CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Watauga 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		18,141	100	22,320	100	4,179	23.0
Sex
Male		9,524	52.5	11,935	53.5	2,411	25.3
Female		8,617	47.5	10,385	46.5	1,768	20.5
Mode to work
Drove alone		13,043	71.9	16,425	73.6	3,382	25.9
2-person carpool		2,200	12.1	2,735	12.3	535	24.3
3-or-more-person carpool		556	3.1	630	2.8	74	13.3
Bus or trolley bus		84	0.5	170	0.8	86	102.4
All other transit¹		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	**
Bicycle or walked		1,523	8.4	1,335	6.0	-188	-12.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		56	0.3	160	0.7	104	185.7
Worked at home		679	3.7	860	3.9	181	26.7
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		1,231	7.0	910	4.2	-321	-26.1
5 to 9		3,371	19.3	3,330	15.5	-41	-1.2
10 to 14		3,685	21.1	3,920	18.3	235	6.4
15 to 19		2,904	16.6	3,750	17.5	846	29.1
20 to 29		2,463	14.1	3,740	17.4	1,277	51.8
30 to 44		2,560	14.7	3,265	15.2	705	27.5
45- 59		725	4.2	1,300	6.1	575	79.3
60 or more		523	3.0	1,245	5.8	722	138.0
Mean travel time (minutes)		17.5	(X)	22.5	(X)	5.0	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		15.8	(X)	15.7	(X)	-0.1	(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	22.5	21,460	4,240	7,670	3,740	3,265	1,300	1,245
Row percent		100	19.8	35.7	17.4	15.2	6.1	5.8
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	21.9	16,425	2,970	6,180	3,070	2,470	900	825
Row percent		100	18.1	37.6	18.7	15.0	5.5	5.0
Column percent		76.5	70.0	80.6	82.1	75.7	69.2	66.3
2-person carpool	26.8	2,735	380	790	465	615	285	200
Row percent		100	13.9	28.9	17.0	22.5	10.4	7.3
Column percent		12.7	9.0	10.3	12.4	18.8	21.9	16.1
3+ carpool	43.4	630	18	160	79	98	105	164
Row percent		100	2.9	25.4	12.5	15.6	16.7	26.0
Column percent		2.9	0.4	2.1	2.1	3.0	8.1	13.2
Bus or trolley bus	25.4	170	4	80	64	10	0	14
Row percent		100	2.4	47.1	37.6	5.9	0.0	8.2
Column percent		0.8	0.1	1.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	1.1
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	0.1
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bicycle or walked	9.6	1,335	850	420	25	29	4	19
Row percent		100	63.7	31.5	1.9	2.2	0.3	1.4
Column percent		6.2	20.0	5.5	0.7	0.9	0.3	1.5
All other modes¹	34.2	160	25	45	30	35	10	14
Row percent		100	15.6	28.1	18.8	21.9	6.3	8.8
Column percent		0.7	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.1
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 Watauga 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				21,065	515	4,265	16,285
Drove alone				16,240	295	3,145	12,800
2-person carpool				2,610	75	470	2,065
3-or-more-person carpool				595	35	160	404
Bus or trolley bus				100	4	60	35
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				0	0	0	0
Bicycle or walked				635	85	225	325
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				115	20	50	44
Worked at Home				770	0	160	615

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				22,320	11,935	10,385
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				200	145	55
Construction				2,550	2,375	175
Manufacturing				1,500	855	645
Wholesale trade				400	305	95
Retail trade				3,060	1,600	1,460
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				505	410	95
Information				445	310	135
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				975	390	580
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				1,255	710	545
Educational, health and social services				6,155	1,995	4,160
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				3,310	1,780	1,530
Other services (except public administration)				1,400	720	680
Public administration				570	335	235
Armed forces				4	4	0
Occupation
Management				1,695	1,060	635
Farmers and farm managers				45	35	10
Business and financial operations specialists				645	340	305
Computer and mathematical				260	190	65
Architecture and engineering				270	180	90
Life, physical and social science				115	40	75
Community and social service				580	245	335
Legal				130	40	90
Education, training and library				1,980	790	1,195
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				510	270	240
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				960	235	730
Healthcare support				310	45	260
Protective service				270	230	40
Food preparation and serving related				1,910	1,010	900
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				1,090	585	505
Personal care and service				535	175	360
Sales and related				2,780	1,375	1,405
Office and administrative support				3,175	780	2,395
Farming, fishing, and forestry				145	115	30
Construction and excavation				2,195	2,145	50
Installation, maintenance and repairs				780	755	25
Production				1,050	575	475
Transportation and material moving				895	725	170
Armed Forces				4	4	0