CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Polk 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 8,355 100 11,890 100 3,535 42.3
Sex              
Male 4,542 54.4 5,995 50.4 1,453 32.0
Female 3,813 45.6 5,895 49.6 2,082 54.6
Mode to work  
Drove alone 6,528 78.1 9,115 76.7 2,587 39.6
2-person carpool 970 11.6 1,435 12.1 465 47.9
3-or-more-person carpool 213 2.5 464 3.9 251 117.8
Bus or trolley bus 58 0.7 15 0.1 -43 -74.1
All other transit1 0 0.0 8 0.1 8 **
Bicycle or walked 301 3.6 275 2.3 -26 -8.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 36 0.4 155 1.3 119 330.6
Worked at home 249 3.0 420 3.5 171 68.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 431 5.3 560 4.9 129 29.9
5 to 9 1,423 17.6 1,630 14.2 207 14.5
10 to 14 1,719 21.2 1,945 17.0 226 13.1
15 to 19 1,099 13.6 2,025 17.7 926 84.3
20 to 29 1,316 16.2 1,940 16.9 624 47.4
30 to 44 1,133 14.0 1,750 15.3 617 54.5
45- 59 417 5.1 730 6.4 313 75.1
60 or more 568 7.0 895 7.8 327 57.6
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.9 (X) 24.1 (X) 3.2 (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  24.1 11,470 2,190 3,970 1,940 1,750 730 895
                Row percent   100 19.1 34.6 16.9 15.3 6.4 7.8
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 24.0 9,115 1,630 3,240 1,525 1,495 560 655
                Row percent   100 17.9 35.5 16.7 16.4 6.1 7.2
               Column percent   79.5 74.4 81.6 78.6 85.4 76.7 73.2
2-person carpool 25.0 1,435 250 455 315 175 99 135
                Row percent   100 17.4 31.7 22.0 12.2 6.9 9.4
               Column percent   12.5 11.4 11.5 16.2 10.0 13.6 15.1
3+ carpool 29.4 464 69 120 85 78 64 54
                Row percent   100 14.9 25.9 18.3 16.8 13.8 11.6
               Column percent   4.0 3.2 3.0 4.4 4.5 8.8 6.0
Bus or trolley bus 46.3 15 4 0 0 0 0 8
                Row percent   100 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 53.3
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
All other transit1 2.5 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 6.5 275 165 99 8 4 0 0
                Row percent   100 60.0 36.0 2.9 1.5 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   2.4 7.5 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 34.2 155 55 54 4 4 4 40
                Row percent   100 35.5 34.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 25.8
               Column percent   1.4 2.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 4.5
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 Polk 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 11,840 435 3,165 8,240
Drove alone 9,115 260 2,275 6,580
2-person carpool 1,425 75 455 900
3-or-more-person carpool 465 55 120 295
Bus or trolley bus 15 0 4 8
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 10 4 0 4
Bicycle or walked 255 20 115 115
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 155 10 95 45
Worked at Home 405 4 105 295
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 11,890 5,995 5,895  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 500 470 30  
Construction 855 785 75  
Manufacturing 1,270 1,010 265  
Wholesale trade 355 275 80  
Retail trade 1,675 775 900  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 615 480 130  
Information 290 165 125  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 490 120 370  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 685 345 340  
Educational, health and social services 2,345 415 1,930  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 740 235 510  
Other services (except public administration) 825 380 445  
Public administration 1,240 545 695  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 675 365 310  
Farmers and farm managers 95 85 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 305 145 155  
Computer and mathematical 65 50 15  
Architecture and engineering 105 100 4  
Life, physical and social science 40 35 4  
Community and social service 170 70 95  
Legal 45 15 30  
Education, training and library 885 145 740  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 135 45 90  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 405 105 300  
Healthcare support 430 4 420  
Protective service 675 420 255  
Food preparation and serving related 545 75 465  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 490 270 220  
Personal care and service 260 40 215  
Sales and related 1,260 510 755  
Office and administrative support 1,655 340 1,315  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 285 260 25  
Construction and excavation 870 840 30  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 675 650 25  
Production 970 765 205  
Transportation and material moving 870 660 205  
Armed Forces 0 0 0