CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Mecklenburg 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		361,532	100	475,710	100	114,178	31.6
Sex
Male		200,531	55.5	263,990	55.5	63,459	31.6
Female		161,001	44.5	211,720	44.5	50,719	31.5
Mode to work
Drove alone		284,218	78.6	384,345	80.8	100,127	35.2
2-person carpool		40,460	11.2	43,790	9.2	3,330	8.2
3-or-more-person carpool		10,783	3.0	16,925	3.6	6,142	57.0
Bus or trolley bus		9,412	2.6	8,775	1.8	-637	-6.8
All other transit¹		52	0.0	150	0.0	98	188.5
Bicycle or walked		6,655	1.8	5,525	1.2	-1,130	-17.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		3,896	1.1	3,885	0.8	-11	-0.3
Worked at home		6,056	1.7	12,310	2.6	6,254	103.3
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		6,207	1.7	6,525	1.4	318	5.1
5 to 9		24,881	7.0	26,300	5.7	1,419	5.7
10 to 14		41,253	11.6	46,630	10.1	5,377	13.0
15 to 19		56,212	15.8	61,545	13.3	5,333	9.5
20 to 29		86,078	24.2	102,680	22.2	16,602	19.3
30 to 44		89,316	25.1	125,855	27.2	36,539	40.9
45- 59		32,710	9.2	52,880	11.4	20,170	61.7
60 or more		18,819	5.3	40,985	8.8	22,166	117.8
Mean travel time (minutes)		25.2	(X)	30.1	(X)	4.9	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		24.1	(X)	25.6	(X)	1.5	(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	30.1	463,400	32,825	108,175	102,680	125,855	52,880	40,985
Row percent		100	7.1	23.3	22.2	27.2	11.4	8.8
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	29.1	384,345	25,930	90,780	89,600	105,265	43,945	28,820
Row percent		100	6.7	23.6	23.3	27.4	11.4	7.5
Column percent		82.9	79.0	83.9	87.3	83.6	83.1	70.3
2-person carpool	31.7	43,790	3,160	10,400	8,390	11,975	5,195	4,675
Row percent		100	7.2	23.7	19.2	27.3	11.9	10.7
Column percent		9.4	9.6	9.6	8.2	9.5	9.8	11.4
3+ carpool	39.1	16,925	890	2,965	2,605	5,115	2,205	3,155
Row percent		100	5.3	17.5	15.4	30.2	13.0	18.6
Column percent		3.7	2.7	2.7	2.5	4.1	4.2	7.7
Bus or trolley bus	46.5	8,775	130	905	1,170	2,455	1,275	2,845
Row percent		100	1.5	10.3	13.3	28.0	14.5	32.4
Column percent		1.9	0.4	0.8	1.1	2.0	2.4	6.9
All other transit¹	43.6	150	10	16	0	75	0	48
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	0.1	0.0	0.1
Bicycle or walked	12.6	5,525	2,355	2,185	490	300	85	110
Row percent		100	42.6	39.5	8.9	5.4	1.5	2.0
Column percent		1.2	7.2	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3
All other modes¹	64.7	3,885	345	920	425	685	175	1,335
Row percent		100	8.9	23.7	10.9	17.6	4.5	34.4
Column percent		0.8	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.3	3.3
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 Mecklenburg 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				473,590	15,005	110,315	348,270
Drove alone				383,595	5,970	83,745	293,885
2-person carpool				43,615	2,030	12,650	28,930
3-or-more-person carpool				16,725	1,700	5,665	9,365
Bus or trolley bus				8,515	3,265	3,100	2,155
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				145	30	60	53
Bicycle or walked				4,855	1,140	1,910	1,800
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				3,865	690	1,065	2,115
Worked at Home				12,270	175	2,125	9,970

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				475,710	263,990	211,720
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				1,325	1,015	310
Construction				38,950	34,520	4,425
Manufacturing				53,450	36,935	16,515
Wholesale trade				25,800	18,140	7,660
Retail trade				50,265	27,190	23,075
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				38,860	28,975	9,890
Information				17,790	9,425	8,365
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				66,205	29,025	37,180
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				53,395	30,730	22,665
Educational, health and social services				66,945	15,450	51,495
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				31,840	16,260	15,580
Other services (except public administration)				20,055	9,900	10,155
Public administration				10,375	6,040	4,335
Armed forces				460	375	80
Occupation
Management				52,680	33,965	18,715
Farmers and farm managers				285	250	35
Business and financial operations specialists				31,330	13,655	17,675
Computer and mathematical				18,180	12,515	5,665
Architecture and engineering				10,140	8,795	1,345
Life, physical and social science				2,970	1,795	1,170
Community and social service				5,800	2,170	3,630
Legal				4,995	2,645	2,350
Education, training and library				19,950	4,325	15,630
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				8,890	4,775	4,115
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				17,390	4,265	13,125
Healthcare support				6,045	715	5,330
Protective service				6,790	5,375	1,415
Food preparation and serving related				18,255	8,655	9,600
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				11,875	7,355	4,520
Personal care and service				10,905	2,460	8,445
Sales and related				61,205	35,110	26,100
Office and administrative support				77,445	21,375	56,070
Farming, fishing, and forestry				770	485	285
Construction and excavation				27,915	27,050	865
Installation, maintenance and repairs				19,945	18,930	1,015
Production				30,975	20,930	10,045
Transportation and material moving				30,850	26,270	4,580
Armed Forces				125	115	4