CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Amherst County, Virginia
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 9,299 100 10,635 100 1,336 14.4
Sex              
Male 4,462 48.0 5,315 50.0 853 19.1
Female 4,837 52.0 5,320 50.0 483 10.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 7,232 77.8 8,260 77.7 1,028 14.2
2-person carpool 1,041 11.2 1,010 9.5 -31 -3.0
3-or-more-person carpool 292 3.1 210 2.0 -82 -28.1
Bus or trolley bus 61 0.7 55 0.5 -6 -9.8
All other transit1 0 0.0 10 0.1 10 **
Bicycle or walked 245 2.6 595 5.6 350 142.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 115 1.2 139 1.3 24 20.9
Worked at home 313 3.4 355 3.3 42 13.4
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 387 4.3 485 4.7 98 25.3
5 to 9 1,230 13.7 1,135 11.0 -95 -7.7
10 to 14 1,812 20.2 2,130 20.7 318 17.5
15 to 19 1,702 18.9 1,705 16.6 3 0.2
20 to 29 1,833 20.4 2,140 20.8 307 16.7
30 to 44 1,413 15.7 1,665 16.2 252 17.8
45- 59 362 4.0 515 5.0 153 42.3
60 or more 247 2.7 505 4.9 258 104.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 18.8 (X) 21.6 (X) 2.8 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 18.1 (X) 15.8 (X) -2.3 (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  21.6 10,280 1,620 3,835 2,140 1,665 515 505
                Row percent   100 15.8 37.3 20.8 16.2 5.0 4.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 22.1 8,260 1,015 3,165 1,875 1,395 430 380
                Row percent   100 12.3 38.3 22.7 16.9 5.2 4.6
               Column percent   80.4 62.7 82.5 87.6 83.8 83.5 75.2
2-person carpool 24.0 1,010 135 380 195 175 54 75
                Row percent   100 13.4 37.6 19.3 17.3 5.3 7.4
               Column percent   9.8 8.3 9.9 9.1 10.5 10.5 14.9
3+ carpool 34.9 210 30 18 34 69 15 34
                Row percent   100 14.3 8.6 16.2 32.9 7.1 16.2
               Column percent   2.0 1.9 0.5 1.6 4.1 2.9 6.7
Bus or trolley bus 30.0 55 15 10 15 0 4 10
                Row percent   100 27.3 18.2 27.3 0.0 7.3 18.2
               Column percent   0.5 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.8 2.0
All other transit1 36.0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
                Row percent   100 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
               Column percent   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0
Bicycle or walked 5.9 595 400 185 4 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 67.2 31.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   5.8 24.7 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 16.1 139 25 69 15 25 0 4
                Row percent   100 18.0 49.6 10.8 18.0 0.0 2.9
               Column percent   1.4 1.5 1.8 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.8
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 Amherst County, Virginia
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 10,170 280 1,980 7,910
Drove alone 8,230 155 1,455 6,620
2-person carpool 950 90 270 590
3-or-more-person carpool 210 4 55 148
Bus or trolley bus 55 15 15 20
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 10 0 10 0
Bicycle or walked 250 4 85 155
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 125 4 40 80
Worked at Home 345 0 55 285
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 10,635 5,315 5,320  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 225 190 35  
Construction 890 805 85  
Manufacturing 1,860 1,450 410  
Wholesale trade 450 340 115  
Retail trade 1,275 545 730  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 380 335 45  
Information 165 80 85  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 295 115 180  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 285 135 150  
Educational, health and social services 3,365 710 2,660  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 530 170 360  
Other services (except public administration) 580 275 305  
Public administration 335 170 165  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 620 380 240  
Farmers and farm managers 55 50 4  
Business and financial operations specialists 220 90 130  
Computer and mathematical 80 50 30  
Architecture and engineering 130 120 10  
Life, physical and social science 50 45 4  
Community and social service 260 85 175  
Legal 20 4 20  
Education, training and library 910 150 755  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 70 20 55  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 340 105 240  
Healthcare support 640 40 600  
Protective service 180 150 30  
Food preparation and serving related 520 175 345  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 375 205 170  
Personal care and service 295 55 240  
Sales and related 1,130 460 670  
Office and administrative support 1,520 320 1,200  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 195 140 60  
Construction and excavation 710 700 10  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 505 480 25  
Production 1,085 875 210  
Transportation and material moving 715 630 85  
Armed Forces 0 0 0