  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,180 3,910 270  
Production 14,890 8,965 5,930  
Transportation and material moving 4,990 4,035 955  
Armed Forces 20 20 0