CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Whatcom County, Washington
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 59,613 100 75,375 100 15,762 26.4
Sex              
Male 33,054 55.4 39,740 52.7 6,686 20.2
Female 26,559 44.6 35,635 47.3 9,076 34.2
Mode to work  
Drove alone 44,728 75.0 57,255 76.0 12,527 28.0
2-person carpool 5,595 9.4 6,475 8.6 880 15.7
3-or-more-person carpool 1,096 1.8 1,485 2.0 389 35.5
Bus or trolley bus 887 1.5 1,475 2.0 588 66.3
All other transit1 41 0.1 8 0.0 -33 -80.5
Bicycle or walked 3,803 6.4 4,235 5.6 432 11.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 542 0.9 445 0.6 -97 -17.9
Worked at home 2,921 4.9 4,000 5.3 1,079 36.9
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,381 6.0 3,540 5.0 159 4.7
5 to 9 9,935 17.5 12,040 16.9 2,105 21.2
10 to 14 13,236 23.3 15,405 21.6 2,169 16.4
15 to 19 10,720 18.9 13,290 18.6 2,570 24.0
20 to 29 10,454 18.4 13,850 19.4 3,396 32.5
30 to 44 6,230 11.0 8,655 12.1 2,425 38.9
45- 59 1,320 2.3 1,950 2.7 630 47.7
60 or more 1,416 2.5 2,640 3.7 1,224 86.4
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.8 (X) 19.0 (X) 2.2 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 15.8 (X) 15.4 (X) -0.4 (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  19.0 71,375 15,580 28,695 13,850 8,655 1,950 2,640
                Row percent   100 21.8 40.2 19.4 12.1 2.7 3.7
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 18.7 57,255 12,215 23,630 11,440 6,680 1,400 1,885
                Row percent   100 21.3 41.3 20.0 11.7 2.4 3.3
               Column percent   80.2 78.4 82.3 82.6 77.2 71.8 71.4
2-person carpool 22.0 6,475 930 2,670 1,275 935 295 375
                Row percent   100 14.4 41.2 19.7 14.4 4.6 5.8
               Column percent   9.1 6.0 9.3 9.2 10.8 15.1 14.2
3+ carpool 22.9 1,485 280 470 245 304 84 109
                Row percent   100 18.9 31.6 16.5 20.5 5.7 7.3
               Column percent   2.1 1.8 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.3 4.1
Bus or trolley bus 31.6 1,475 115 300 285 440 149 184
                Row percent   100 7.8 20.3 19.3 29.8 10.1 12.5
               Column percent   2.1 0.7 1.0 2.1 5.1 7.6 7.0
All other transit1 45.0 8 0 0 0 4 0 4
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3
               Column percent   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Bicycle or walked 12.2 4,235 1,950 1,430 510 265 20 50
                Row percent   100 46.0 33.8 12.0 6.3 0.5 1.2
               Column percent   5.9 12.5 5.0 3.7 3.1 1.0 1.9
All other modes1 25.1 445 100 185 95 24 4 35
                Row percent   100 22.5 41.6 21.3 5.4 0.9 7.9
               Column percent   0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 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 Whatcom County, Washington
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 74,475 2,095 14,495 57,880
Drove alone 57,165 995 9,615 46,555
2-person carpool 6,425 165 1,745 4,515
3-or-more-person carpool 1,465 60 370 1,040
Bus or trolley bus 1,385 285 520 585
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 8 0 4 4
Bicycle or walked 3,675 415 1,325 1,940
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 435 55 140 240
Worked at Home 3,910 125 780 3,010
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 75,375 39,740 35,635  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,365 1,860 505  
Construction 6,175 5,505 670  
Manufacturing 9,200 6,870 2,335  
Wholesale trade 2,670 1,915 755  
Retail trade 10,835 5,180 5,655  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 2,770 1,900 870  
Information 1,530 825 705  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 3,710 1,410 2,300  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 6,045 3,320 2,730  
Educational, health and social services 15,995 4,195 11,795  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 7,115 3,300 3,810  
Other services (except public administration) 4,250 1,890 2,360  
Public administration 2,670 1,540 1,130  
Armed forces 55 40 20  
Occupation  
Management 5,910 3,725 2,185  
Farmers and farm managers 650 520 130  
Business and financial operations specialists 2,710 1,205 1,510  
Computer and mathematical 1,035 785 250  
Architecture and engineering 1,250 1,005 245  
Life, physical and social science 705 420 285  
Community and social service 1,340 540 800  
Legal 565 240 325  
Education, training and library 4,615 1,535 3,080  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 1,610 830 780  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 3,055 820 2,240  
Healthcare support 1,400 175 1,225  
Protective service 1,140 980 165  
Food preparation and serving related 4,340 1,730 2,610  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 2,840 1,645 1,195  
Personal care and service 2,810 470 2,340  
Sales and related 9,120 4,440 4,680  
Office and administrative support 11,105 2,335 8,770  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,470 1,115 355  
Construction and excavation 5,040 4,890 150  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 2,585 2,525 60  
Production 6,105 4,460 1,645  
Transportation and material moving 3,970 3,350 615  
Armed Forces 10 10 0