CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Lehigh 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 153,367 100 164,295 100 10,928 7.1
Sex              
Male 80,848 52.7 86,020 52.4 5,172 6.4
Female 72,519 47.3 78,280 47.6 5,761 7.9
Mode to work  
Drove alone 122,189 79.7 136,505 83.1 14,316 11.7
2-person carpool 14,612 9.5 12,915 7.9 -1,697 -11.6
3-or-more-person carpool 2,838 1.9 2,435 1.5 -403 -14.2
Bus or trolley bus 2,312 1.5 2,140 1.3 -172 -7.4
All other transit1 60 0.0 55 0.0 -5 -8.3
Bicycle or walked 7,292 4.8 5,415 3.3 -1,877 -25.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 759 0.5 820 0.5 61 8.0
Worked at home 3,305 2.2 4,015 2.4 710 21.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 4,935 3.3 4,535 2.8 -400 -8.1
5 to 9 18,959 12.6 17,410 10.9 -1,549 -8.2
10 to 14 28,992 19.3 27,335 17.1 -1,657 -5.7
15 to 19 31,169 20.8 31,075 19.4 -94 -0.3
20 to 29 35,399 23.6 38,990 24.3 3,591 10.1
30 to 44 20,576 13.7 24,785 15.5 4,209 20.5
45- 59 5,437 3.6 8,025 5.0 2,588 47.6
60 or more 4,595 3.1 8,125 5.1 3,530 76.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.1 (X) 22.3 (X) 3.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.6 (X) 18.8 (X) 0.2 (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  22.3 160,280 21,945 58,410 38,990 24,785 8,025 8,125
                Row percent   100 13.7 36.4 24.3 15.5 5.0 5.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 22.1 136,505 17,050 50,885 34,175 21,320 6,745 6,320
                Row percent   100 12.5 37.3 25.0 15.6 4.9 4.6
               Column percent   85.2 77.7 87.1 87.7 86.0 84.0 77.8
2-person carpool 23.9 12,915 1,615 4,695 3,030 2,035 710 835
                Row percent   100 12.5 36.4 23.5 15.8 5.5 6.5
               Column percent   8.1 7.4 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.8 10.3
3+ carpool 31.0 2,435 349 655 475 410 190 365
                Row percent   100 14.3 26.9 19.5 16.8 7.8 15.0
               Column percent   1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.7 2.4 4.5
Bus or trolley bus 36.5 2,140 50 335 510 535 310 394
                Row percent   100 2.3 15.7 23.8 25.0 14.5 18.4
               Column percent   1.3 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.2 3.9 4.8
All other transit1 38.8 55 0 14 25 4 0 8
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bicycle or walked 11.5 5,415 2,790 1,545 595 330 55 105
                Row percent   100 51.5 28.5 11.0 6.1 1.0 1.9
               Column percent   3.4 12.7 2.6 1.5 1.3 0.7 1.3
All other modes1 29.7 820 90 275 190 145 19 95
                Row percent   100 11.0 33.5 23.2 17.7 2.3 11.6
               Column percent   0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.2
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 Lehigh 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 162,560 5,645 31,205 125,705
Drove alone 135,970 2,490 23,650 109,830
2-person carpool 12,835 605 3,560 8,670
3-or-more-person carpool 2,355 280 760 1,315
Bus or trolley bus 2,110 995 665 455
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 55 8 14 33
Bicycle or walked 4,490 1,050 1,595 1,845
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 795 140 305 350
Worked at Home 3,945 75 655 3,215
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 164,295 86,020 78,280  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 720 515 205  
Construction 8,940 8,140 800  
Manufacturing 33,930 23,850 10,080  
Wholesale trade 6,500 4,680 1,815  
Retail trade 18,955 9,360 9,595  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 8,680 6,560 2,115  
Information 5,020 2,610 2,410  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 9,475 3,210 6,265  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 13,515 7,465 6,050  
Educational, health and social services 35,120 8,220 26,900  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 10,580 4,620 5,965  
Other services (except public administration) 8,625 4,455 4,165  
Public administration 4,165 2,280 1,890  
Armed forces 70 50 20  
Occupation  
Management 13,080 8,485 4,595  
Farmers and farm managers 240 175 65  
Business and financial operations specialists 6,470 2,910 3,560  
Computer and mathematical 4,030 2,755 1,270  
Architecture and engineering 6,260 5,555 705  
Life, physical and social science 1,555 880 675  
Community and social service 2,645 965 1,685  
Legal 965 550 415  
Education, training and library 7,370 1,820 5,550  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 2,635 1,375 1,260  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 10,240 2,560 7,680  
Healthcare support 4,210 375 3,835  
Protective service 1,970 1,740 230  
Food preparation and serving related 7,785 2,945 4,840  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 4,975 3,210 1,765  
Personal care and service 3,520 670 2,850  
Sales and related 17,910 9,250 8,660  
Office and administrative support 27,705 6,610 21,090  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 290 145 145  
Construction and excavation 7,330 7,215 120  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 6,770 6,535 235  
Production 15,495 10,050 5,450  
Transportation and material moving 10,820 9,220 1,595  
Armed Forces 30 30 0