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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 | 101,082 | 95,658 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 91,458 | 85,756 | 78,402 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 49,045 | 42,605 | 37,617 | 3,119 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 122,599 | 109,445 | 108,692 | 4,170 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.89 | 0.27 |
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 | 122,599 | 100.0 | 109,445 | 100.0 | X | 108,692 | 100.0 | 4,170 | NA |
| Drove alone | 81,974 | 66.9 | 83,060 | 75.9 | 500 | 88,117 | 81.1 | 3,436 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 16,546 | 13.5 | 11,030 | 10.1 | 472 | 9,047 | 8.3 | 1,849 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,454 | 2.0 | 1,700 | 1.6 | 195 | 1,458 | 1.3 | 768 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,189 | 1.0 | 550 | 0.5 | 112 | 256 | 0.2 | 210 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 11,615 | 9.5 | 6,939 | 6.3 | 384 | 4,420 | 4.1 | 971 | Yes |
| Walked | 6,744 | 5.5 | 4,420 | 4.0 | 310 | 3,307 | 3.0 | 1,092 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,149 | 0.9 | 720 | 0.7 | 128 | 767 | 0.7 | 504 | No |
| Worked at home | 928 | 0.8 | 1,025 | 0.9 | 152 | 1,320 | 1.2 | 687 | 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) | 121,671 | 100.0 | 108,420 | 100.0 | X | 107,372 | 100.0 | 4,059 | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,909 | 8.1 | 8,205 | 7.6 | 414 | 6,800 | 6.3 | 1,688 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 16,240 | 13.3 | 13,675 | 12.6 | 518 | 12,884 | 12.0 | 1,903 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 21,390 | 17.6 | 18,290 | 16.9 | 582 | 17,926 | 16.7 | 2,402 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 21,549 | 17.7 | 19,730 | 18.2 | 598 | 20,334 | 18.9 | 2,665 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 9,534 | 7.8 | 8,810 | 8.1 | 428 | 7,958 | 7.4 | 1,199 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 18,974 | 15.6 | 16,545 | 15.3 | 559 | 17,459 | 16.3 | 2,572 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 8,845 | 7.3 | 7,875 | 7.3 | 407 | 7,863 | 7.3 | 1,397 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 9,379 | 7.7 | 8,280 | 7.6 | 416 | 10,927 | 10.2 | 1,716 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 5,851 | 4.8 | 7,005 | 6.5 | 385 | 5,221 | 4.9 | 1,034 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.3 | (X) | 26.5 | (X) | NA | 25.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 121,671 | 100.0 | 108,420 | 100.0 | X | 107,372 | 100.0 | 4,059 | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,720 | 1.4 | 2,265 | 2.1 | 225 | 3,091 | 2.9 | 898 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,191 | 2.6 | 3,435 | 3.2 | 275 | 3,105 | 2.9 | 1,318 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,382 | 7.7 | 9,230 | 8.5 | 437 | 9,460 | 8.8 | 1,572 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 15,905 | 13.1 | 14,225 | 13.1 | 526 | 14,060 | 13.1 | 1,829 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,856 | 19.6 | 20,640 | 19.0 | 608 | 20,179 | 18.8 | 2,575 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 25,044 | 20.6 | 20,500 | 18.9 | 607 | 19,011 | 17.7 | 1,897 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 16,351 | 13.4 | 10,815 | 10.0 | 468 | 12,692 | 11.8 | 1,771 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 25,043 | 20.6 | 22,650 | 20.9 | 629 | 23,510 | 21.9 | 2,799 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,179 | 1.0 | 1,430 | 1.3 | 179 | 2,264 | 2.1 | 911 | 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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