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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
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| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 223,019 | 217,074 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 217,995 | 212,166 | 200,181 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 91,719 | 97,019 | 90,839 | 4,456 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 119,125 | 113,165 | 111,886 | 5,228 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 0.09 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 119,125 | 100.0 | 113,165 | 100.0 | 1,027 | 111,886 | 100.0 | 5,228 | No |
| Drove alone | 99,600 | 83.6 | 96,740 | 85.5 | 1,022 | 95,770 | 85.6 | 4,885 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 10,169 | 8.5 | 7,955 | 7.0 | 386 | 6,115 | 5.5 | 1,328 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 830 | 0.7 | 750 | 0.7 | 121 | 928 | 0.8 | 591 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 312 | 0.3 | 500 | 0.4 | 99 | 620 | 0.6 | 318 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,516 | 2.1 | 2,320 | 2.1 | 211 | 2,289 | 2.0 | 754 | No |
| Walked | 3,289 | 2.8 | 2,125 | 1.9 | 202 | 2,952 | 2.6 | 1,506 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 768 | 0.6 | 855 | 0.8 | 129 | 993 | 0.9 | 538 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,641 | 1.4 | 1,925 | 1.7 | 193 | 2,219 | 2.0 | 690 | No |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 117,484 | 100.0 | 111,240 | 100.0 | 1,028 | 109,667 | 100.0 | 5,272 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 14,524 | 12.4 | 13,115 | 11.8 | 490 | 16,855 | 15.4 | 2,676 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 22,136 | 18.8 | 19,480 | 17.5 | 588 | 16,814 | 15.3 | 2,231 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 26,101 | 22.2 | 23,310 | 21.0 | 637 | 21,440 | 19.6 | 1,921 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 23,169 | 19.7 | 20,480 | 18.4 | 601 | 18,990 | 17.3 | 2,359 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,486 | 7.2 | 7,975 | 7.2 | 387 | 9,611 | 8.8 | 1,428 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 12,150 | 10.3 | 12,020 | 10.8 | 470 | 12,116 | 11.0 | 1,993 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,237 | 3.6 | 5,440 | 4.9 | 321 | 4,681 | 4.3 | 996 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,830 | 3.3 | 4,970 | 4.5 | 308 | 4,899 | 4.5 | 847 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,851 | 2.4 | 4,445 | 4.0 | 291 | 4,261 | 3.9 | 933 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.5 | (X) | 21.8 | (X) | NA | 20.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 117,484 | 100.0 | 111,240 | 100.0 | 1,028 | 109,667 | 100.0 | 5,272 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,804 | 3.2 | 4,520 | 4.1 | 294 | 4,337 | 4.0 | 1,047 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,558 | 3.9 | 4,755 | 4.3 | 301 | 5,126 | 4.7 | 1,077 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,205 | 10.4 | 11,885 | 10.7 | 468 | 12,454 | 11.4 | 2,025 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 15,942 | 13.6 | 14,305 | 12.9 | 510 | 14,761 | 13.5 | 1,711 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,919 | 20.4 | 21,810 | 19.6 | 618 | 19,500 | 17.8 | 2,145 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,705 | 13.4 | 15,495 | 13.9 | 529 | 16,424 | 15.0 | 2,609 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 8,463 | 7.2 | 6,620 | 6.0 | 354 | 7,010 | 6.4 | 1,064 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 30,935 | 26.3 | 27,940 | 25.1 | 689 | 27,728 | 25.3 | 3,112 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,953 | 1.7 | 2,570 | 2.3 | 222 | 2,327 | 2.1 | 798 | No |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.
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