CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Lackawanna 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 97,744 100 98,915 100 1,171 1.2
Sex              
Male 52,268 53.5 50,745 51.3 -1,523 -2.9
Female 45,476 46.5 48,170 48.7 2,694 5.9
Mode to work  
Drove alone 74,325 76.0 80,695 81.6 6,370 8.6
2-person carpool 11,876 12.2 9,530 9.6 -2,346 -19.8
3-or-more-person carpool 2,358 2.4 1,735 1.8 -623 -26.4
Bus or trolley bus 1,355 1.4 675 0.7 -680 -50.2
All other transit1 2 0.0 18 0.0 16 800.0
Bicycle or walked 5,453 5.6 3,650 3.7 -1,803 -33.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 760 0.8 700 0.7 -60 -7.9
Worked at home 1,615 1.7 1,910 1.9 295 18.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 4,376 4.6 3,890 4.0 -486 -11.1
5 to 9 16,236 16.9 13,985 14.4 -2,251 -13.9
10 to 14 21,025 21.9 20,140 20.8 -885 -4.2
15 to 19 19,692 20.5 19,100 19.7 -592 -3.0
20 to 29 19,488 20.3 20,855 21.5 1,367 7.0
30 to 44 10,341 10.8 11,630 12.0 1,289 12.5
45- 59 2,945 3.1 3,640 3.8 695 23.6
60 or more 2,026 2.1 3,765 3.9 1,739 85.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.0 (X) 19.9 (X) 2.9 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 15.6 (X) -1.0 (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  19.9 97,005 17,875 39,240 20,855 11,630 3,640 3,765
                Row percent   100 18.4 40.5 21.5 12.0 3.8 3.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.0 80,695 13,670 32,995 18,220 9,895 2,915 3,000
                Row percent   100 16.9 40.9 22.6 12.3 3.6 3.7
               Column percent   83.2 76.5 84.1 87.4 85.1 80.1 79.7
2-person carpool 20.0 9,530 1,610 4,220 1,725 1,190 380 400
                Row percent   100 16.9 44.3 18.1 12.5 4.0 4.2
               Column percent   9.8 9.0 10.8 8.3 10.2 10.4 10.6
3+ carpool 25.6 1,735 259 605 360 190 180 150
                Row percent   100 14.9 34.9 20.7 11.0 10.4 8.6
               Column percent   1.8 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 4.9 4.0
Bus or trolley bus 35.2 675 34 150 135 165 94 95
                Row percent   100 5.0 22.2 20.0 24.4 13.9 14.1
               Column percent   0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.6 2.5
All other transit1 45.6 18 0 4 0 0 15 8
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2
Bicycle or walked 11.4 3,650 2,140 930 305 140 45 85
                Row percent   100 58.6 25.5 8.4 3.8 1.2 2.3
               Column percent   3.8 12.0 2.4 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.3
All other modes1 18.5 700 155 340 104 60 10 40
                Row percent   100 22.1 48.6 14.9 8.6 1.4 5.7
               Column percent   0.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.3 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 Lackawanna 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 97,620 4,005 21,830 71,780
Drove alone 80,375 1,880 16,295 62,205
2-person carpool 9,370 630 3,070 5,665
3-or-more-person carpool 1,670 180 495 1,000
Bus or trolley bus 655 365 180 115
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 24 4 8 8
Bicycle or walked 2,970 720 1,075 1,180
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 675 180 235 260
Worked at Home 1,880 45 475 1,355
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 98,915 50,745 48,170  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 425 330 95  
Construction 5,325 4,900 420  
Manufacturing 15,875 10,660 5,215  
Wholesale trade 3,600 2,775 825  
Retail trade 13,605 6,130 7,475  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 5,060 3,880 1,180  
Information 2,810 1,460 1,350  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 7,125 2,975 4,150  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 6,365 3,510 2,855  
Educational, health and social services 24,065 6,560 17,505  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 6,505 2,940 3,560  
Other services (except public administration) 4,540 2,285 2,255  
Public administration 3,485 2,210 1,275  
Armed forces 135 125 10  
Occupation  
Management 6,515 4,120 2,390  
Farmers and farm managers 160 120 40  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,370 1,655 1,715  
Computer and mathematical 1,400 940 460  
Architecture and engineering 1,375 1,215 160  
Life, physical and social science 415 285 130  
Community and social service 1,730 695 1,035  
Legal 970 550 425  
Education, training and library 4,735 1,385 3,355  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,350 720 630  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 6,410 1,555 4,855  
Healthcare support 2,870 375 2,495  
Protective service 1,805 1,560 245  
Food preparation and serving related 5,395 2,145 3,245  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,075 2,015 1,060  
Personal care and service 2,140 500 1,640  
Sales and related 12,005 5,830 6,175  
Office and administrative support 17,475 4,285 13,190  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 185 120 65  
Construction and excavation 4,550 4,465 85  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 3,635 3,495 140  
Production 10,485 6,870 3,620  
Transportation and material moving 6,820 5,805 1,015  
Armed Forces 35 35 0