CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ector 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 46,970 100 48,520 100 1,550 3.3
Sex              
Male 27,091 57.7 26,595 54.8 -496 -1.8
Female 19,879 42.3 21,930 45.2 2,051 10.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 38,190 81.3 40,135 82.7 1,945 5.1
2-person carpool 4,567 9.7 4,290 8.8 -277 -6.1
3-or-more-person carpool 1,846 3.9 1,665 3.4 -181 -9.8
Bus or trolley bus 12 0.0 15 0.0 3 25.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 25 0.1 25 **
Bicycle or walked 925 2.0 715 1.5 -210 -22.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 441 0.9 520 1.1 79 17.9
Worked at home 989 2.1 1,165 2.4 176 17.8
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 2,060 4.5 1,940 4.1 -120 -5.8
5 to 9 7,356 16.0 7,200 15.2 -156 -2.1
10 to 14 11,458 24.9 11,775 24.9 317 2.8
15 to 19 11,460 24.9 11,335 23.9 -125 -1.1
20 to 29 7,149 15.5 7,585 16.0 436 6.1
30 to 44 4,291 9.3 5,000 10.6 709 16.5
45- 59 837 1.8 910 1.9 73 8.7
60 or more 1,370 3.0 1,610 3.4 240 17.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.7 (X) 18.3 (X) 1.6 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.9 (X) 15.2 (X) -0.7 (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  18.3 47,355 9,140 23,110 7,585 5,000 910 1,610
                Row percent   100 19.3 48.8 16.0 10.6 1.9 3.4
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 17.6 40,135 7,795 19,990 6,430 4,135 675 1,110
                Row percent   100 19.4 49.8 16.0 10.3 1.7 2.8
               Column percent   84.8 85.3 86.5 84.8 82.7 74.2 68.9
2-person carpool 19.6 4,290 660 2,090 755 485 160 145
                Row percent   100 15.4 48.7 17.6 11.3 3.7 3.4
               Column percent   9.1 7.2 9.0 10.0 9.7 17.6 9.0
3+ carpool 31.9 1,665 155 625 310 240 65 269
                Row percent   100 9.3 37.5 18.6 14.4 3.9 16.2
               Column percent   3.5 1.7 2.7 4.1 4.8 7.1 16.7
Bus or trolley bus 31.3 15 0 0 0 14 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 93.3 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 73.2 25 10 0 0 4 0 10
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6
Bicycle or walked 11.1 715 395 190 29 85 0 14
                Row percent   100 55.2 26.6 4.1 11.9 0.0 2.0
               Column percent   1.5 4.3 0.8 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.9
All other modes1 28.0 520 120 225 70 30 10 69
                Row percent   100 23.1 43.3 13.5 5.8 1.9 13.3
               Column percent   1.1 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.1 4.3
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 Ector 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 48,445 1,600 12,960 33,890
Drove alone 40,110 890 10,165 29,055
2-person carpool 4,280 270 1,405 2,600
3-or-more-person carpool 1,660 140 620 900
Bus or trolley bus 15 0 0 15
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 25 0 10 15
Bicycle or walked 685 150 275 265
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 520 105 170 250
Worked at Home 1,155 50 310 795
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 48,520 26,595 21,930  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 3,340 2,900 440  
Construction 3,335 3,040 295  
Manufacturing 5,080 4,245 835  
Wholesale trade 2,670 2,075 600  
Retail trade 6,905 3,520 3,385  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,805 1,455 350  
Information 830 440 390  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 2,580 1,205 1,375  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,890 1,370 1,520  
Educational, health and social services 10,455 2,380 8,075  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,720 1,260 2,460  
Other services (except public administration) 3,470 1,930 1,540  
Public administration 1,435 765 670  
Armed forces 4 4 0  
Occupation  
Management 3,545 2,280 1,265  
Farmers and farm managers 65 65 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,125 540 585  
Computer and mathematical 340 215 125  
Architecture and engineering 585 525 60  
Life, physical and social science 260 205 55  
Community and social service 540 230 310  
Legal 285 150 130  
Education, training and library 2,935 640 2,295  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 425 195 235  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 2,450 655 1,795  
Healthcare support 1,155 160 1,000  
Protective service 740 590 150  
Food preparation and serving related 2,695 775 1,920  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,780 965 820  
Personal care and service 1,350 225 1,125  
Sales and related 7,490 4,055 3,430  
Office and administrative support 6,885 1,405 5,480  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 55 50 4  
Construction and excavation 3,660 3,580 75  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,680 2,605 75  
Production 4,205 3,605 600  
Transportation and material moving 3,265 2,875 385  
Armed Forces 4 4 0