CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Northampton 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 92,685 100 98,040 100 5,355 5.8
Sex              
Male 50,676 54.7 50,795 51.8 119 0.2
Female 42,009 45.3 47,245 48.2 5,236 12.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 71,668 77.3 79,840 81.4 8,172 11.4
2-person carpool 8,768 9.5 7,015 7.2 -1,753 -20.0
3-or-more-person carpool 1,810 2.0 1,610 1.6 -200 -11.0
Bus or trolley bus 981 1.1 890 0.9 -91 -9.3
All other transit1 65 0.1 29 0.0 -36 -55.4
Bicycle or walked 6,038 6.5 5,295 5.4 -743 -12.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 712 0.8 430 0.4 -282 -39.6
Worked at home 2,643 2.9 2,940 3.0 297 11.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 4,762 5.3 4,480 4.7 -282 -5.9
5 to 9 15,175 16.9 14,725 15.5 -450 -3.0
10 to 14 19,579 21.7 18,975 20.0 -604 -3.1
15 to 19 16,729 18.6 16,465 17.3 -264 -1.6
20 to 29 18,398 20.4 20,305 21.4 1,907 10.4
30 to 44 10,213 11.3 12,170 12.8 1,957 19.2
45- 59 2,844 3.2 3,915 4.1 1,071 37.7
60 or more 2,342 2.6 4,070 4.3 1,728 73.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.4 (X) 20.1 (X) 2.7 (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  20.1 95,100 19,205 35,440 20,305 12,170 3,915 4,070
                Row percent   100 20.2 37.3 21.4 12.8 4.1 4.3
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.2 79,840 14,435 30,350 18,230 10,545 3,115 3,170
                Row percent   100 18.1 38.0 22.8 13.2 3.9 4.0
               Column percent   84.0 75.2 85.6 89.8 86.6 79.6 77.9
2-person carpool 22.4 7,015 1,180 2,590 1,410 980 435 420
                Row percent   100 16.8 36.9 20.1 14.0 6.2 6.0
               Column percent   7.4 6.1 7.3 6.9 8.1 11.1 10.3
3+ carpool 25.0 1,610 290 545 205 264 164 143
                Row percent   100 18.0 33.9 12.7 16.4 10.2 8.9
               Column percent   1.7 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.2 4.2 3.5
Bus or trolley bus 36.6 890 59 225 95 184 140 180
                Row percent   100 6.6 25.3 10.7 20.7 15.7 20.2
               Column percent   0.9 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 3.6 4.4
All other transit1 44.3 29 10 4 0 4 10 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1
Bicycle or walked 9.9 5,295 3,150 1,490 325 185 50 84
                Row percent   100 59.5 28.1 6.1 3.5 0.9 1.6
               Column percent   5.6 16.4 4.2 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.1
All other modes1 28.4 430 80 230 39 4 4 75
                Row percent   100 18.6 53.5 9.1 0.9 0.9 17.4
               Column percent   0.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.8
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 Northampton 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 96,160 3,355 18,105 74,700
Drove alone 79,435 1,600 13,570 64,265
2-person carpool 6,960 400 1,955 4,610
3-or-more-person carpool 1,505 150 380 975
Bus or trolley bus 825 350 255 220
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 19 4 4 14
Bicycle or walked 4,070 720 1,400 1,955
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 430 100 135 190
Worked at Home 2,915 30 415 2,465
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 98,040 50,795 47,245  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 715 530 185  
Construction 5,970 5,475 495  
Manufacturing 17,270 11,840 5,430  
Wholesale trade 3,295 2,310 990  
Retail trade 11,545 5,600 5,945  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 5,605 4,315 1,290  
Information 2,675 1,320 1,350  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 6,465 2,340 4,125  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 7,000 3,665 3,340  
Educational, health and social services 22,650 6,305 16,345  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 6,945 3,070 3,870  
Other services (except public administration) 5,145 2,470 2,675  
Public administration 2,690 1,485 1,205  
Armed forces 80 80 0  
Occupation  
Management 7,200 4,555 2,640  
Farmers and farm managers 205 180 25  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,330 1,425 1,905  
Computer and mathematical 1,435 1,010 420  
Architecture and engineering 1,550 1,400 150  
Life, physical and social science 880 590 290  
Community and social service 1,640 580 1,060  
Legal 760 430 330  
Education, training and library 6,620 1,965 4,655  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,520 805 715  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 4,135 1,050 3,085  
Healthcare support 2,315 250 2,065  
Protective service 1,535 1,265 270  
Food preparation and serving related 5,310 2,120 3,190  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,455 2,165 1,290  
Personal care and service 2,520 360 2,155  
Sales and related 10,530 5,215 5,315  
Office and administrative support 16,440 4,120 12,320  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 255 125 130  
Construction and excavation 4,660 4,605 60  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 3,945 3,855 90  
Production 10,410 6,540 3,870  
Transportation and material moving 7,385 6,185 1,205  
Armed Forces 10 10 0