CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Mercer 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 48,406 100 50,985 100 2,579 5.3
Sex              
Male 27,829 57.5 26,485 51.9 -1,344 -4.8
Female 20,577 42.5 24,500 48.1 3,923 19.1
Mode to work  
Drove alone 38,199 78.9 42,775 83.9 4,576 12.0
2-person carpool 4,457 9.2 3,790 7.4 -667 -15.0
3-or-more-person carpool 852 1.8 705 1.4 -147 -17.3
Bus or trolley bus 86 0.2 150 0.3 64 74.4
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 2,865 5.9 1,610 3.2 -1,255 -43.8
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 364 0.8 314 0.6 -50 -13.7
Worked at home 1,583 3.3 1,645 3.2 62 3.9
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,060 6.5 2,675 5.4 -385 -12.6
5 to 9 9,359 20.0 9,315 18.9 -44 -0.5
10 to 14 10,620 22.7 10,590 21.5 -30 -0.3
15 to 19 8,064 17.2 8,405 17.0 341 4.2
20 to 29 7,911 16.9 8,665 17.6 754 9.5
30 to 44 5,184 11.1 6,040 12.2 856 16.5
45- 59 1,503 3.2 1,730 3.5 227 15.1
60 or more 1,122 2.4 1,915 3.9 793 70.7
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.5 (X) 19.0 (X) 2.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.2 (X) 15.3 (X) 0.1 (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  19.0 49,340 11,990 18,995 8,665 6,040 1,730 1,915
                Row percent   100 24.3 38.5 17.6 12.2 3.5 3.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.0 42,775 10,030 16,610 7,795 5,300 1,450 1,585
                Row percent   100 23.4 38.8 18.2 12.4 3.4 3.7
               Column percent   86.7 83.7 87.4 90.0 87.7 83.8 82.8
2-person carpool 19.5 3,790 810 1,525 670 425 175 185
                Row percent   100 21.4 40.2 17.7 11.2 4.6 4.9
               Column percent   7.7 6.8 8.0 7.7 7.0 10.1 9.7
3+ carpool 24.5 705 115 270 75 138 48 68
                Row percent   100 16.3 38.3 10.6 19.6 6.8 9.6
               Column percent   1.4 1.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.8 3.6
Bus or trolley bus 33.2 150 0 25 10 70 29 15
                Row percent   100 0.0 16.7 6.7 46.7 19.3 10.0
               Column percent   0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.7 0.8
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 10.8 1,610 990 430 90 50 25 29
                Row percent   100 61.5 26.7 5.6 3.1 1.6 1.8
               Column percent   3.3 8.3 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.5
All other modes1 33.7 314 50 130 24 64 10 40
                Row percent   100 15.9 41.4 7.6 20.4 3.2 12.7
               Column percent   0.6 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.6 2.1
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 Mercer 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 50,155 1,470 10,860 37,820
Drove alone 42,500 665 8,585 33,255
2-person carpool 3,740 195 1,205 2,335
3-or-more-person carpool 595 90 150 354
Bus or trolley bus 150 25 80 39
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 1,275 240 450 580
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 300 75 85 145
Worked at Home 1,590 185 305 1,105
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 50,985 26,485 24,500  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 860 710 155  
Construction 2,450 2,255 195  
Manufacturing 10,215 8,080 2,135  
Wholesale trade 1,840 1,255 585  
Retail trade 7,310 3,095 4,215  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,720 2,110 610  
Information 595 295 300  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 2,115 835 1,275  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,115 1,060 1,055  
Educational, health and social services 12,090 2,910 9,180  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,130 1,415 2,715  
Other services (except public administration) 2,585 1,280 1,305  
Public administration 1,935 1,175 765  
Armed forces 20 10 10  
Occupation  
Management 3,140 1,950 1,190  
Farmers and farm managers 410 355 55  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,335 665 670  
Computer and mathematical 405 305 100  
Architecture and engineering 510 465 45  
Life, physical and social science 200 95 110  
Community and social service 1,070 605 465  
Legal 215 120 95  
Education, training and library 2,480 745 1,740  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 485 200 285  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,505 765 2,745  
Healthcare support 1,545 160 1,390  
Protective service 900 745 155  
Food preparation and serving related 3,355 975 2,380  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,780 935 845  
Personal care and service 1,375 260 1,120  
Sales and related 6,110 2,505 3,605  
Office and administrative support 6,860 1,475 5,385  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 330 255 80  
Construction and excavation 2,105 2,070 35  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,740 1,660 80  
Production 6,505 5,145 1,355  
Transportation and material moving 4,615 4,035 580  
Armed Forces 0 0 0