CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Somerset County, New Jersey
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		139,938	100	162,260	100	22,322	16.0
Sex
Male		72,610	51.9	86,025	53.0	13,415	18.5
Female		67,328	48.1	76,230	47.0	8,902	13.2
Mode to work
Drove alone		115,081	82.2	135,625	83.6	20,544	17.9
2-person carpool		12,716	9.1	11,235	6.9	-1,481	-11.6
3-or-more-person carpool		3,846	2.7	4,170	2.6	324	8.4
Bus or trolley bus		802	0.6	1,120	0.7	318	39.7
All other transit¹		317	0.2	520	0.3	203	64.0
Bicycle or walked		2,816	2.0	2,935	1.8	119	4.2
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		755	0.5	1,210	0.7	455	60.3
Worked at home		3,605	2.6	5,440	3.4	1,835	50.9
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		3,621	2.7	3,370	2.1	-251	-6.9
5 to 9		12,554	9.2	11,225	7.2	-1,329	-10.6
10 to 14		18,113	13.3	17,495	11.2	-618	-3.4
15 to 19		19,022	14.0	18,685	11.9	-337	-1.8
20 to 29		27,550	20.2	30,100	19.2	2,550	9.3
30 to 44		30,139	22.1	37,000	23.6	6,861	22.8
45- 59		14,024	10.3	19,290	12.3	5,266	37.5
60 or more		11,310	8.3	19,660	12.5	8,350	73.8
Mean travel time (minutes)		26.1	(X)	31.1	(X)	5.0	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		23.8	(X)	25.8	(X)	2.0	(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	31.1	156,820	14,595	36,180	30,100	37,000	19,290	19,660
Row percent		100	9.3	23.1	19.2	23.6	12.3	12.5
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	30.8	135,625	11,835	31,320	26,585	32,740	16,975	16,175
Row percent		100	8.7	23.1	19.6	24.1	12.5	11.9
Column percent		86.5	81.1	86.6	88.3	88.5	88.0	82.3
2-person carpool	32.6	11,235	1,010	2,710	1,875	2,375	1,415	1,845
Row percent		100	9.0	24.1	16.7	21.1	12.6	16.4
Column percent		7.2	6.9	7.5	6.2	6.4	7.3	9.4
3+ carpool	39.0	4,170	169	730	745	1,040	625	875
Row percent		100	4.1	17.5	17.9	24.9	15.0	21.0
Column percent		2.7	1.2	2.0	2.5	2.8	3.2	4.5
Bus or trolley bus	40.1	1,120	80	150	250	250	135	260
Row percent		100	7.1	13.4	22.3	22.3	12.1	23.2
Column percent		0.7	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.7	0.7	1.3
All other transit¹	67.1	520	15	14	44	120	65	260
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	1.3
Bicycle or walked	12.9	2,935	1,330	845	430	240	29	55
Row percent		100	45.3	28.8	14.7	8.2	1.0	1.9
Column percent		1.9	9.1	2.3	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.3
All other modes¹	36.3	1,210	160	400	175	240	45	185
Row percent		100	13.2	33.1	14.5	19.8	3.7	15.3
Column percent		0.8	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.9
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 Somerset County, New Jersey
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				161,515	5,405	30,535	125,580
Drove alone				135,350	2,540	23,695	109,115
2-person carpool				11,140	610	3,185	7,350
3-or-more-person carpool				4,115	775	1,165	2,175
Bus or trolley bus				1,090	345	400	340
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				510	150	145	215
Bicycle or walked				2,715	650	785	1,280
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				1,165	250	365	550
Worked at Home				5,430	80	795	4,550

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				162,260	86,025	76,230
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				590	410	180
Construction				7,930	7,080	850
Manufacturing				26,835	16,325	10,510
Wholesale trade				6,305	3,930	2,375
Retail trade				17,325	9,705	7,620
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				5,705	4,270	1,435
Information				15,495	7,930	7,565
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				17,435	8,230	9,205
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				22,075	12,905	9,175
Educational, health and social services				24,220	5,740	18,480
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				8,900	4,725	4,170
Other services (except public administration)				6,050	2,760	3,290
Public administration				3,355	1,985	1,370
Armed forces				40	30	10
Occupation
Management				24,235	14,510	9,725
Farmers and farm managers				205	135	70
Business and financial operations specialists				10,785	5,225	5,565
Computer and mathematical				11,120	7,450	3,670
Architecture and engineering				4,815	3,980	835
Life, physical and social science				3,580	2,030	1,550
Community and social service				1,625	665	960
Legal				1,885	990	895
Education, training and library				8,200	1,590	6,615
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				3,315	1,495	1,825
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				5,470	1,565	3,900
Healthcare support				2,145	225	1,920
Protective service				2,405	2,060	345
Food preparation and serving related				5,220	2,725	2,495
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				3,800	2,560	1,240
Personal care and service				3,660	875	2,785
Sales and related				18,255	9,990	8,265
Office and administrative support				26,015	6,600	19,415
Farming, fishing, and forestry				270	175	95
Construction and excavation				5,970	5,840	130
Installation, maintenance and repairs				4,600	4,355	245
Production				8,070	5,465	2,610
Transportation and material moving				6,610	5,525	1,085
Armed Forces				0	0	0