CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Brazoria County, Texas
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 71,350 100 79,455 100 8,105 11.4
Sex              
Male 43,265 60.6 45,500 57.3 2,235 5.2
Female 28,085 39.4 33,955 42.7 5,870 20.9
Mode to work  
Drove alone 56,771 79.6 64,270 80.9 7,499 13.2
2-person carpool 8,136 11.4 7,985 10.0 -151 -1.9
3-or-more-person carpool 2,482 3.5 2,660 3.3 178 7.2
Bus or trolley bus 46 0.1 125 0.2 79 171.7
All other transit1 0 0.0 19 0.0 19 **
Bicycle or walked 1,400 2.0 1,315 1.7 -85 -6.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 933 1.3 815 1.0 -118 -12.6
Worked at home 1,582 2.2 2,265 2.9 683 43.2
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,914 4.2 2,795 3.6 -119 -4.1
5 to 9 9,410 13.5 9,825 12.7 415 4.4
10 to 14 11,518 16.5 12,800 16.6 1,282 11.1
15 to 19 12,281 17.6 13,095 17.0 814 6.6
20 to 29 13,635 19.5 15,485 20.1 1,850 13.6
30 to 44 12,389 17.8 13,610 17.6 1,221 9.9
45- 59 3,734 5.4 4,815 6.2 1,081 29.0
60 or more 3,887 5.6 4,765 6.2 878 22.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.7 (X) 23.4 (X) 1.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.5 (X) 20.0 (X) 0.5 (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  23.4 77,190 12,620 25,895 15,485 13,610 4,815 4,765
                Row percent   100 16.3 33.5 20.1 17.6 6.2 6.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.0 64,270 10,150 22,235 13,235 11,165 3,885 3,610
                Row percent   100 15.8 34.6 20.6 17.4 6.0 5.6
               Column percent   83.3 80.4 85.9 85.5 82.0 80.7 75.8
2-person carpool 25.6 7,985 1,135 2,360 1,680 1,630 555 625
                Row percent   100 14.2 29.6 21.0 20.4 7.0 7.8
               Column percent   10.3 9.0 9.1 10.8 12.0 11.5 13.1
3+ carpool 30.5 2,660 304 790 350 534 309 365
                Row percent   100 11.4 29.7 13.2 20.1 11.6 13.7
               Column percent   3.4 2.4 3.1 2.3 3.9 6.4 7.7
Bus or trolley bus 59.3 125 0 8 0 35 10 70
                Row percent   100 0.0 6.4 0.0 28.0 8.0 56.0
               Column percent   0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.5
All other transit1 40.8 19 0 0 0 14 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Bicycle or walked 8.8 1,315 890 245 80 74 15 8
                Row percent   100 67.7 18.6 6.1 5.6 1.1 0.6
               Column percent   1.7 7.1 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2
All other modes1 28.4 815 145 260 135 155 44 85
                Row percent   100 17.8 31.9 16.6 19.0 5.4 10.4
               Column percent   1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 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 Brazoria County, Texas
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 79,365 1,970 17,405 59,990
Drove alone 64,250 1,060 13,190 50,000
2-person carpool 7,975 350 2,345 5,275
3-or-more-person carpool 2,655 145 735 1,780
Bus or trolley bus 125 40 20 60
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 19 0 4 14
Bicycle or walked 1,260 220 380 665
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 815 70 305 440
Worked at Home 2,265 85 430 1,745
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 79,455 45,500 33,955  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,060 1,705 355  
Construction 10,645 9,570 1,075  
Manufacturing 15,490 12,145 3,345  
Wholesale trade 2,035 1,530 510  
Retail trade 8,940 3,935 5,010  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 3,275 2,605 675  
Information 890 395 490  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,350 1,380 1,970  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 4,940 2,870 2,070  
Educational, health and social services 13,820 2,380 11,440  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 5,000 2,175 2,825  
Other services (except public administration) 4,345 2,270 2,075  
Public administration 4,585 2,470 2,120  
Armed forces 75 75 0  
Occupation  
Management 5,530 3,565 1,965  
Farmers and farm managers 275 210 65  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,055 945 1,115  
Computer and mathematical 750 540 210  
Architecture and engineering 2,750 2,345 405  
Life, physical and social science 1,445 995 450  
Community and social service 1,030 470 560  
Legal 400 185 220  
Education, training and library 5,605 875 4,735  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 850 475 375  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,360 645 1,715  
Healthcare support 1,035 90 945  
Protective service 2,630 1,755 880  
Food preparation and serving related 3,520 1,220 2,305  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,785 1,625 1,155  
Personal care and service 2,225 370 1,855  
Sales and related 8,130 3,635 4,495  
Office and administrative support 10,170 2,250 7,920  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 405 355 50  
Construction and excavation 8,465 8,225 235  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,075 3,930 145  
Production 8,015 6,610 1,405  
Transportation and material moving 4,925 4,170 755  
Armed Forces 15 15 0