CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in New Castle County, Delaware
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 and 2000
Selected Characteristics (Universe: All Workers)		1990		2000		Change 1990 to 2000
Selected Characteristics (Universe: All Workers)		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers 16 years or over		246,552	100	269,265	100	22,713	9.2
Sex
Male		130,497	52.9	140,140	52.0	9,643	7.4
Female		116,055	47.1	129,125	48.0	13,070	11.3
Mode to work
Drove alone		191,081	77.5	216,025	80.2	24,944	13.1
2-person carpool		25,653	10.4	23,795	8.8	-1,858	-7.2
3-or-more-person carpool		6,230	2.5	5,570	2.1	-660	-10.6
Bus or trolley bus		6,493	2.6	7,970	3.0	1,477	22.7
All other transit¹		208	0.1	459	0.2	251	120.7
Bicycle or walked		10,675	4.3	7,265	2.7	-3,410	-31.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		1,899	0.8	1,755	0.7	-144	-7.6
Worked at home		4,313	1.7	6,430	2.4	2,117	49.1
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		5,762	2.4	4,875	1.9	-887	-15.4
5 to 9		22,953	9.5	20,445	7.8	-2,508	-10.9
10 to 14		39,405	16.3	36,910	14.0	-2,495	-6.3
15 to 19		48,345	20.0	46,070	17.5	-2,275	-4.7
20 to 29		61,820	25.5	66,375	25.3	4,555	7.4
30 to 44		43,154	17.8	52,885	20.1	9,731	22.5
45- 59		12,283	5.1	17,990	6.8	5,707	46.5
60 or more		8,517	3.5	17,290	6.6	8,773	103.0
Mean travel time (minutes)		21.2	(X)	25.4	(X)	4.2	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		20.5	(X)	20.5	(X)	0.0	(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	25.4	262,835	25,320	82,980	66,375	52,885	17,990	17,290
Row percent		100	9.6	31.6	25.3	20.1	6.8	6.6
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	24.9	216,025	19,465	69,095	57,145	43,390	14,085	12,850
Row percent		100	9.0	32.0	26.5	20.1	6.5	5.9
Column percent		82.2	76.9	83.3	86.1	82.0	78.3	74.3
2-person carpool	26.0	23,795	2,070	7,720	5,590	4,975	1,850	1,595
Row percent		100	8.7	32.4	23.5	20.9	7.8	6.7
Column percent		9.1	8.2	9.3	8.4	9.4	10.3	9.2
3+ carpool	31.5	5,570	335	1,265	1,230	1,355	660	720
Row percent		100	6.0	22.7	22.1	24.3	11.8	12.9
Column percent		2.1	1.3	1.5	1.9	2.6	3.7	4.2
Bus or trolley bus	37.4	7,970	250	1,420	1,395	2,350	1,165	1,395
Row percent		100	3.1	17.8	17.5	29.5	14.6	17.5
Column percent		3.0	1.0	1.7	2.1	4.4	6.5	8.1
All other transit¹	73.7	459	10	10	15	75	44	305
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.8
Bicycle or walked	13.8	7,265	2,910	2,935	740	405	115	159
Row percent		100	40.1	40.4	10.2	5.6	1.6	2.2
Column percent		2.8	11.5	3.5	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.9
All other modes¹	37.1	1,755	280	535	255	330	85	270
Row percent		100	16.0	30.5	14.5	18.8	4.8	15.4
Column percent		0.7	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	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 New Castle County, Delaware
TABLE 3. MODE TO WORK BY VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
Mode to Work (Universe = Workers living in households)				Workers living in households…
Mode to Work (Universe = Workers living in households)				Total	Without a vehicle	With 1 vehicle	With 2+ vehicles
Total				266,090	10,315	57,310	198,465
Drove alone				215,135	4,450	42,565	168,120
2-person carpool				23,600	1,285	6,290	16,025
3-or-more-person carpool				5,495	370	1,735	3,380
Bus or trolley bus				7,585	2,380	2,605	2,595
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				459	75	139	250
Bicycle or walked				5,880	1,305	2,205	2,370
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				1,650	255	530	865
Worked at Home				6,285	195	1,230	4,865

TABLE 4. SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY¹ AND OCCUPATON¹
(Universe = All Workers)				All Workers	Sex
(Universe = All Workers)				All Workers	Male	Female
Workers 16 years and over				269,265	140,140	129,125
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				835	595	245
Construction				17,755	16,045	1,710
Manufacturing				37,800	26,465	11,335
Wholesale trade				7,160	5,010	2,150
Retail trade				28,155	14,780	13,375
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				11,320	8,635	2,685
Information				5,140	2,820	2,325
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				41,725	16,425	25,300
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				29,825	16,760	13,065
Educational, health and social services				50,225	13,090	37,135
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				18,460	8,835	9,625
Other services (except public administration)				10,880	5,410	5,470
Public administration				9,525	4,905	4,620
Armed forces				450	365	85
Occupation
Management				28,485	16,740	11,745
Farmers and farm managers				205	185	20
Business and financial operations specialists				16,490	7,645	8,845
Computer and mathematical				9,695	6,300	3,395
Architecture and engineering				5,470	4,705	765
Life, physical and social science				6,825	4,585	2,235
Community and social service				3,995	1,500	2,490
Legal				3,685	1,825	1,860
Education, training and library				13,920	3,835	10,085
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				4,200	2,260	1,945
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				12,890	3,255	9,640
Healthcare support				3,540	635	2,905
Protective service				5,165	3,995	1,175
Food preparation and serving related				11,720	5,135	6,590
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				6,695	4,235	2,460
Personal care and service				6,815	1,265	5,550
Sales and related				26,755	13,615	13,140
Office and administrative support				49,615	11,935	37,675
Farming, fishing, and forestry				400	290	110
Construction and excavation				13,915	13,575	340
Installation, maintenance and repairs				9,780	9,330	450
Production				15,815	12,085	3,730
Transportation and material moving				13,030	11,070	1,955
Armed Forces				155	140	15