CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Cameron 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 84,777 100 105,880 100 21,103 24.9
Sex              
Male 46,588 55.0 57,220 54.0 10,632 22.8
Female 38,189 45.0 48,655 46.0 10,466 27.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 58,860 69.4 77,295 73.0 18,435 31.3
2-person carpool 13,982 16.5 15,655 14.8 1,673 12.0
3-or-more-person carpool 4,289 5.1 5,100 4.8 811 18.9
Bus or trolley bus 888 1.0 575 0.5 -313 -35.2
All other transit1 11 0.0 69 0.1 58 527.3
Bicycle or walked 2,965 3.5 2,760 2.6 -205 -6.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 1,280 1.5 1,720 1.6 440 34.4
Worked at home 2,502 3.0 2,695 2.5 193 7.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,186 3.9 3,315 3.2 129 4.0
5 to 9 12,613 15.3 12,910 12.5 297 2.4
10 to 14 18,852 22.9 20,505 19.9 1,653 8.8
15 to 19 20,215 24.6 23,035 22.3 2,820 14.0
20 to 29 13,228 16.1 20,095 19.5 6,867 51.9
30 to 44 10,058 12.2 16,050 15.6 5,992 59.6
45- 59 2,294 2.8 3,305 3.2 1,011 44.1
60 or more 1,829 2.2 3,965 3.8 2,136 116.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.1 (X) 20.6 (X) 3.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 15.7 (X) -0.9 (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  20.6 103,185 16,225 43,540 20,095 16,050 3,305 3,965
                Row percent   100 15.7 42.2 19.5 15.6 3.2 3.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.9 77,295 12,000 33,555 15,560 11,450 2,280 2,450
                Row percent   100 15.5 43.4 20.1 14.8 2.9 3.2
               Column percent   74.9 74.0 77.1 77.4 71.3 69.0 61.8
2-person carpool 22.0 15,655 1,955 6,555 2,890 2,915 700 640
                Row percent   100 12.5 41.9 18.5 18.6 4.5 4.1
               Column percent   15.2 12.0 15.1 14.4 18.2 21.2 16.1
3+ carpool 27.2 5,100 565 1,780 1,030 990 199 539
                Row percent   100 11.1 34.9 20.2 19.4 3.9 10.6
               Column percent   4.9 3.5 4.1 5.1 6.2 6.0 13.6
Bus or trolley bus 41.6 575 19 125 34 244 35 115
                Row percent   100 3.3 21.7 5.9 42.4 6.1 20.0
               Column percent   0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.1 2.9
All other transit1 27.4 69 10 25 10 10 10 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1
Bicycle or walked 12.6 2,760 1,420 835 215 185 30 74
                Row percent   100 51.4 30.3 7.8 6.7 1.1 2.7
               Column percent   2.7 8.8 1.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.9
All other modes1 26.0 1,720 255 660 350 260 60 135
                Row percent   100 14.8 38.4 20.3 15.1 3.5 7.8
               Column percent   1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.8 3.4
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 Cameron 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 105,760 5,015 29,155 71,590
Drove alone 77,270 2,210 19,395 55,665
2-person carpool 15,640 820 5,535 9,285
3-or-more-person carpool 5,050 325 1,610 3,115
Bus or trolley bus 565 230 160 180
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 69 15 10 44
Bicycle or walked 2,760 765 1,070 925
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 1,705 405 615 685
Worked at Home 2,695 245 770 1,685
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 105,880 57,220 48,655  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,075 1,805 275  
Construction 7,895 7,340 555  
Manufacturing 10,805 6,720 4,090  
Wholesale trade 3,700 2,610 1,090  
Retail trade 13,090 6,915 6,175  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 5,740 4,805 940  
Information 1,605 935 675  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 5,070 2,380 2,685  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 6,270 3,590 2,680  
Educational, health and social services 28,885 8,195 20,690  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 9,035 4,535 4,500  
Other services (except public administration) 6,070 3,520 2,550  
Public administration 5,450 3,715 1,735  
Armed forces 185 160 20  
Occupation  
Management 6,465 4,065 2,395  
Farmers and farm managers 315 275 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,455 1,380 1,075  
Computer and mathematical 465 340 125  
Architecture and engineering 880 810 65  
Life, physical and social science 350 260 95  
Community and social service 1,980 880 1,100  
Legal 655 355 295  
Education, training and library 9,885 2,530 7,350  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,130 695 430  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 4,355 1,520 2,830  
Healthcare support 3,710 520 3,190  
Protective service 3,220 2,935 285  
Food preparation and serving related 6,135 2,800 3,335  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 5,430 2,960 2,470  
Personal care and service 3,035 595 2,440  
Sales and related 12,155 5,945 6,210  
Office and administrative support 14,085 4,185 9,895  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,320 1,155 165  
Construction and excavation 6,705 6,555 150  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 4,650 4,525 125  
Production 8,995 5,235 3,760  
Transportation and material moving 7,460 6,635 825  
Armed Forces 50 50 0