CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Luzerne 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 136,382 100 142,260 100 5,878 4.3
Sex              
Male 73,027 53.5 75,865 53.3 2,838 3.9
Female 63,355 46.5 66,395 46.7 3,040 4.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 103,499 75.9 117,750 82.8 14,251 13.8
2-person carpool 16,368 12.0 12,290 8.6 -4,078 -24.9
3-or-more-person carpool 3,315 2.4 2,455 1.7 -860 -25.9
Bus or trolley bus 2,091 1.5 1,225 0.9 -866 -41.4
All other transit1 50 0.0 12 0.0 -38 -76.0
Bicycle or walked 7,472 5.5 4,760 3.3 -2,712 -36.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 911 0.7 865 0.6 -46 -5.0
Worked at home 2,676 2.0 2,905 2.0 229 8.6
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 5,939 4.4 5,470 3.9 -469 -7.9
5 to 9 21,096 15.8 18,015 12.9 -3,081 -14.6
10 to 14 27,924 20.9 27,490 19.7 -434 -1.6
15 to 19 27,377 20.5 26,840 19.3 -537 -2.0
20 to 29 28,945 21.6 32,155 23.1 3,210 11.1
30 to 44 15,690 11.7 18,690 13.4 3,000 19.1
45- 59 4,002 3.0 5,035 3.6 1,033 25.8
60 or more 2,733 2.0 5,655 4.1 2,922 106.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.4 (X) 20.6 (X) 3.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.2 (X) 15.7 (X) -1.5 (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  20.6 139,355 23,485 54,330 32,155 18,690 5,035 5,655
                Row percent   100 16.9 39.0 23.1 13.4 3.6 4.1
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.4 117,750 18,730 46,440 28,415 15,605 4,265 4,290
                Row percent   100 15.9 39.4 24.1 13.3 3.6 3.6
               Column percent   84.5 79.8 85.5 88.4 83.5 84.7 75.9
2-person carpool 22.0 12,290 1,675 5,040 2,485 1,940 450 700
                Row percent   100 13.6 41.0 20.2 15.8 3.7 5.7
               Column percent   8.8 7.1 9.3 7.7 10.4 8.9 12.4
3+ carpool 28.8 2,455 220 930 425 455 154 275
                Row percent   100 9.0 37.9 17.3 18.5 6.3 11.2
               Column percent   1.8 0.9 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 4.9
Bus or trolley bus 39.9 1,225 45 300 280 305 70 230
                Row percent   100 3.7 24.5 22.9 24.9 5.7 18.8
               Column percent   0.9 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.6 1.4 4.1
All other transit1 151.3 12 0 0 4 0 0 12
                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 0.2
Bicycle or walked 11.5 4,760 2,635 1,275 420 250 89 84
                Row percent   100 55.4 26.8 8.8 5.3 1.9 1.8
               Column percent   3.4 11.2 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5
All other modes1 25.3 865 170 345 135 150 4 64
                Row percent   100 19.7 39.9 15.6 17.3 0.5 7.4
               Column percent   0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.1 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 Luzerne 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 141,225 5,610 31,230 104,390
Drove alone 117,515 2,680 24,110 90,720
2-person carpool 12,195 775 3,665 7,755
3-or-more-person carpool 2,400 280 760 1,360
Bus or trolley bus 1,150 520 340 295
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 8 0 4 8
Bicycle or walked 4,290 1,080 1,415 1,790
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 855 195 305 355
Worked at Home 2,815 85 625 2,110
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 142,260 75,865 66,395  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 950 785 160  
Construction 7,655 6,965 690  
Manufacturing 24,130 17,020 7,105  
Wholesale trade 6,470 4,675 1,790  
Retail trade 18,805 9,660 9,140  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 9,050 7,230 1,825  
Information 5,090 2,540 2,555  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 8,025 2,960 5,065  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 8,830 4,500 4,330  
Educational, health and social services 29,950 7,605 22,340  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 10,045 4,455 5,590  
Other services (except public administration) 6,145 3,375 2,770  
Public administration 6,990 3,980 3,015  
Armed forces 130 120 15  
Occupation  
Management 9,225 5,950 3,275  
Farmers and farm managers 275 210 65  
Business and financial operations specialists 5,015 2,590 2,425  
Computer and mathematical 1,685 1,080 605  
Architecture and engineering 2,250 2,090 160  
Life, physical and social science 600 335 265  
Community and social service 2,125 960 1,170  
Legal 1,110 610 500  
Education, training and library 5,765 1,675 4,090  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,985 1,145 840  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 9,150 2,080 7,065  
Healthcare support 3,740 570 3,170  
Protective service 2,900 2,565 335  
Food preparation and serving related 7,715 3,095 4,625  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 4,155 2,525 1,630  
Personal care and service 2,875 530 2,345  
Sales and related 15,625 7,675 7,950  
Office and administrative support 25,135 6,125 19,010  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 270 230 40  
Construction and excavation 6,660 6,505 155  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 6,335 6,095 240  
Production 15,970 11,315 4,660  
Transportation and material moving 11,660 9,885 1,775  
Armed Forces 30 30 0