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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 | 111,183 | 128,283 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 108,763 | 126,382 | 133,479 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 71,809 | 77,190 | 76,877 | 2,294 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 83,739 | 81,365 | 88,450 | 5,295 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 0.10 |
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 | 83,739 | 100.0 | 81,365 | 100.0 | 761 | 88,450 | 100.0 | 5,295 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 58,981 | 70.4 | 58,615 | 72.0 | 788 | 60,166 | 68.0 | 4,039 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 9,931 | 11.9 | 7,755 | 9.5 | 377 | 8,192 | 9.3 | 1,995 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,033 | 2.4 | 1,635 | 2.0 | 177 | 1,926 | 2.2 | 737 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,542 | 1.8 | 1,250 | 1.5 | 155 | 842 | 1.0 | 434 | No |
| Public Transportation | 6,072 | 7.3 | 6,104 | 7.5 | 337 | 10,239 | 11.6 | 1,662 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,677 | 3.2 | 2,365 | 2.9 | 213 | 2,586 | 2.9 | 787 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 913 | 1.1 | 955 | 1.2 | 136 | 1,630 | 1.8 | 1,019 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,590 | 1.9 | 2,690 | 3.3 | 227 | 2,869 | 3.2 | 898 | 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) | 82,149 | 100.0 | 78,675 | 100.0 | 770 | 85,581 | 100.0 | 5,457 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,046 | 7.4 | 4,915 | 6.2 | 303 | 5,905 | 6.9 | 1,528 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,187 | 10.0 | 7,435 | 9.5 | 369 | 6,980 | 8.2 | 1,514 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 10,614 | 12.9 | 9,420 | 12.0 | 412 | 10,032 | 11.7 | 1,847 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,901 | 13.3 | 10,940 | 13.9 | 442 | 10,443 | 12.2 | 1,762 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,950 | 6.0 | 4,955 | 6.3 | 305 | 4,762 | 5.6 | 1,107 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,272 | 16.2 | 12,395 | 15.8 | 467 | 12,163 | 14.2 | 1,892 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,760 | 8.2 | 6,365 | 8.1 | 343 | 8,042 | 9.4 | 1,209 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 10,304 | 12.5 | 10,055 | 12.8 | 425 | 12,731 | 14.9 | 2,833 | No |
| 60 or more | 11,115 | 13.5 | 12,200 | 15.5 | 464 | 14,523 | 17.0 | 1,965 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 30.6 | (X) | 33.2 | (X) | NA | 33.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 82,149 | 100.0 | 78,675 | 100.0 | 770 | 85,581 | 100.0 | 5,457 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,137 | 5.0 | 3,615 | 4.6 | 262 | 4,337 | 5.1 | 1,288 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,364 | 6.5 | 4,395 | 5.6 | 288 | 6,283 | 7.3 | 1,354 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,044 | 9.8 | 5,995 | 7.6 | 334 | 7,269 | 8.5 | 1,221 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,569 | 12.9 | 8,495 | 10.8 | 393 | 8,218 | 9.6 | 1,574 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 11,997 | 14.6 | 11,665 | 14.8 | 455 | 10,567 | 12.3 | 1,919 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,950 | 15.8 | 12,235 | 15.6 | 464 | 11,863 | 13.9 | 1,573 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,383 | 12.6 | 9,015 | 11.5 | 404 | 11,108 | 13.0 | 1,981 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 17,561 | 21.4 | 20,820 | 26.5 | 583 | 24,731 | 28.9 | 3,454 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,144 | 1.4 | 1,245 | 1.6 | 155 | 1,205 | 1.4 | 535 | 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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