CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Gaston 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		81,326	100	75,115	100	-6,211	-7.6
Sex
Male		43,130	53.0	39,285	52.3	-3,845	-8.9
Female		38,196	47.0	35,830	47.7	-2,366	-6.2
Mode to work
Drove alone		64,678	79.5	61,660	82.1	-3,018	-4.7
2-person carpool		10,059	12.4	7,720	10.3	-2,339	-23.3
3-or-more-person carpool		2,470	3.0	2,465	3.3	-5	-0.2
Bus or trolley bus		289	0.4	280	0.4	-9	-3.1
All other transit¹		7	0.0	14	0.0	7	100.0
Bicycle or walked		1,997	2.5	960	1.3	-1,037	-51.9
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		794	1.0	584	0.8	-210	-26.4
Worked at home		1,032	1.3	1,435	1.9	403	39.1
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		2,515	3.1	2,070	2.8	-445	-17.7
5 to 9		10,266	12.8	7,125	9.7	-3,141	-30.6
10 to 14		15,547	19.4	13,100	17.8	-2,447	-15.7
15 to 19		18,440	23.0	15,060	20.4	-3,380	-18.3
20 to 29		17,680	22.0	17,160	23.3	-520	-2.9
30 to 44		11,089	13.8	12,205	16.6	1,116	10.1
45- 59		2,786	3.5	3,680	5.0	894	32.1
60 or more		1,971	2.5	3,290	4.5	1,319	66.9
Mean travel time (minutes)		18.5	(X)	22.4	(X)	3.9	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		18.2	(X)	16.0	(X)	-2.2	(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	22.4	73,680	9,195	28,160	17,160	12,205	3,680	3,290
Row percent		100	12.5	38.2	23.3	16.6	5.0	4.5
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	22.1	61,660	7,300	24,005	14,785	10,075	2,990	2,500
Row percent		100	11.8	38.9	24.0	16.3	4.8	4.1
Column percent		83.7	79.4	85.2	86.2	82.5	81.3	76.0
2-person carpool	24.1	7,720	980	2,775	1,535	1,490	480	460
Row percent		100	12.7	35.9	19.9	19.3	6.2	6.0
Column percent		10.5	10.7	9.9	8.9	12.2	13.0	14.0
3+ carpool	26.5	2,465	260	830	610	399	184	184
Row percent		100	10.5	33.7	24.7	16.2	7.5	7.5
Column percent		3.3	2.8	2.9	3.6	3.3	5.0	5.6
Bus or trolley bus	41.9	280	0	49	55	70	10	90
Row percent		100	0.0	17.5	19.6	25.0	3.6	32.1
Column percent		0.4	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.3	2.7
All other transit¹	42.0	14	0	0	4	4	0	4
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Bicycle or walked	9.6	960	530	295	30	105	0	0
Row percent		100	55.2	30.7	3.1	10.9	0.0	0.0
Column percent		1.3	5.8	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.0	0.0
All other modes¹	29.7	584	120	200	140	55	15	55
Row percent		100	20.5	34.2	24.0	9.4	2.6	9.4
Column percent		0.8	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.4	1.7
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 Gaston 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				75,015	2,155	15,230	57,635
Drove alone				61,620	1,120	11,410	49,085
2-person carpool				7,710	500	2,105	5,105
3-or-more-person carpool				2,425	150	875	1,405
Bus or trolley bus				280	45	105	130
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				15	4	0	8
Bicycle or walked				960	210	330	420
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				575	100	200	270
Worked at Home				1,435	25	205	1,205

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				75,115	39,285	35,830
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				310	250	60
Construction				5,160	4,615	550
Manufacturing				24,320	15,395	8,925
Wholesale trade				2,400	1,560	845
Retail trade				8,575	4,250	4,325
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				2,775	2,190	585
Information				940	395	545
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				3,425	1,220	2,205
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				3,725	2,010	1,715
Educational, health and social services				13,210	2,110	11,105
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				4,065	1,790	2,275
Other services (except public administration)				3,730	2,115	1,620
Public administration				2,440	1,370	1,075
Armed forces				30	25	10
Occupation
Management				5,070	3,335	1,735
Farmers and farm managers				90	70	20
Business and financial operations specialists				2,215	870	1,345
Computer and mathematical				535	400	135
Architecture and engineering				1,140	910	230
Life, physical and social science				515	330	190
Community and social service				1,330	555	775
Legal				345	145	200
Education, training and library				4,105	530	3,575
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				625	240	385
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				2,830	535	2,295
Healthcare support				1,660	145	1,515
Protective service				1,215	1,005	210
Food preparation and serving related				3,075	1,120	1,955
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				2,085	1,400	685
Personal care and service				1,655	355	1,295
Sales and related				7,950	3,845	4,105
Office and administrative support				10,330	2,540	7,790
Farming, fishing, and forestry				180	125	55
Construction and excavation				4,080	3,905	175
Installation, maintenance and repairs				4,180	3,910	270
Production				14,890	8,965	5,930
Transportation and material moving				4,990	4,035	955
Armed Forces				20	20	0