CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Fairfax 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 408,541 100 506,270 100 97,729 23.9
Sex              
Male 222,043 54.4 274,945 54.3 52,902 23.8
Female 186,498 45.6 231,330 45.7 44,832 24.0
Mode to work  
Drove alone 318,816 78.0 406,510 80.3 87,694 27.5
2-person carpool 40,126 9.8 41,135 8.1 1,009 2.5
3-or-more-person carpool 12,936 3.2 13,360 2.6 424 3.3
Bus or trolley bus 7,686 1.9 7,625 1.5 -61 -0.8
All other transit1 2,609 0.6 4,290 0.8 1,681 64.4
Bicycle or walked 9,196 2.3 7,395 1.5 -1,801 -19.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 2,971 0.7 3,940 0.8 969 32.6
Worked at home 14,201 3.5 22,025 4.4 7,824 55.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 6,424 1.6 6,105 1.3 -319 -5.0
5 to 9 27,958 7.1 25,835 5.3 -2,123 -7.6
10 to 14 42,943 10.9 42,650 8.8 -293 -0.7
15 to 19 49,482 12.5 55,930 11.5 6,448 13.0
20 to 29 73,753 18.7 92,345 19.1 18,592 25.2
30 to 44 94,579 24.0 125,360 25.9 30,781 32.5
45- 59 48,267 12.2 64,735 13.4 16,468 34.1
60 or more 50,934 12.9 71,285 14.7 20,351 40.0
Mean travel time (minutes) 30.0 (X) 33.5 (X) 3.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 29.3 (X) 30.2 (X) 0.9 (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  33.5 484,245 31,940 98,580 92,345 125,360 64,735 71,285
                Row percent   100 6.6 20.4 19.1 25.9 13.4 14.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 32.5 406,510 25,365 84,375 81,370 107,770 53,845 53,785
                Row percent   100 6.2 20.8 20.0 26.5 13.2 13.2
               Column percent   83.9 79.4 85.6 88.1 86.0 83.2 75.5
2-person carpool 36.5 41,135 2,580 7,805 6,530 10,170 6,235 7,810
                Row percent   100 6.3 19.0 15.9 24.7 15.2 19.0
               Column percent   8.5 8.1 7.9 7.1 8.1 9.6 11.0
3+ carpool 44.0 13,360 460 1,725 1,660 3,330 2,300 3,870
                Row percent   100 3.4 12.9 12.4 24.9 17.2 29.0
               Column percent   2.8 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.7 3.6 5.4
Bus or trolley bus 43.7 7,625 180 920 1,120 1,955 1,095 2,360
                Row percent   100 2.4 12.1 14.7 25.6 14.4 31.0
               Column percent   1.6 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.7 3.3
All other transit1 61.7 4,290 30 94 310 824 749 2,285
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.2 3.2
Bicycle or walked 14.4 7,395 2,985 2,635 780 570 210 215
                Row percent   100 40.4 35.6 10.5 7.7 2.8 2.9
               Column percent   1.5 9.3 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3
All other modes1 48.9 3,940 340 1,020 580 735 305 960
                Row percent   100 8.6 25.9 14.7 18.7 7.7 24.4
               Column percent   0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 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 Fairfax 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 504,530 14,475 100,975 389,080
Drove alone 405,850 6,990 77,010 321,855
2-person carpool 40,985 1,610 9,900 29,475
3-or-more-person carpool 13,245 905 3,255 9,075
Bus or trolley bus 7,505 2,205 2,485 2,810
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4,230 1,060 1,530 1,640
Bicycle or walked 6,855 965 2,340 3,550
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 3,885 450 1,040 2,395
Worked at Home 21,975 285 3,415 18,275
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 506,270 274,945 231,330  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,105 755 350  
Construction 33,740 29,195 4,545  
Manufacturing 21,860 14,960 6,900  
Wholesale trade 10,590 7,360 3,230  
Retail trade 49,635 27,170 22,465  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 18,165 13,305 4,855  
Information 45,445 27,705 17,740  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 37,850 17,240 20,610  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 116,835 70,355 46,480  
Educational, health and social services 74,435 17,005 57,430  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 29,020 15,180 13,840  
Other services (except public administration) 25,620 10,780 14,840  
Public administration 37,300 20,090 17,205  
Armed forces 4,670 3,840 830  
Occupation  
Management 73,245 45,185 28,060  
Farmers and farm managers 155 110 50  
Business and financial operations specialists 44,425 22,005 22,420  
Computer and mathematical 55,995 40,170 15,825  
Architecture and engineering 14,965 12,840 2,125  
Life, physical and social science 5,870 3,645 2,230  
Community and social service 5,755 1,940 3,815  
Legal 7,215 3,945 3,270  
Education, training and library 26,985 5,760 21,225  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 12,910 5,740 7,170  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 16,595 4,505 12,090  
Healthcare support 4,515 650 3,860  
Protective service 9,095 7,170 1,930  
Food preparation and serving related 15,720 7,875 7,845  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 11,965 6,125 5,835  
Personal care and service 13,830 2,515 11,315  
Sales and related 50,850 27,325 23,525  
Office and administrative support 71,515 20,570 50,945  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 400 330 70  
Construction and excavation 21,720 21,180 545  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 14,965 13,805 1,160  
Production 11,255 7,805 3,450  
Transportation and material moving 14,790 12,400 2,390  
Armed Forces 1,535 1,365 170