CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Dawson 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 4,811 100 5,105 100 294 6.1
Sex              
Male 2,918 60.7 2,955 57.9 37 1.3
Female 1,893 39.3 2,145 42.0 252 13.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 3,754 78.0 4,015 78.6 261 7.0
2-person carpool 493 10.2 505 9.9 12 2.4
3-or-more-person carpool 324 6.7 230 4.5 -94 -29.0
Bus or trolley bus 0 0.0 4 0.1 4 **
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 164 3.4 95 1.9 -69 -42.1
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 10 0.2 119 2.3 109 1090.0
Worked at home 66 1.4 135 2.6 69 104.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 527 11.1 605 12.2 78 14.8
5 to 9 1,561 32.9 1,495 30.1 -66 -4.2
10 to 14 1,168 24.6 1,310 26.4 142 12.2
15 to 19 577 12.2 380 7.6 -197 -34.1
20 to 29 335 7.1 380 7.6 45 13.4
30 to 44 298 6.3 380 7.6 82 27.5
45- 59 57 1.2 145 2.9 88 154.4
60 or more 222 4.7 275 5.5 53 23.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 13.8 (X) 16.3 (X) 2.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 11.2 (X) 10.3 (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  16.3 4,970 2,100 1,690 380 380 145 275
                Row percent   100 42.3 34.0 7.6 7.6 2.9 5.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 14.6 4,015 1,775 1,455 270 245 109 164
                Row percent   100 44.2 36.2 6.7 6.1 2.7 4.1
               Column percent   80.8 84.5 86.1 71.1 64.5 75.2 59.6
2-person carpool 19.2 505 145 150 75 95 4 34
                Row percent   100 28.7 29.7 14.9 18.8 0.8 6.7
               Column percent   10.2 6.9 8.9 19.7 25.0 2.8 12.4
3+ carpool 40.9 230 49 38 18 33 35 64
                Row percent   100 21.3 16.5 7.8 14.3 15.2 27.8
               Column percent   4.6 2.3 2.2 4.7 8.7 24.1 23.3
Bus or trolley bus 22.5 4 0 0 0 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 10.4 95 75 8 10 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 78.9 8.4 10.5 0.0 0.0 4.2
               Column percent   1.9 3.6 0.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.5
All other modes1 15.5 119 60 45 0 10 0 4
                Row percent   100 50.4 37.8 0.0 8.4 0.0 3.4
               Column percent   2.4 2.9 2.7 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.5
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 Dawson 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 5,105 125 1,320 3,660
Drove alone 4,015 55 965 2,990
2-person carpool 505 10 180 310
3-or-more-person carpool 235 14 85 139
Bus or trolley bus 4 0 4 0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 90 20 35 33
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 125 25 10 90
Worked at Home 135 0 40 90
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 5,105 2,955 2,145  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 760 665 95  
Construction 275 260 15  
Manufacturing 145 110 35  
Wholesale trade 225 175 45  
Retail trade 710 375 335  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 245 185 60  
Information 45 30 15  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 200 75 125  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 205 100 105  
Educational, health and social services 835 135 700  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 345 140 205  
Other services (except public administration) 480 260 225  
Public administration 635 445 190  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 130 75 55  
Farmers and farm managers 295 270 25  
Business and financial operations specialists 150 70 85  
Computer and mathematical 10 10 0  
Architecture and engineering 10 10 0  
Life, physical and social science 15 10 4  
Community and social service 80 45 30  
Legal 35 35 0  
Education, training and library 310 55 255  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 50 25 25  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 120 25 95  
Healthcare support 125 30 95  
Protective service 460 350 110  
Food preparation and serving related 330 105 225  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 200 85 120  
Personal care and service 120 40 80  
Sales and related 550 335 215  
Office and administrative support 810 135 675  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 240 220 20  
Construction and excavation 255 255 0  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 280 270 10  
Production 165 160 4  
Transportation and material moving 360 335 25  
Armed Forces 0 0 0