CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Ashe County, North Carolina
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		8,863	100	9,425	100	562	6.3
Sex
Male		4,747	53.6	5,165	54.8	418	8.8
Female		4,116	46.4	4,255	45.1	139	3.4
Mode to work
Drove alone		6,215	70.1	7,295	77.4	1,080	17.4
2-person carpool		1,442	16.3	1,060	11.2	-382	-26.5
3-or-more-person carpool		539	6.1	260	2.8	-279	-51.8
Bus or trolley bus		13	0.1	0	0.0	-13	-100.0
All other transit¹		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	**
Bicycle or walked		163	1.8	105	1.1	-58	-35.6
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		117	1.3	134	1.4	17	14.5
Worked at home		374	4.2	570	6.0	196	52.4
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		288	3.4	300	3.4	12	4.2
5 to 9		1,214	14.3	1,005	11.3	-209	-17.2
10 to 14		1,533	18.1	1,685	19.0	152	9.9
15 to 19		1,686	19.9	1,610	18.2	-76	-4.5
20 to 29		1,656	19.5	2,040	23.0	384	23.2
30 to 44		1,458	17.2	1,310	14.8	-148	-10.2
45- 59		376	4.4	535	6.0	159	42.3
60 or more		278	3.3	365	4.1	87	31.3
Mean travel time (minutes)		19.3	(X)	21.8	(X)	2.5	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		18.6	(X)	15.9	(X)	-2.7	(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	21.8	8,855	1,305	3,295	2,040	1,310	535	365
Row percent		100	14.7	37.2	23.0	14.8	6.0	4.1
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	20.8	7,295	1,105	2,860	1,735	985	400	210
Row percent		100	15.1	39.2	23.8	13.5	5.5	2.9
Column percent		82.4	84.7	86.8	85.0	75.2	74.8	57.5
2-person carpool	27.5	1,060	90	325	230	200	104	109
Row percent		100	8.5	30.7	21.7	18.9	9.8	10.3
Column percent		12.0	6.9	9.9	11.3	15.3	19.4	29.9
3+ carpool	34.5	260	18	54	49	68	29	39
Row percent		100	6.9	20.8	18.8	26.2	11.2	15.0
Column percent		2.9	1.4	1.6	2.4	5.2	5.4	10.7
Bus or trolley bus	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Row percent		100	**	**	**	**	**	**
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All other transit¹	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bicycle or walked	6.8	105	90	4	0	4	0	4
Row percent		100	85.7	3.8	0.0	3.8	0.0	3.8
Column percent		1.2	6.9	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.1
All other modes¹	20.5	134	10	60	14	45	0	8
Row percent		100	7.5	44.8	10.4	33.6	0.0	6.0
Column percent		1.5	0.8	1.8	0.7	3.4	0.0	2.2
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 Ashe County, North Carolina
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				9,410	290	1,595	7,520
Drove alone				7,285	170	1,135	5,985
2-person carpool				1,060	35	220	805
3-or-more-person carpool				260	8	25	224
Bus or trolley bus				0	0	0	0
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				0	0	0	0
Bicycle or walked				105	4	20	85
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				130	25	65	40
Worked at Home				570	50	130	395

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				9,425	5,165	4,255
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				510	475	35
Construction				1,025	955	70
Manufacturing				2,695	1,620	1,075
Wholesale trade				165	110	55
Retail trade				895	465	425
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				235	155	80
Information				270	165	105
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				355	85	270
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				395	260	135
Educational, health and social services				1,495	305	1,190
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				620	225	395
Other services (except public administration)				385	210	180
Public administration				375	135	240
Armed forces				0	0	0
Occupation
Management				575	345	230
Farmers and farm managers				240	215	25
Business and financial operations specialists				145	65	80
Computer and mathematical				55	35	20
Architecture and engineering				195	160	30
Life, physical and social science				10	4	4
Community and social service				150	70	80
Legal				4	4	4
Education, training and library				370	55	315
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				70	30	40
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				310	70	240
Healthcare support				375	4	370
Protective service				75	65	10
Food preparation and serving related				420	65	350
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				345	245	100
Personal care and service				155	15	140
Sales and related				845	435	410
Office and administrative support				1,085	210	875
Farming, fishing, and forestry				215	215	4
Construction and excavation				875	850	25
Installation, maintenance and repairs				595	585	10
Production				1,715	950	765
Transportation and material moving				600	470	125
Armed Forces				0	0	0