CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Roanoke 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 71,315 100 69,545 100 -1,770 -2.5
Sex              
Male 37,998 53.3 36,455 52.4 -1,543 -4.1
Female 33,317 46.7 33,090 47.6 -227 -0.7
Mode to work  
Drove alone 58,952 82.7 58,710 84.4 -242 -0.4
2-person carpool 7,543 10.6 6,250 9.0 -1,293 -17.1
3-or-more-person carpool 1,275 1.8 1,220 1.8 -55 -4.3
Bus or trolley bus 1,148 1.6 1,045 1.5 -103 -9.0
All other transit1 10 0.0 35 0.1 25 250.0
Bicycle or walked 1,343 1.9 890 1.3 -453 -33.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 459 0.6 570 0.8 111 24.2
Worked at home 585 0.8 825 1.2 240 41.0
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 1,331 1.9 1,095 1.6 -236 -17.7
5 to 9 6,419 9.1 5,570 8.1 -849 -13.2
10 to 14 12,126 17.1 10,705 15.6 -1,421 -11.7
15 to 19 16,947 24.0 14,775 21.5 -2,172 -12.8
20 to 29 17,407 24.6 16,635 24.2 -772 -4.4
30 to 44 10,621 15.0 11,430 16.6 809 7.6
45- 59 3,811 5.4 4,405 6.4 594 15.6
60 or more 2,068 2.9 4,090 6.0 2,022 97.8
Mean travel time (minutes) 20.4 (X) 24.7 (X) 4.3 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 19.6 (X) 20.2 (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  24.7 68,720 6,665 25,480 16,635 11,430 4,405 4,090
                Row percent   100 9.7 37.1 24.2 16.6 6.4 6.0
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 23.9 58,710 5,405 22,515 14,785 9,405 3,610 2,975
                Row percent   100 9.2 38.3 25.2 16.0 6.1 5.1
               Column percent   85.4 81.1 88.4 88.9 82.3 82.0 72.7
2-person carpool 29.2 6,250 595 2,000 1,255 1,235 565 605
                Row percent   100 9.5 32.0 20.1 19.8 9.0 9.7
               Column percent   9.1 8.9 7.8 7.5 10.8 12.8 14.8
3+ carpool 34.0 1,220 98 265 275 268 105 208
                Row percent   100 8.0 21.7 22.5 22.0 8.6 17.0
               Column percent   1.8 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.3 2.4 5.1
Bus or trolley bus 34.2 1,045 80 195 150 355 115 155
                Row percent   100 7.7 18.7 14.4 34.0 11.0 14.8
               Column percent   1.5 1.2 0.8 0.9 3.1 2.6 3.8
All other transit1 16.3 35 15 10 0 0 10 0
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Bicycle or walked 18.4 890 340 280 59 155 0 50
                Row percent   100 38.2 31.5 6.6 17.4 0.0 5.6
               Column percent   1.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.0 1.2
All other modes1 34.4 570 125 210 115 25 0 94
                Row percent   100 21.9 36.8 20.2 4.4 0.0 16.5
               Column percent   0.8 1.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 2.3
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 Roanoke 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 69,315 2,430 14,460 52,425
Drove alone 58,605 1,010 11,440 46,150
2-person carpool 6,235 335 1,585 4,310
3-or-more-person carpool 1,185 75 415 690
Bus or trolley bus 1,045 595 255 190
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 35 10 20 10
Bicycle or walked 845 250 320 270
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 550 115 200 235
Worked at Home 825 35 230 565
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 69,545 36,455 33,090  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 150 125 25  
Construction 4,425 4,020 405  
Manufacturing 7,195 4,960 2,235  
Wholesale trade 3,175 2,340 840  
Retail trade 10,530 4,760 5,775  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 7,325 6,010 1,310  
Information 1,860 1,005 855  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 4,960 1,765 3,195  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 5,535 2,965 2,575  
Educational, health and social services 13,265 3,010 10,255  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,580 2,130 2,450  
Other services (except public administration) 3,410 1,770 1,640  
Public administration 3,035 1,505 1,530  
Armed forces 100 90 10  
Occupation  
Management 5,660 3,725 1,930  
Farmers and farm managers 10 10 0  
Business and financial operations specialists 3,075 1,190 1,885  
Computer and mathematical 1,125 790 335  
Architecture and engineering 1,215 1,035 180  
Life, physical and social science 395 215 180  
Community and social service 1,075 355 720  
Legal 865 450 415  
Education, training and library 2,580 470 2,110  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,110 620 490  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 4,455 1,135 3,320  
Healthcare support 1,370 145 1,225  
Protective service 1,230 1,085 150  
Food preparation and serving related 3,070 1,220 1,850  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,910 1,135 780  
Personal care and service 1,260 260 1,000  
Sales and related 8,355 4,080 4,270  
Office and administrative support 13,085 3,520 9,565  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 25 25 0  
Construction and excavation 3,525 3,455 65  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 3,245 3,130 115  
Production 4,890 3,245 1,645  
Transportation and material moving 5,985 5,115 865  
Armed Forces 35 35 0