CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Harris 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 1,493,623 100 1,705,365 100 211,742 14.2
Sex              
Male 853,527 57.1 966,730 56.7 113,203 13.3
Female 640,096 42.9 738,635 43.3 98,539 15.4
Mode to work  
Drove alone 1,134,136 75.9 1,310,620 76.9 176,484 15.6
2-person carpool 168,058 11.3 179,840 10.5 11,782 7.0
3-or-more-person carpool 48,428 3.2 62,590 3.7 14,162 29.2
Bus or trolley bus 63,040 4.2 63,610 3.7 570 0.9
All other transit1 425 0.0 825 0.0 400 94.1
Bicycle or walked 35,759 2.4 31,365 1.8 -4,394 -12.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 16,315 1.1 20,310 1.2 3,995 24.5
Worked at home 27,462 1.8 36,195 2.1 8,733 31.8
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 28,131 1.9 27,360 1.6 -771 -2.7
5 to 9 104,100 7.1 107,970 6.5 3,870 3.7
10 to 14 162,548 11.1 173,885 10.4 11,337 7.0
15 to 19 215,779 14.7 225,265 13.5 9,486 4.4
20 to 29 302,919 20.7 326,895 19.6 23,976 7.9
30 to 44 378,155 25.8 441,520 26.5 63,365 16.8
45- 59 156,818 10.7 196,320 11.8 39,502 25.2
60 or more 117,711 8.0 169,955 10.2 52,244 44.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 27.2 (X) 30.3 (X) 3.1 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 25.4 (X) 25.7 (X) 0.3 (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  30.3 1,669,170 135,330 399,150 326,895 441,520 196,320 169,955
                Row percent   100 8.1 23.9 19.6 26.5 11.8 10.2
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 29.0 1,310,620 101,050 324,685 273,520 350,090 150,710 110,570
                Row percent   100 7.7 24.8 20.9 26.7 11.5 8.4
               Column percent   78.5 74.7 81.3 83.7 79.3 76.8 65.1
2-person carpool 31.0 179,840 14,000 42,525 33,265 48,910 21,855 19,290
                Row percent   100 7.8 23.6 18.5 27.2 12.2 10.7
               Column percent   10.8 10.3 10.7 10.2 11.1 11.1 11.4
3+ carpool 36.3 62,590 3,185 11,015 9,760 19,045 8,630 10,955
                Row percent   100 5.1 17.6 15.6 30.4 13.8 17.5
               Column percent   3.7 2.4 2.8 3.0 4.3 4.4 6.4
Bus or trolley bus 51.2 63,610 860 5,225 4,910 16,295 12,945 23,375
                Row percent   100 1.4 8.2 7.7 25.6 20.4 36.7
               Column percent   3.8 0.6 1.3 1.5 3.7 6.6 13.8
All other transit1 55.3 825 58 94 95 125 108 335
                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 0.1 0.2
Bicycle or walked 13.7 31,365 13,985 10,755 2,720 2,545 510 855
                Row percent   100 44.6 34.3 8.7 8.1 1.6 2.7
               Column percent   1.9 10.3 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.5
All other modes1 46.9 20,310 2,190 4,850 2,620 4,510 1,560 4,580
                Row percent   100 10.8 23.9 12.9 22.2 7.7 22.6
               Column percent   1.2 1.6 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.7
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 Harris 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 1,701,175 76,805 450,090 1,174,275
Drove alone 1,309,610 28,515 323,360 957,735
2-person carpool 179,560 9,520 57,360 112,680
3-or-more-person carpool 62,150 6,755 21,440 33,955
Bus or trolley bus 62,685 18,590 19,780 24,315
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 830 110 350 370
Bicycle or walked 30,240 8,355 12,240 9,640
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 20,150 3,600 6,445 10,100
Worked at Home 35,955 1,365 9,110 25,480
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 1,705,365 966,730 738,635  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 44,030 31,615 12,420  
Construction 144,230 129,590 14,640  
Manufacturing 205,410 153,460 51,945  
Wholesale trade 86,095 59,515 26,585  
Retail trade 183,115 97,455 85,660  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 125,185 87,465 37,720  
Information 40,720 23,550 17,170  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 120,515 52,670 67,845  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 215,550 124,850 90,700  
Educational, health and social services 283,755 69,315 214,440  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 113,025 57,905 55,115  
Other services (except public administration) 89,025 46,595 42,435  
Public administration 53,105 31,450 21,655  
Armed forces 1,605 1,300 305  
Occupation  
Management 167,485 110,545 56,945  
Farmers and farm managers 680 480 200  
Business and financial operations specialists 91,555 44,450 47,110  
Computer and mathematical 51,145 36,500 14,645  
Architecture and engineering 54,565 47,885 6,685  
Life, physical and social science 21,325 14,405 6,920  
Community and social service 17,380 7,180 10,200  
Legal 24,200 13,080 11,120  
Education, training and library 86,550 20,060 66,485  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 27,860 15,335 12,525  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 69,375 19,960 49,415  
Healthcare support 24,870 3,215 21,655  
Protective service 30,570 23,600 6,970  
Food preparation and serving related 69,975 33,235 36,735  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 56,165 30,865 25,300  
Personal care and service 39,130 8,155 30,975  
Sales and related 202,770 109,615 93,155  
Office and administrative support 267,275 69,295 197,985  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,880 1,540 340  
Construction and excavation 112,155 109,320 2,835  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 72,290 69,090 3,200  
Production 113,215 89,450 23,765  
Transportation and material moving 102,430 89,025 13,405  
Armed Forces 515 450 65