CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Chester 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 175,975 100 215,465 100 39,490 22.4
Sex              
Male 95,799 54.4 116,705 54.2 20,906 21.8
Female 80,176 45.6 98,760 45.8 18,584 23.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 138,280 78.6 174,135 80.8 35,855 25.9
2-person carpool 15,781 9.0 16,585 7.7 804 5.1
3-or-more-person carpool 4,079 2.3 4,230 2.0 151 3.7
Bus or trolley bus 1,484 0.8 1,855 0.9 371 25.0
All other transit1 799 0.5 880 0.4 81 10.1
Bicycle or walked 7,551 4.3 5,760 2.7 -1,791 -23.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 1,412 0.8 1,320 0.6 -92 -6.5
Worked at home 6,589 3.7 10,705 5.0 4,116 62.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 6,405 3.8 5,875 2.9 -530 -8.3
5 to 9 19,647 11.6 19,160 9.4 -487 -2.5
10 to 14 25,801 15.2 26,985 13.2 1,184 4.6
15 to 19 25,900 15.3 26,535 13.0 635 2.5
20 to 29 34,520 20.4 40,200 19.6 5,680 16.5
30 to 44 34,730 20.5 45,380 22.2 10,650 30.7
45- 59 14,225 8.4 21,580 10.5 7,355 51.7
60 or more 8,158 4.8 19,045 9.3 10,887 133.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.9 (X) 27.9 (X) 5.0 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 21.5 (X) 20.9 (X) -0.6 (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  27.9 204,760 25,035 53,520 40,200 45,380 21,580 19,045
                Row percent   100 12.2 26.1 19.6 22.2 10.5 9.3
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 27.8 174,135 18,605 46,105 35,835 40,050 18,510 15,030
                Row percent   100 10.7 26.5 20.6 23.0 10.6 8.6
               Column percent   85.0 74.3 86.1 89.1 88.3 85.8 78.9
2-person carpool 28.8 16,585 2,140 4,200 3,005 3,535 1,935 1,765
                Row percent   100 12.9 25.3 18.1 21.3 11.7 10.6
               Column percent   8.1 8.5 7.8 7.5 7.8 9.0 9.3
3+ carpool 32.0 4,230 495 995 585 980 560 615
                Row percent   100 11.7 23.5 13.8 23.2 13.2 14.5
               Column percent   2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 2.2 2.6 3.2
Bus or trolley bus 58.3 1,855 34 205 170 260 350 835
                Row percent   100 1.8 11.1 9.2 14.0 18.9 45.0
               Column percent   0.9 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 4.4
All other transit1 65.9 880 0 44 65 130 114 520
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.7
Bicycle or walked 10.5 5,760 3,475 1,565 350 204 50 124
                Row percent   100 60.3 27.2 6.1 3.5 0.9 2.2
               Column percent   2.8 13.9 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.7
All other modes1 30.8 1,320 285 410 190 230 55 155
                Row percent   100 21.6 31.1 14.4 17.4 4.2 11.7
               Column percent   0.6 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8
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 Chester 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 212,565 6,965 41,105 164,495
Drove alone 173,200 2,845 31,880 138,475
2-person carpool 16,440 880 4,240 11,320
3-or-more-person carpool 3,930 575 925 2,425
Bus or trolley bus 1,800 915 560 325
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 875 325 290 259
Bicycle or walked 4,535 745 1,415 2,375
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,280 175 405 695
Worked at Home 10,510 505 1,390 8,615
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 215,465 116,705 98,760  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 4,745 3,785 960  
Construction 12,915 11,645 1,270  
Manufacturing 28,500 19,675 8,825  
Wholesale trade 8,815 5,735 3,080  
Retail trade 25,735 14,045 11,685  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 8,850 6,480 2,370  
Information 7,435 4,190 3,245  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 24,340 11,375 12,965  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 30,950 17,780 13,170  
Educational, health and social services 38,275 9,665 28,610  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 11,440 5,570 5,870  
Other services (except public administration) 9,335 4,595 4,740  
Public administration 4,040 2,095 1,940  
Armed forces 90 65 20  
Occupation  
Management 23,930 15,345 8,585  
Farmers and farm managers 1,180 985 195  
Business and financial operations specialists 13,070 6,755 6,310  
Computer and mathematical 12,525 8,690 3,840  
Architecture and engineering 4,855 4,085 770  
Life, physical and social science 2,830 1,770 1,060  
Community and social service 2,680 880 1,795  
Legal 2,155 1,155 1,000  
Education, training and library 11,630 2,760 8,870  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 4,565 2,090 2,475  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 8,875 1,995 6,875  
Healthcare support 3,175 540 2,635  
Protective service 2,280 1,820 460  
Food preparation and serving related 8,145 3,600 4,545  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 6,275 4,355 1,920  
Personal care and service 4,800 890 3,915  
Sales and related 25,320 14,150 11,175  
Office and administrative support 34,815 8,900 25,915  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 2,445 2,015 435  
Construction and excavation 9,370 9,205 165  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 7,615 7,290 325  
Production 12,755 9,145 3,610  
Transportation and material moving 10,155 8,260 1,890  
Armed Forces 25 25 0