CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in McDowell 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		16,322	100	17,930	100	1,608	9.9
Sex
Male		8,565	52.5	9,885	55.1	1,320	15.4
Female		7,757	47.5	8,045	44.9	288	3.7
Mode to work
Drove alone		11,535	70.7	13,375	74.6	1,840	16.0
2-person carpool		2,659	16.3	2,870	16.0	211	7.9
3-or-more-person carpool		1,123	6.9	920	5.1	-203	-18.1
Bus or trolley bus		208	1.3	75	0.4	-133	-63.9
All other transit¹		0	0.0	4	0.0	4	**
Bicycle or walked		268	1.6	144	0.8	-124	-46.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		116	0.7	159	0.9	43	37.1
Worked at home		413	2.5	375	2.1	-38	-9.2
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		596	3.7	445	2.5	-151	-25.3
5 to 9		2,055	12.9	1,785	10.2	-270	-13.1
10 to 14		2,674	16.8	3,005	17.1	331	12.4
15 to 19		3,376	21.2	3,290	18.7	-86	-2.5
20 to 29		2,998	18.8	3,645	20.8	647	21.6
30 to 44		2,738	17.2	3,210	18.3	472	17.2
45- 59		870	5.5	1,160	6.6	290	33.3
60 or more		602	3.8	1,015	5.8	413	68.6
Mean travel time (minutes)		20.5	(X)	24.2	(X)	3.7	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		18.9	(X)	20.1	(X)	1.2	(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	24.2	17,555	2,230	6,295	3,645	3,210	1,160	1,015
Row percent		100	12.7	35.9	20.8	18.3	6.6	5.8
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	22.9	13,375	1,860	4,975	2,855	2,270	780	630
Row percent		100	13.9	37.2	21.3	17.0	5.8	4.7
Column percent		76.2	83.4	79.0	78.3	70.7	67.2	62.1
2-person carpool	27.6	2,870	180	1,060	550	645	200	230
Row percent		100	6.3	36.9	19.2	22.5	7.0	8.0
Column percent		16.3	8.1	16.8	15.1	20.1	17.2	22.7
3+ carpool	35.0	920	78	160	165	230	169	128
Row percent		100	8.5	17.4	17.9	25.0	18.4	13.9
Column percent		5.2	3.5	2.5	4.5	7.2	14.6	12.6
Bus or trolley bus	36.3	75	0	14	10	23	4	20
Row percent		100	0.0	18.7	13.3	30.7	5.3	26.7
Column percent		0.4	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.3	2.0
All other transit¹	125.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
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	0.4
Bicycle or walked	8.3	144	90	40	4	19	0	0
Row percent		100	62.5	27.8	2.8	13.2	0.0	0.0
Column percent		0.8	4.0	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.0
All other modes¹	21.0	159	19	55	60	30	0	4
Row percent		100	11.9	34.6	37.7	18.9	0.0	2.5
Column percent		0.9	0.9	0.9	1.6	0.9	0.0	0.4
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 McDowell 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				17,860	485	3,275	14,100
Drove alone				13,355	225	2,115	11,015
2-person carpool				2,870	125	770	1,975
3-or-more-person carpool				905	60	245	595
Bus or trolley bus				70	4	15	53
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				4	0	4	0
Bicycle or walked				135	35	20	80
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				165	25	30	105
Worked at Home				355	15	70	270

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				17,930	9,885	8,045
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				275	250	25
Construction				1,465	1,295	175
Manufacturing				7,840	4,635	3,210
Wholesale trade				360	275	85
Retail trade				1,600	810	790
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				455	400	55
Information				175	85	90
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				395	170	225
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				630	390	240
Educational, health and social services				2,535	515	2,020
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				975	345	630
Other services (except public administration)				550	285	265
Public administration				670	430	240
Armed forces				0	0	0
Occupation
Management				965	605	360
Farmers and farm managers				55	50	4
Business and financial operations specialists				315	115	200
Computer and mathematical				50	45	4
Architecture and engineering				240	210	25
Life, physical and social science				140	80	65
Community and social service				185	110	75
Legal				60	20	40
Education, training and library				875	180	700
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				130	55	70
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				515	110	405
Healthcare support				340	40	300
Protective service				345	290	55
Food preparation and serving related				770	195	575
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				605	440	165
Personal care and service				290	40	250
Sales and related				1,370	620	750
Office and administrative support				1,690	535	1,155
Farming, fishing, and forestry				120	110	10
Construction and excavation				1,180	1,130	50
Installation, maintenance and repairs				930	900	30
Production				5,200	2,795	2,405
Transportation and material moving				1,555	1,205	355
Armed Forces				0	0	0