CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Whatcom County, Washington
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		59,613	100	75,375	100	15,762	26.4
Sex
Male		33,054	55.4	39,740	52.7	6,686	20.2
Female		26,559	44.6	35,635	47.3	9,076	34.2
Mode to work
Drove alone		44,728	75.0	57,255	76.0	12,527	28.0
2-person carpool		5,595	9.4	6,475	8.6	880	15.7
3-or-more-person carpool		1,096	1.8	1,485	2.0	389	35.5
Bus or trolley bus		887	1.5	1,475	2.0	588	66.3
All other transit¹		41	0.1	8	0.0	-33	-80.5
Bicycle or walked		3,803	6.4	4,235	5.6	432	11.4
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode		542	0.9	445	0.6	-97	-17.9
Worked at home		2,921	4.9	4,000	5.3	1,079	36.9
Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5		3,381	6.0	3,540	5.0	159	4.7
5 to 9		9,935	17.5	12,040	16.9	2,105	21.2
10 to 14		13,236	23.3	15,405	21.6	2,169	16.4
15 to 19		10,720	18.9	13,290	18.6	2,570	24.0
20 to 29		10,454	18.4	13,850	19.4	3,396	32.5
30 to 44		6,230	11.0	8,655	12.1	2,425	38.9
45- 59		1,320	2.3	1,950	2.7	630	47.7
60 or more		1,416	2.5	2,640	3.7	1,224	86.4
Mean travel time (minutes)		16.8	(X)	19.0	(X)	2.2	(X)
Median travel time (minutes)		15.8	(X)	15.4	(X)	-0.4	(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	19.0	71,375	15,580	28,695	13,850	8,655	1,950	2,640
Row percent		100	21.8	40.2	19.4	12.1	2.7	3.7
Column percent		100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Drove alone	18.7	57,255	12,215	23,630	11,440	6,680	1,400	1,885
Row percent		100	21.3	41.3	20.0	11.7	2.4	3.3
Column percent		80.2	78.4	82.3	82.6	77.2	71.8	71.4
2-person carpool	22.0	6,475	930	2,670	1,275	935	295	375
Row percent		100	14.4	41.2	19.7	14.4	4.6	5.8
Column percent		9.1	6.0	9.3	9.2	10.8	15.1	14.2
3+ carpool	22.9	1,485	280	470	245	304	84	109
Row percent		100	18.9	31.6	16.5	20.5	5.7	7.3
Column percent		2.1	1.8	1.6	1.8	3.5	4.3	4.1
Bus or trolley bus	31.6	1,475	115	300	285	440	149	184
Row percent		100	7.8	20.3	19.3	29.8	10.1	12.5
Column percent		2.1	0.7	1.0	2.1	5.1	7.6	7.0
All other transit¹	45.0	8	0	0	0	4	0	4
Row percent		100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.3
Column percent		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Bicycle or walked	12.2	4,235	1,950	1,430	510	265	20	50
Row percent		100	46.0	33.8	12.0	6.3	0.5	1.2
Column percent		5.9	12.5	5.0	3.7	3.1	1.0	1.9
All other modes¹	25.1	445	100	185	95	24	4	35
Row percent		100	22.5	41.6	21.3	5.4	0.9	7.9
Column percent		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.2	1.3
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 Whatcom County, Washington
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				74,475	2,095	14,495	57,880
Drove alone				57,165	995	9,615	46,555
2-person carpool				6,425	165	1,745	4,515
3-or-more-person carpool				1,465	60	370	1,040
Bus or trolley bus				1,385	285	520	585
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat				8	0	4	4
Bicycle or walked				3,675	415	1,325	1,940
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means				435	55	140	240
Worked at Home				3,910	125	780	3,010

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				75,375	39,740	35,635
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining				2,365	1,860	505
Construction				6,175	5,505	670
Manufacturing				9,200	6,870	2,335
Wholesale trade				2,670	1,915	755
Retail trade				10,835	5,180	5,655
Transportation and warehousing and utilities				2,770	1,900	870
Information				1,530	825	705
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing				3,710	1,410	2,300
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management				6,045	3,320	2,730
Educational, health and social services				15,995	4,195	11,795
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services				7,115	3,300	3,810
Other services (except public administration)				4,250	1,890	2,360
Public administration				2,670	1,540	1,130
Armed forces				55	40	20
Occupation
Management				5,910	3,725	2,185
Farmers and farm managers				650	520	130
Business and financial operations specialists				2,710	1,205	1,510
Computer and mathematical				1,035	785	250
Architecture and engineering				1,250	1,005	245
Life, physical and social science				705	420	285
Community and social service				1,340	540	800
Legal				565	240	325
Education, training and library				4,615	1,535	3,080
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media				1,610	830	780
Healthcare practitioners and technicians				3,055	820	2,240
Healthcare support				1,400	175	1,225
Protective service				1,140	980	165
Food preparation and serving related				4,340	1,730	2,610
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance				2,840	1,645	1,195
Personal care and service				2,810	470	2,340
Sales and related				9,120	4,440	4,680
Office and administrative support				11,105	2,335	8,770
Farming, fishing, and forestry				1,470	1,115	355
Construction and excavation				5,040	4,890	150
Installation, maintenance and repairs				2,585	2,525	60
Production				6,105	4,460	1,645
Transportation and material moving				3,970	3,350	615
Armed Forces				10	10	0