CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Fort Bend 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 58,871 100 99,795 100 40,924 69.5
Sex              
Male 32,388 55.0 53,090 53.2 20,702 63.9
Female 26,483 45.0 46,705 46.8 20,222 76.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 45,523 77.3 78,590 78.8 33,067 72.6
2-person carpool 6,797 11.5 10,280 10.3 3,483 51.2
3-or-more-person carpool 2,317 3.9 3,995 4.0 1,678 72.4
Bus or trolley bus 74 0.1 240 0.2 166 224.3
All other transit1 5 0.0 15 0.0 10 200.0
Bicycle or walked 1,198 2.0 1,060 1.1 -138 -11.5
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 720 1.2 880 0.9 160 22.2
Worked at home 2,237 3.8 4,730 4.7 2,493 111.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,742 3.1 2,180 2.3 438 25.1
5 to 9 6,531 11.5 8,545 9.0 2,014 30.8
10 to 14 9,831 17.4 13,710 14.4 3,879 39.5
15 to 19 10,285 18.2 16,105 16.9 5,820 56.6
20 to 29 11,518 20.3 20,215 21.3 8,697 75.5
30 to 44 9,781 17.3 19,630 20.6 9,849 100.7
45- 59 3,712 6.6 7,595 8.0 3,883 104.6
60 or more 3,234 5.7 7,090 7.5 3,856 119.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 22.2 (X) 26.0 (X) 3.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 20.0 (X) 20.5 (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  26.0 95,065 10,725 29,815 20,215 19,630 7,595 7,090
                Row percent   100 11.3 31.4 21.3 20.6 8.0 7.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 25.2 78,590 8,970 25,315 17,135 16,120 6,070 4,970
                Row percent   100 11.4 32.2 21.8 20.5 7.7 6.3
               Column percent   82.7 83.6 84.9 84.8 82.1 79.9 70.1
2-person carpool 29.2 10,280 880 3,175 2,020 2,075 955 1,170
                Row percent   100 8.6 30.9 19.6 20.2 9.3 11.4
               Column percent   10.8 8.2 10.6 10.0 10.6 12.6 16.5
3+ carpool 34.7 3,995 224 710 795 1,095 464 705
                Row percent   100 5.6 17.8 19.9 27.4 11.6 17.6
               Column percent   4.2 2.1 2.4 3.9 5.6 6.1 9.9
Bus or trolley bus 54.3 240 0 25 15 69 45 90
                Row percent   100 0.0 10.4 6.3 28.8 18.8 37.5
               Column percent   0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.3
All other transit1 29.3 15 10 0 0 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bicycle or walked 13.3 1,060 545 305 55 65 30 55
                Row percent   100 51.4 28.8 5.2 6.1 2.8 5.2
               Column percent   1.1 5.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8
All other modes1 29.3 880 95 285 190 195 25 95
                Row percent   100 10.8 32.4 21.6 22.2 2.8 10.8
               Column percent   0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.3 1.3
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 Fort Bend 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 99,710 2,910 21,805 74,995
Drove alone 78,540 1,480 15,900 61,160
2-person carpool 10,275 475 3,290 6,510
3-or-more-person carpool 3,985 440 1,255 2,290
Bus or trolley bus 240 90 55 94
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 15 4 10 4
Bicycle or walked 1,055 225 385 440
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 875 145 295 435
Worked at Home 4,725 55 615 4,050
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 99,795 53,090 46,705  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 3,625 2,850 775  
Construction 8,780 7,685 1,095  
Manufacturing 12,405 8,780 3,625  
Wholesale trade 3,700 2,680 1,020  
Retail trade 13,260 7,190 6,070  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 3,840 2,950 890  
Information 2,360 1,250 1,110  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 6,195 2,240 3,955  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 9,405 5,680 3,730  
Educational, health and social services 21,035 4,020 17,015  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 6,820 3,460 3,360  
Other services (except public administration) 5,020 2,275 2,745  
Public administration 3,330 2,020 1,310  
Armed forces 15 4 10  
Occupation  
Management 9,435 6,075 3,360  
Farmers and farm managers 210 175 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 4,010 1,895 2,115  
Computer and mathematical 2,000 1,490 510  
Architecture and engineering 3,655 3,115 540  
Life, physical and social science 1,055 750 310  
Community and social service 1,160 530 630  
Legal 705 375 330  
Education, training and library 8,485 1,420 7,065  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,690 875 820  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,170 790 2,380  
Healthcare support 1,855 285 1,570  
Protective service 2,080 1,620 460  
Food preparation and serving related 3,890 1,765 2,125  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 3,935 2,355 1,580  
Personal care and service 3,445 640 2,810  
Sales and related 13,575 7,280 6,295  
Office and administrative support 13,355 2,970 10,385  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 450 330 115  
Construction and excavation 6,510 6,290 225  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 3,705 3,460 240  
Production 6,760 4,715 2,045  
Transportation and material moving 4,655 3,895 760  
Armed Forces 0 0 0