CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Mecklenburg 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 13,759 100 13,800 100 41 0.3
Sex              
Male 6,826 49.6 6,740 48.8 -86 -1.3
Female 6,933 50.4 7,060 51.2 127 1.8
Mode to work  
Drove alone 9,583 69.6 10,715 77.6 1,132 11.8
2-person carpool 2,205 16.0 1,710 12.4 -495 -22.4
3-or-more-person carpool 970 7.0 530 3.8 -440 -45.4
Bus or trolley bus 37 0.3 70 0.5 33 89.2
All other transit1 0 0.0 4 0.0 4 **
Bicycle or walked 462 3.4 239 1.7 -223 -48.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 222 1.6 155 1.1 -67 -30.2
Worked at home 280 2.0 380 2.8 100 35.7
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 754 5.6 720 5.4 -34 -4.5
5 to 9 2,093 15.5 1,775 13.2 -318 -15.2
10 to 14 2,574 19.1 2,200 16.4 -374 -14.5
15 to 19 2,273 16.9 2,185 16.3 -88 -3.9
20 to 29 2,441 18.1 2,630 19.6 189 7.7
30 to 44 2,331 17.3 2,410 18.0 79 3.4
45- 59 466 3.5 765 5.7 299 64.2
60 or more 547 4.1 730 5.4 183 33.5
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.3 (X) 22.8 (X) 3.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 17.9 (X) 16.0 (X) -1.9 (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  22.8 13,420 2,495 4,385 2,630 2,410 765 730
                Row percent   100 18.6 32.7 19.6 18.0 5.7 5.4
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 21.5 10,715 2,075 3,595 2,185 1,845 535 480
                Row percent   100 19.4 33.6 20.4 17.2 5.0 4.5
               Column percent   79.8 83.2 82.0 83.1 76.6 69.9 65.8
2-person carpool 25.9 1,710 190 565 325 415 140 80
                Row percent   100 11.1 33.0 19.0 24.3 8.2 4.7
               Column percent   12.7 7.6 12.9 12.4 17.2 18.3 11.0
3+ carpool 41.5 530 18 120 84 113 64 125
                Row percent   100 3.4 22.6 15.8 21.3 12.1 23.6
               Column percent   3.9 0.7 2.7 3.2 4.7 8.4 17.1
Bus or trolley bus 37.8 70 30 4 4 0 4 24
                Row percent   100 42.9 5.7 5.7 0.0 5.7 34.3
               Column percent   0.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 3.3
All other transit1 47.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Bicycle or walked 7.2 239 175 50 10 4 4 0
                Row percent   100 73.2 20.9 4.2 1.7 1.7 0.0
               Column percent   1.8 7.0 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.0
All other modes1 33.7 155 14 50 25 35 15 14
                Row percent   100 9.0 32.3 16.1 22.6 9.7 9.0
               Column percent   1.2 0.6 1.1 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.9
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 Mecklenburg 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 13,775 730 2,745 10,290
Drove alone 10,705 360 2,000 8,350
2-person carpool 1,710 175 450 1,085
3-or-more-person carpool 525 60 120 350
Bus or trolley bus 45 4 20 24
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 4 0 0 4
Bicycle or walked 240 95 40 110
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 155 30 45 80
Worked at Home 380 10 70 295
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 13,800 6,740 7,060  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 505 425 80  
Construction 1,070 1,000 70  
Manufacturing 3,675 1,855 1,820  
Wholesale trade 320 210 110  
Retail trade 2,010 810 1,200  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 595 460 135  
Information 150 50 100  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 505 160 345  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 520 330 195  
Educational, health and social services 2,105 330 1,775  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 790 260 530  
Other services (except public administration) 705 420 280  
Public administration 840 420 420  
Armed forces 15 15 0  
Occupation  
Management 770 435 335  
Farmers and farm managers 180 160 20  
Business and financial operations specialists 290 135 155  
Computer and mathematical 85 25 60  
Architecture and engineering 110 105 4  
Life, physical and social science 120 75 40  
Community and social service 140 75 60  
Legal 40 20 20  
Education, training and library 560 115 450  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 75 20 50  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 500 85 415  
Healthcare support 325 25 295  
Protective service 370 245 125  
Food preparation and serving related 505 160 345  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 405 235 170  
Personal care and service 330 60 270  
Sales and related 1,500 600 900  
Office and administrative support 1,990 400 1,585  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 230 185 45  
Construction and excavation 940 930 15  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 750 710 40  
Production 2,375 1,100 1,280  
Transportation and material moving 1,220 840 380  
Armed Forces 0 0 0