CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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 157,186 100 167,090 100 9,904 6.3
Sex              
Male 87,516 55.7 90,910 54.4 3,394 3.9
Female 69,670 44.3 76,180 45.6 6,510 9.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 120,550 76.7 134,270 80.4 13,720 11.4
2-person carpool 15,518 9.9 13,480 8.1 -2,038 -13.1
3-or-more-person carpool 3,324 2.1 3,515 2.1 191 5.7
Bus or trolley bus 3,275 2.1 2,440 1.5 -835 -25.5
All other transit1 28 0.0 74 0.0 46 164.3
Bicycle or walked 8,758 5.6 6,980 4.2 -1,778 -20.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 1,109 0.7 1,205 0.7 96 8.7
Worked at home 4,624 2.9 5,125 3.1 501 10.8
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 6,551 4.3 6,275 3.9 -276 -4.2
5 to 9 22,016 14.4 20,135 12.4 -1,881 -8.5
10 to 14 30,348 19.9 29,340 18.1 -1,008 -3.3
15 to 19 31,046 20.3 30,900 19.1 -146 -0.5
20 to 29 32,753 21.5 34,980 21.6 2,227 6.8
30 to 44 18,844 12.4 24,010 14.8 5,166 27.4
45- 59 6,373 4.2 7,870 4.9 1,497 23.5
60 or more 4,631 3.0 8,455 5.2 3,824 82.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.6 (X) 21.7 (X) 3.1 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.8 (X) 15.8 (X) -2.0 (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  21.7 161,965 26,410 60,240 34,980 24,010 7,870 8,455
                Row percent   100 16.3 37.2 21.6 14.8 4.9 5.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.5 134,270 20,015 51,305 30,455 19,780 6,245 6,470
                Row percent   100 14.9 38.2 22.7 14.7 4.7 4.8
               Column percent   82.9 75.8 85.2 87.1 82.4 79.4 76.5
2-person carpool 24.0 13,480 1,845 4,990 2,695 2,245 830 880
                Row percent   100 13.7 37.0 20.0 16.7 6.2 6.5
               Column percent   8.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 9.4 10.5 10.4
3+ carpool 31.3 3,515 330 930 640 740 375 495
                Row percent   100 9.4 26.5 18.2 21.1 10.7 14.1
               Column percent   2.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 3.1 4.8 5.9
Bus or trolley bus 34.5 2,440 80 580 420 680 285 400
                Row percent   100 3.3 23.8 17.2 27.9 11.7 16.4
               Column percent   1.5 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.8 3.6 4.7
All other transit1 65.2 74 10 4 4 10 0 44
                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 0.5
Bicycle or walked 10.7 6,980 3,905 1,945 545 390 115 80
                Row percent   100 55.9 27.9 7.8 5.6 1.6 1.1
               Column percent   4.3 14.8 3.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.9
All other modes1 24.8 1,205 220 495 215 158 25 84
                Row percent   100 18.3 41.1 17.8 13.1 2.1 7.0
               Column percent   0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 1.0
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 Berks County, Pennsylvania
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 165,305 7,150 31,460 126,690
Drove alone 133,970 2,765 23,350 107,860
2-person carpool 13,430 835 3,720 8,875
3-or-more-person carpool 3,360 600 915 1,840
Bus or trolley bus 2,400 1,100 710 590
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 70 24 40 8
Bicycle or walked 5,840 1,300 1,600 2,945
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,195 325 320 545
Worked at Home 5,040 205 805 4,030
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 167,090 90,910 76,180  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,990 2,480 510  
Construction 9,755 9,000 755  
Manufacturing 40,265 28,590 11,680  
Wholesale trade 6,275 4,580 1,690  
Retail trade 20,405 9,845 10,560  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 8,840 6,280 2,560  
Information 2,565 1,610 950  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 10,180 3,400 6,780  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 12,400 6,645 5,755  
Educational, health and social services 31,090 7,560 23,530  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 10,535 4,800 5,735  
Other services (except public administration) 7,915 3,905 4,015  
Public administration 3,785 2,145 1,640  
Armed forces 90 65 25  
Occupation  
Management 11,430 7,810 3,615  
Farmers and farm managers 1,035 880 155  
Business and financial operations specialists 6,095 2,845 3,250  
Computer and mathematical 2,645 1,935 715  
Architecture and engineering 3,320 2,940 380  
Life, physical and social science 880 610 270  
Community and social service 2,570 1,035 1,530  
Legal 1,115 600 515  
Education, training and library 8,625 2,095 6,525  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 2,370 1,240 1,135  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 7,530 1,690 5,840  
Healthcare support 3,380 270 3,110  
Protective service 2,180 1,830 350  
Food preparation and serving related 8,060 3,115 4,945  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 5,025 3,310 1,715  
Personal care and service 3,820 840 2,985  
Sales and related 17,050 8,110 8,940  
Office and administrative support 26,340 6,420 19,920  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,390 1,090 295  
Construction and excavation 7,985 7,830 150  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 7,340 7,135 205  
Production 23,635 16,405 7,230  
Transportation and material moving 13,270 10,870 2,395  
Armed Forces 10 4 4