CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Transylvania 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 11,375 100 11,945 100 570 5.0
Sex              
Male 6,770 59.5 6,420 53.7 -350 -5.2
Female 4,605 40.5 5,525 46.3 920 20.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 8,449 74.3 9,420 78.9 971 11.5
2-person carpool 1,690 14.9 1,410 11.8 -280 -16.6
3-or-more-person carpool 515 4.5 380 3.2 -135 -26.2
Bus or trolley bus 6 0.1 4 0.0 -2 -33.3
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 334 2.9 325 2.7 -9 -2.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 124 1.1 63 0.5 -61 -49.2
Worked at home 257 2.3 325 2.7 68 26.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 545 4.9 535 4.6 -10 -1.8
5 to 9 1,857 16.7 1,780 15.3 -77 -4.1
10 to 14 1,961 17.6 2,245 19.3 284 14.5
15 to 19 1,742 15.7 1,990 17.1 248 14.2
20 to 29 2,222 20.0 2,100 18.1 -122 -5.5
30 to 44 1,775 16.0 1,895 16.3 120 6.8
45- 59 656 5.9 530 4.6 -126 -19.2
60 or more 360 3.2 545 4.7 185 51.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.8 (X) 21.0 (X) 1.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.4 (X) 15.7 (X) -2.7 (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  21.0 11,620 2,315 4,235 2,100 1,895 530 545
                Row percent   100 19.9 36.4 18.1 16.3 4.6 4.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.6 9,420 1,790 3,675 1,750 1,430 370 405
                Row percent   100 19.0 39.0 18.6 15.2 3.9 4.3
               Column percent   81.1 77.3 86.8 83.3 75.5 69.8 74.3
2-person carpool 25.6 1,410 185 380 260 345 135 100
                Row percent   100 13.1 27.0 18.4 24.5 9.6 7.1
               Column percent   12.1 8.0 9.0 12.4 18.2 25.5 18.3
3+ carpool 28.8 380 34 115 70 98 25 38
                Row percent   100 8.9 30.3 18.4 25.8 6.6 10.0
               Column percent   3.3 1.5 2.7 3.3 5.2 4.7 7.0
Bus or trolley bus 35.0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 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 5.3 325 280 35 4 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 86.2 10.8 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   2.8 12.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 13.8 63 30 24 4 15 0 0
                Row percent   100 47.6 38.1 6.3 23.8 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.8 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 Transylvania 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 11,765 295 2,220 9,250
Drove alone 9,395 125 1,640 7,630
2-person carpool 1,405 70 385 945
3-or-more-person carpool 365 30 75 260
Bus or trolley bus 4 4 0 0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 230 35 60 130
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 65 20 15 29
Worked at Home 300 4 40 255
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 11,945 6,420 5,525  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 200 135 65  
Construction 1,355 1,240 110  
Manufacturing 2,765 1,925 840  
Wholesale trade 120 80 40  
Retail trade 1,380 645 735  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 260 190 75  
Information 155 95 60  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 565 255 310  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 630 405 225  
Educational, health and social services 2,450 485 1,965  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,070 505 565  
Other services (except public administration) 645 270 380  
Public administration 345 190 155  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 910 590 315  
Farmers and farm managers 90 70 20  
Business and financial operations specialists 365 160 210  
Computer and mathematical 90 65 25  
Architecture and engineering 240 190 45  
Life, physical and social science 60 40 25  
Community and social service 290 100 190  
Legal 25 10 15  
Education, training and library 680 145 535  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 130 60 70  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 625 190 435  
Healthcare support 270 15 250  
Protective service 135 115 25  
Food preparation and serving related 560 235 325  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 570 340 230  
Personal care and service 350 50 300  
Sales and related 1,155 505 650  
Office and administrative support 1,380 240 1,140  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 50 45 4  
Construction and excavation 1,100 1,055 45  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 655 615 35  
Production 1,670 1,120 550  
Transportation and material moving 550 465 85  
Armed Forces 0 0 0