CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Hidalgo 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 116,067 100 171,590 100 55,523 47.8
Sex              
Male 64,911 55.9 95,495 55.7 30,584 47.1
Female 51,156 44.1 76,095 44.3 24,939 48.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 82,609 71.2 127,790 74.5 45,181 54.7
2-person carpool 17,368 15.0 23,260 13.6 5,892 33.9
3-or-more-person carpool 6,682 5.8 8,445 4.9 1,763 26.4
Bus or trolley bus 378 0.3 210 0.1 -168 -44.4
All other transit1 32 0.0 170 0.1 138 431.3
Bicycle or walked 3,449 3.0 3,400 2.0 -49 -1.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 2,182 1.9 4,440 2.6 2,258 103.5
Worked at home 3,367 2.9 3,870 2.3 503 14.9
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 4,348 3.9 4,885 2.9 537 12.4
5 to 9 17,410 15.4 19,765 11.8 2,355 13.5
10 to 14 22,948 20.4 30,275 18.1 7,327 31.9
15 to 19 26,935 23.9 37,680 22.5 10,745 39.9
20 to 29 21,441 19.0 35,775 21.3 14,334 66.9
30 to 44 14,030 12.4 28,880 17.2 14,850 105.8
45- 59 2,463 2.2 4,985 3.0 2,522 102.4
60 or more 3,125 2.8 5,475 3.3 2,350 75.2
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.6 (X) 20.3 (X) 2.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.2 (X) 15.8 (X) -1.4 (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  20.3 167,720 24,650 67,955 35,775 28,880 4,985 5,475
                Row percent   100 14.7 40.5 21.3 17.2 3.0 3.3
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 19.7 127,790 17,800 54,110 27,685 21,115 3,510 3,570
                Row percent   100 13.9 42.3 21.7 16.5 2.7 2.8
               Column percent   76.2 72.2 79.6 77.4 73.1 70.4 65.2
2-person carpool 21.7 23,260 3,060 8,625 5,285 4,610 800 875
                Row percent   100 13.2 37.1 22.7 19.8 3.4 3.8
               Column percent   13.9 12.4 12.7 14.8 16.0 16.0 16.0
3+ carpool 26.6 8,445 765 2,720 1,755 2,095 530 570
                Row percent   100 9.1 32.2 20.8 24.8 6.3 6.7
               Column percent   5.0 3.1 4.0 4.9 7.3 10.6 10.4
Bus or trolley bus 35.7 210 4 35 25 90 40 19
                Row percent   100 1.9 16.7 11.9 42.9 19.0 9.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.3
All other transit1 24.1 170 55 45 30 0 19 19
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3
Bicycle or walked 10.9 3,400 2,160 855 134 150 24 84
                Row percent   100 63.5 25.1 3.9 4.4 0.7 2.5
               Column percent   2.0 8.8 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.5
All other modes1 23.9 4,440 800 1,565 865 820 54 340
                Row percent   100 18.0 35.2 19.5 18.5 1.2 7.7
               Column percent   2.6 3.2 2.3 2.4 2.8 1.1 6.2
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 Hidalgo 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 171,435 6,730 48,170 116,535
Drove alone 127,750 3,080 32,815 91,855
2-person carpool 23,250 1,060 8,445 13,740
3-or-more-person carpool 8,435 425 2,800 5,210
Bus or trolley bus 210 85 35 85
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 170 0 60 104
Bicycle or walked 3,330 740 1,195 1,400
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 4,425 1,075 1,610 1,740
Worked at Home 3,870 265 1,215 2,395
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 171,590 95,495 76,095  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 6,755 5,545 1,210  
Construction 15,480 14,525 950  
Manufacturing 11,880 7,520 4,360  
Wholesale trade 8,530 6,065 2,470  
Retail trade 23,665 13,440 10,225  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 8,050 6,870 1,180  
Information 2,855 1,670 1,185  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 6,740 2,850 3,890  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 10,540 6,420 4,120  
Educational, health and social services 45,785 13,025 32,760  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 12,895 6,665 6,230  
Other services (except public administration) 10,020 5,720 4,300  
Public administration 8,280 5,070 3,215  
Armed forces 105 105 0  
Occupation  
Management 10,190 6,205 3,985  
Farmers and farm managers 880 790 90  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,705 1,815 1,895  
Computer and mathematical 630 485 145  
Architecture and engineering 1,130 980 150  
Life, physical and social science 515 360 155  
Community and social service 2,960 1,150 1,810  
Legal 1,285 790 495  
Education, training and library 16,080 4,695 11,385  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 2,000 1,270 725  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 6,335 2,320 4,015  
Healthcare support 5,790 780 5,010  
Protective service 3,900 3,290 615  
Food preparation and serving related 9,040 4,115 4,925  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 8,210 4,620 3,590  
Personal care and service 4,950 660 4,290  
Sales and related 21,720 11,770 9,950  
Office and administrative support 22,860 7,210 15,650  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 4,805 3,445 1,360  
Construction and excavation 13,995 13,810 185  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 6,735 6,545 190  
Production 10,970 6,930 4,040  
Transportation and material moving 12,870 11,430 1,435  
Armed Forces 25 25 0