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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 | 112,560 | 142,475 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 111,971 | 141,652 | 157,127 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 51,841 | 65,348 | 72,747 | 3,160 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 51,061 | 62,695 | 76,346 | 3,816 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 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 | 51,061 | 100.0 | 62,695 | 100.0 | 896 | 76,346 | 100.0 | 3,816 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 37,447 | 73.3 | 49,590 | 79.1 | 860 | 61,133 | 80.1 | 3,522 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,386 | 10.5 | 5,655 | 9.0 | 352 | 5,425 | 7.1 | 1,191 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,037 | 2.0 | 1,130 | 1.8 | 160 | 2,059 | 2.7 | 1,117 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,774 | 3.5 | 1,425 | 2.3 | 180 | 2,374 | 3.1 | 849 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,980 | 3.9 | 740 | 1.2 | 130 | 1,188 | 1.6 | 598 | No |
| Walked | 1,129 | 2.2 | 1,040 | 1.7 | 154 | 1,928 | 2.5 | 949 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 688 | 1.3 | 760 | 1.2 | 131 | 438 | 0.6 | 299 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,620 | 3.2 | 2,355 | 3.8 | 230 | 1,801 | 2.4 | 594 | 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) | 49,441 | 100.0 | 60,340 | 100.0 | 892 | 74,545 | 100.0 | 3,785 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,506 | 21.2 | 11,765 | 19.5 | 497 | 11,847 | 15.9 | 1,950 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 9,113 | 18.4 | 11,360 | 18.8 | 489 | 16,058 | 21.5 | 2,354 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 8,416 | 17.0 | 10,815 | 17.9 | 478 | 12,638 | 17.0 | 1,672 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 6,956 | 14.1 | 8,850 | 14.7 | 436 | 11,138 | 14.9 | 1,848 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,021 | 4.1 | 2,750 | 4.6 | 248 | 3,153 | 4.2 | 841 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,063 | 8.2 | 5,330 | 8.8 | 343 | 7,075 | 9.5 | 1,434 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,062 | 4.2 | 2,540 | 4.2 | 239 | 2,098 | 2.8 | 783 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,210 | 6.5 | 3,515 | 5.8 | 280 | 5,578 | 7.5 | 1,643 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 3,094 | 6.3 | 3,415 | 5.7 | 276 | 4,960 | 6.7 | 1,366 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.7 | (X) | 21.8 | (X) | NA | 21.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 49,441 | 100.0 | 60,340 | 100.0 | 892 | 74,545 | 100.0 | 3,785 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,321 | 4.7 | 4,140 | 6.9 | 303 | 6,391 | 8.6 | 1,399 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,019 | 6.1 | 4,625 | 7.7 | 320 | 5,537 | 7.4 | 1,201 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,132 | 12.4 | 9,565 | 15.9 | 452 | 12,893 | 17.3 | 2,050 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,892 | 22.0 | 8,955 | 14.8 | 438 | 10,356 | 13.9 | 1,752 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,643 | 17.5 | 8,845 | 14.7 | 436 | 9,554 | 12.8 | 1,708 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,003 | 10.1 | 6,325 | 10.5 | 372 | 8,067 | 10.8 | 1,474 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,315 | 4.7 | 3,015 | 5.0 | 260 | 2,593 | 3.5 | 800 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,270 | 20.8 | 12,735 | 21.1 | 515 | 16,874 | 22.6 | 2,337 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 846 | 1.7 | 1,590 | 2.6 | 190 | 2,280 | 3.1 | 1,049 | 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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