CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Roanoke 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 28,056 100 34,670 100 6,614 23.6
Sex              
Male 14,009 49.9 16,370 47.2 2,361 16.9
Female 14,047 50.1 18,305 52.8 4,258 30.3
Mode to work  
Drove alone 23,028 82.1 29,315 84.6 6,287 27.3
2-person carpool 2,513 9.0 2,700 7.8 187 7.4
3-or-more-person carpool 588 2.1 545 1.6 -43 -7.3
Bus or trolley bus 98 0.3 200 0.6 102 104.1
All other transit1 0 0.0 10 0.0 10 **
Bicycle or walked 503 1.8 570 1.6 67 13.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 195 0.7 150 0.4 -45 -23.1
Worked at home 1,131 4.0 1,180 3.4 49 4.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 716 2.7 840 2.5 124 17.3
5 to 9 3,500 13.0 3,965 11.8 465 13.3
10 to 14 4,656 17.3 5,545 16.6 889 19.1
15 to 19 4,641 17.2 5,595 16.7 954 20.6
20 to 29 6,457 24.0 7,920 23.6 1,463 22.7
30 to 44 4,489 16.7 5,565 16.6 1,076 24.0
45- 59 1,575 5.8 2,205 6.6 630 40.0
60 or more 891 3.3 1,845 5.5 954 107.1
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.6 (X) 23.8 (X) 3.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.9 (X) 20.1 (X) 0.2 (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  23.8 33,490 4,805 11,140 7,920 5,565 2,205 1,845
                Row percent   100 14.3 33.3 23.6 16.6 6.6 5.5
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.4 29,315 4,005 9,995 7,220 4,815 1,765 1,510
                Row percent   100 13.7 34.1 24.6 16.4 6.0 5.2
               Column percent   87.5 83.4 89.7 91.2 86.5 80.0 81.8
2-person carpool 26.4 2,700 330 805 560 565 264 170
                Row percent   100 12.2 29.8 20.7 20.9 9.8 6.3
               Column percent   8.1 6.9 7.2 7.1 10.2 12.0 9.2
3+ carpool 34.3 545 55 165 75 64 110 83
                Row percent   100 10.1 30.3 13.8 11.7 20.2 15.2
               Column percent   1.6 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.2 5.0 4.5
Bus or trolley bus 44.2 200 0 40 25 39 55 30
                Row percent   100 0.0 20.0 12.5 19.5 27.5 15.0
               Column percent   0.6 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.5 1.6
All other transit1 25.0 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 15.1 570 385 90 25 44 0 33
                Row percent   100 67.5 15.8 4.4 7.7 0.0 5.8
               Column percent   1.7 8.0 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.8
All other modes1 36.9 150 35 40 4 39 10 25
                Row percent   100 23.3 26.7 2.7 26.0 6.7 16.7
               Column percent   0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.4
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 Roanoke 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 34,380 705 6,580 27,095
Drove alone 29,250 430 5,455 23,365
2-person carpool 2,700 90 600 2,015
3-or-more-person carpool 535 30 160 344
Bus or trolley bus 200 60 55 90
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 10 0 10 0
Bicycle or walked 370 65 115 190
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 145 15 25 105
Worked at Home 1,170 20 160 980
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 34,670 16,370 18,305  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 205 145 60  
Construction 2,400 2,130 270  
Manufacturing 4,415 2,915 1,500  
Wholesale trade 1,525 1,165 360  
Retail trade 5,165 2,420 2,750  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,205 970 235  
Information 1,075 515 560  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 4,885 1,305 3,580  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,550 1,290 1,260  
Educational, health and social services 6,270 1,250 5,025  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,380 1,060 1,320  
Other services (except public administration) 1,935 840 1,100  
Public administration 625 340 290  
Armed forces 30 30 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,570 1,545 1,025  
Farmers and farm managers 70 35 35  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,965 780 1,185  
Computer and mathematical 740 410 330  
Architecture and engineering 560 525 40  
Life, physical and social science 175 110 60  
Community and social service 430 235 195  
Legal 230 115 115  
Education, training and library 2,090 400 1,695  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 430 240 190  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,315 390 920  
Healthcare support 730 45 685  
Protective service 495 330 160  
Food preparation and serving related 1,510 555 955  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 995 490 510  
Personal care and service 1,120 140 980  
Sales and related 4,630 2,340 2,290  
Office and administrative support 6,695 1,355 5,340  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 90 65 30  
Construction and excavation 1,765 1,700 65  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,480 1,405 75  
Production 2,815 1,705 1,105  
Transportation and material moving 1,760 1,435 320  
Armed Forces 15 15 0