CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Galax City, 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 6,911 100 6,565 100 -346 -5.0
Sex              
Male 3,575 51.7 3,425 52.2 -150 -4.2
Female 3,336 48.3 3,140 47.8 -196 -5.9
Mode to work  
Drove alone 4,907 71.0 5,125 78.1 218 4.4
2-person carpool 1,384 20.0 1,100 16.8 -284 -20.5
3-or-more-person carpool 383 5.5 215 3.3 -168 -43.9
Bus or trolley bus 8 0.1 0 0.0 -8 -100.0
All other transit1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 **
Bicycle or walked 118 1.7 50 0.8 -68 -57.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 54 0.8 30 0.5 -24 -44.4
Worked at home 57 0.8 45 0.7 -12 -21.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 353 5.2 205 3.1 -148 -41.9
5 to 9 1,432 20.9 930 14.3 -502 -35.1
10 to 14 1,343 19.6 1,315 20.2 -28 -2.1
15 to 19 1,175 17.1 1,205 18.5 30 2.6
20 to 29 1,194 17.4 1,440 22.1 246 20.6
30 to 44 880 12.8 880 13.5 0 0.0
45- 59 296 4.3 284 4.4 -12 -4.1
60 or more 181 2.6 255 3.9 74 40.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 17.3 (X) 20.9 (X) 3.6 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 16.3 (X) 15.7 (X) -0.6 (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  20.9 6,520 1,135 2,520 1,440 880 284 255
                Row percent   100 17.4 38.7 22.1 13.5 4.4 3.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 20.1 5,125 895 2,070 1,105 670 189 190
                Row percent   100 17.5 40.4 21.6 13.1 3.7 3.7
               Column percent   78.6 78.9 82.1 76.7 76.1 66.5 74.5
2-person carpool 22.5 1,100 180 365 285 155 69 45
                Row percent   100 16.4 33.2 25.9 14.1 6.3 4.1
               Column percent   16.9 15.9 14.5 19.8 17.6 24.3 17.6
3+ carpool 35.0 215 35 59 40 39 23 22
                Row percent   100 16.3 27.4 18.6 18.1 10.7 10.2
               Column percent   3.3 3.1 2.3 2.8 4.4 8.1 8.6
Bus or trolley bus 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 ** ** ** ** ** **
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other transit1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bicycle or walked 12.6 50 25 10 4 10 0 0
                Row percent   100 50.0 20.0 8.0 20.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   0.8 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.0
All other modes1 25.7 30 0 20 0 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 66.7 0.0 13.3 0.0 13.3
               Column percent   0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.6
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 Galax City, 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 6,550 240 1,480 4,835
Drove alone 5,115 120 1,060 3,935
2-person carpool 1,100 60 315 725
3-or-more-person carpool 210 8 70 129
Bus or trolley bus 0 0 0 0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 0 0 0 0
Bicycle or walked 50 40 10 8
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 30 10 15 4
Worked at Home 45 0 15 30
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 6,565 3,425 3,140  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 15 4 10  
Construction 260 240 15  
Manufacturing 2,725 1,825 900  
Wholesale trade 100 85 10  
Retail trade 1,100 480 620  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 165 155 10  
Information 80 40 40  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 125 30 95  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 185 60 125  
Educational, health and social services 1,150 230 920  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 280 85 195  
Other services (except public administration) 220 90 130  
Public administration 165 90 75  
Armed forces 0 0 0  
Occupation  
Management 280 195 80  
Farmers and farm managers 0 0 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 110 55 60  
Computer and mathematical 10 0 10  
Architecture and engineering 50 40 10  
Life, physical and social science 15 4 10  
Community and social service 85 35 50  
Legal 0 0 0  
Education, training and library 140 45 95  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 40 20 20  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 400 85 315  
Healthcare support 210 35 175  
Protective service 80 75 4  
Food preparation and serving related 175 45 130  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 135 60 70  
Personal care and service 210 30 185  
Sales and related 790 235 555  
Office and administrative support 715 180 535  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 10 10 0  
Construction and excavation 225 200 25  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 400 385 15  
Production 1,825 1,155 670  
Transportation and material moving 640 525 115  
Armed Forces 0 0 0