CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ascension County, Louisiana
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		21,686	100	29,815	100	8,129	37.5
Sex
Male		13,944	64.3	18,315	61.4	4,371	31.3
Female		7,742	35.7	11,500	38.6	3,758	48.5
Mode to work
Drove alone		17,420	80.3	24,290	81.5	6,870	39.4
2-person carpool		2,651	12.2	2,990	10.0	339	12.8
3-or-more-person carpool		650	3.0	880	3.0	230	35.4
Bus or trolley bus		95	0.4	25	0.1	-70	-73.7
All other transit¹		0	0.0	4	0.0	4	**
Bicycle or walked		342	1.6	595	2.0	253	74.0
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		222	1.0	365	1.2	143	64.4
Worked at home		306	1.4	670	2.2	364	119.0
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		856	4.0	1,170	4.0	314	36.7
5 to 9		3,077	14.4	2,940	10.1	-137	-4.5
10 to 14		2,919	13.7	4,070	14.0	1,151	39.4
15 to 19		3,156	14.8	4,215	14.5	1,059	33.6
20 to 29		3,560	16.7	5,135	17.6	1,575	44.2
30 to 44		4,306	20.1	6,475	22.2	2,169	50.4
45- 59		1,761	8.2	2,785	9.6	1,024	58.1
60 or more		1,745	8.2	2,355	8.1	610	35.0
Mean travel time (minutes)		24.3	(X)	27.0	(X)	2.7	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		21.4	(X)	20.6	(X)	-0.8	(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	27.0	29,145	4,110	8,285	5,135	6,475	2,785	2,355
Row percent		100	14.1	28.4	17.6	22.2	9.6	8.1
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	25.8	24,290	3,185	7,240	4,495	5,520	2,235	1,610
Row percent		100	13.1	29.8	18.5	22.7	9.2	6.6
Column percent		83.3	77.5	87.4	87.5	85.3	80.3	68.4
2-person carpool	34.7	2,990	315	735	405	635	425	475
Row percent		100	10.5	24.6	13.5	21.2	14.2	15.9
Column percent		10.3	7.7	8.9	7.9	9.8	15.3	20.2
3+ carpool	40.8	880	90	155	145	224	78	195
Row percent		100	10.2	17.6	16.5	25.5	8.9	22.2
Column percent		3.0	2.2	1.9	2.8	3.5	2.8	8.3
Bus or trolley bus	58.6	25	0	4	10	8	0	4
Row percent		100	0.0	16.0	40.0	32.0	0.0	16.0
Column percent		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2
All other transit¹	1.0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bicycle or walked	8.5	595	430	65	45	35	10	10
Row percent		100	72.3	10.9	7.6	5.9	1.7	1.7
Column percent		2.0	10.5	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.4
All other modes¹	38.5	365	79	75	45	60	35	59
Row percent		100	21.6	20.5	12.3	16.4	9.6	16.2
Column percent		1.3	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.3	2.5
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 Ascension County, Louisiana
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				29,780	1,085	6,370	22,330
Drove alone				24,280	500	4,810	18,965
2-person carpool				2,965	250	835	1,880
3-or-more-person carpool				880	70	325	485
Bus or trolley bus				25	10	15	4
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				4	0	4	0
Bicycle or walked				595	130	225	245
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				360	120	80	155
Worked at Home				670	0	75	600

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				29,815	18,315	11,500
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				345	325	20
Construction				4,380	3,945	435
Manufacturing				7,555	6,420	1,135
Wholesale trade				940	700	240
Retail trade				3,625	1,675	1,955
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				1,455	1,275	180
Information				580	230	345
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				1,170	415	755
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				1,495	810	685
Educational, health and social services				4,205	655	3,550
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				1,920	685	1,240
Other services (except public administration)				1,330	750	580
Public administration				775	410	365
Armed forces				25	20	4
Occupation
Management				1,880	1,365	515
Farmers and farm managers				65	65	0
Business and financial operations specialists				770	360	410
Computer and mathematical				180	100	80
Architecture and engineering				1,165	1,075	90
Life, physical and social science				435	300	135
Community and social service				270	165	105
Legal				140	80	60
Education, training and library				1,695	195	1,500
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				260	115	140
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				800	225	575
Healthcare support				370	20	350
Protective service				385	260	125
Food preparation and serving related				1,355	355	1,000
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				795	460	330
Personal care and service				660	75	585
Sales and related				3,275	1,405	1,870
Office and administrative support				3,705	930	2,775
Farming, fishing, and forestry				65	65	0
Construction and excavation				3,725	3,600	125
Installation, maintenance and repairs				1,880	1,820	60
Production				3,915	3,560	355
Transportation and material moving				2,010	1,705	300
Armed Forces				10	10	0