Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.10602.0110.eml
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:42:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Livingood <mark(AT)werlivingood.com>
Subject: [T(AT)H] TCA Membership - '06  At A Glance (Part 2)

This year I also thought I'd go ahead and parse out some of the other "top
10" lists to highlight where the most significant changes have occurred.



NET GROWTH: The states that saw their overall membership numbers climb in
'05 are:

Col. A = Total Number of TCA Members per US State
Col. B = Net Change in Membership from '05
Col. C = Percentage of net change in Membership from '05

                 A          B             C

Vermont         13          4           30.8%
Missouri        33          3            9.1%
South Carolina  12          3           25.0%
Florida         63          2            3.2%
Utah             8          2           25.0%
Delaware         4          2           50.0%
Wisconsin       33          1            3.0%
Arizona         17          1            5.9%
Connecticut     17          1            5.9%
New Mexico       7          1           14.3%
Nebraska         6          1           16.7%
Rhode Island     6          1           16.7%



NEW MEMBERS: Although most are struggling to maintain overall membership,
the states showing the strongest growth in new members are:

Col. A = No. of members with membership #'s greater than 11000
Col. B = % of newer members as a component of total membership
Col. C = Overall change in membership from '05 to '06
               
                 A            B            C

Ohio            24          32.9%       - 2.7%
California      21          25.0%       - 7.1%
Pennsylvania    16          25.4%       + 0.0%
Washington      14          30.4%       -10.9%
Michigan        13          23.6%       - 1.8%
Florida         13          20.6%       + 3.2%
Texas           12          22.6%       - 3.8%
Indiana         11          30.6%       - 5.6%
Missouri        10          30.3%       + 9.1%



ATTRITION: The states that saw their membership numbers fall the most
included:

Col. A = Total Number of TCA Members per US State
Col. B = Net Change in Membership from '05
Col. C = Percentage of net change in Membership from '05

                 A            B             C

Colorado        28          -7          - 25.0%
Massachusetts   35          -6          - 17.1%
California      84          -6          -  7.1%
Washington      46          -5          - 10.9%
Iowa            28          -4          - 14.3%
Illinois        49          -4          -  8.2%
Kansas          11          -3          - 27.3%
Oklahoma        19          -3          - 15.8%
North Carolina  33          -3          -  9.1%
North Dakota     1          -2          -200.0%



Previous TCA Membership "At A Glance" reports are here:

2003 http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.10302.0425.eml
2004 http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.10402.0409.eml
2005 http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.10502.0309.eml


Regards,
Mark Livingood
Near Atlanta, GA (USA)


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