CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ellis 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 25,798 100 35,855 100 10,057 39.0
Sex              
Male 14,777 57.3 20,755 57.9 5,978 40.5
Female 11,021 42.7 15,100 42.1 4,079 37.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 19,504 75.6 27,470 76.6 7,966 40.8
2-person carpool 3,228 12.5 4,385 12.2 1,157 35.8
3-or-more-person carpool 1,096 4.2 1,710 4.8 614 56.0
Bus or trolley bus 22 0.1 40 0.1 18 81.8
All other transit1 0 0.0 15 0.0 15 **
Bicycle or walked 660 2.6 475 1.3 -185 -28.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 484 1.9 605 1.7 121 25.0
Worked at home 804 3.1 1,155 3.2 351 43.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,689 6.8 1,345 3.9 -344 -20.4
5 to 9 4,864 19.5 5,665 16.3 801 16.5
10 to 14 4,834 19.3 6,420 18.5 1,586 32.8
15 to 19 4,181 16.7 5,175 14.9 994 23.8
20 to 29 3,491 14.0 5,820 16.8 2,329 66.7
30 to 44 3,580 14.3 5,360 15.4 1,780 49.7
45- 59 1,240 5.0 2,340 6.7 1,100 88.7
60 or more 1,115 4.5 2,585 7.4 1,470 131.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 24.1 (X) 5.3 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 16.3 (X) 15.8 (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  24.1 34,700 7,010 11,595 5,820 5,360 2,340 2,585
                Row percent   100 20.2 33.4 16.8 15.4 6.7 7.4
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.3 27,470 5,550 9,310 4,685 4,110 1,990 1,825
                Row percent   100 20.2 33.9 17.1 15.0 7.2 6.6
               Column percent   79.2 79.2 80.3 80.5 76.7 85.0 70.6
2-person carpool 26.3 4,385 800 1,435 785 735 219 415
                Row percent   100 18.2 32.7 17.9 16.8 5.0 9.5
               Column percent   12.6 11.4 12.4 13.5 13.7 9.4 16.1
3+ carpool 29.3 1,710 215 515 305 355 117 209
                Row percent   100 12.6 30.1 17.8 20.8 6.8 12.2
               Column percent   4.9 3.1 4.4 5.2 6.6 5.0 8.1
Bus or trolley bus 53.5 40 0 0 0 10 0 28
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 70.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.1
All other transit1 152.7 15 0 0 0 0 4 10
                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 0.0 0.2 0.4
Bicycle or walked 9.1 475 350 75 15 39 0 4
                Row percent   100 73.7 15.8 3.2 8.2 0.0 0.8
               Column percent   1.4 5.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2
All other modes1 39.8 605 100 255 30 114 19 90
                Row percent   100 16.5 42.1 5.0 18.8 3.1 14.9
               Column percent   1.7 1.4 2.2 0.5 2.1 0.8 3.5
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 Ellis 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 35,730 930 7,065 27,735
Drove alone 27,445 455 4,950 22,045
2-person carpool 4,355 250 1,120 2,985
3-or-more-person carpool 1,665 95 445 1,125
Bus or trolley bus 40 0 20 15
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 15 0 0 14
Bicycle or walked 450 60 150 235
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 610 50 160 400
Worked at Home 1,155 25 220 910
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 35,855 20,755 15,100  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 500 400 100  
Construction 4,180 3,785 400  
Manufacturing 8,790 6,580 2,210  
Wholesale trade 980 675 305  
Retail trade 4,000 2,020 1,985  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,050 1,675 375  
Information 590 290 295  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,510 650 860  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 1,740 1,010 730  
Educational, health and social services 6,485 1,185 5,300  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,210 975 1,240  
Other services (except public administration) 1,910 1,035 875  
Public administration 910 480 430  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,575 1,740 840  
Farmers and farm managers 205 180 25  
Business and financial operations specialists 770 390 380  
Computer and mathematical 230 195 35  
Architecture and engineering 510 470 40  
Life, physical and social science 110 70 40  
Community and social service 460 275 190  
Legal 185 60 125  
Education, training and library 2,870 490 2,380  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 270 150 125  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,010 265 750  
Healthcare support 445 35 410  
Protective service 430 385 40  
Food preparation and serving related 1,625 575 1,055  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,165 645 515  
Personal care and service 975 125 850  
Sales and related 3,740 1,810 1,930  
Office and administrative support 4,425 1,030 3,395  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 190 155 35  
Construction and excavation 3,180 3,075 100  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,000 1,940 60  
Production 5,250 3,960 1,290  
Transportation and material moving 3,235 2,745 490  
Armed Forces 0 0 0