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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 | 139,352 | 134,953 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 133,231 | 128,821 | 125,654 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 63,607 | 64,058 | 58,494 | 2,630 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 65,884 | 65,965 | 60,800 | 3,227 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.08 |
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 | 65,884 | 100.0 | 65,965 | 100.0 | 743 | 60,800 | 100.0 | 3,227 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 49,638 | 75.3 | 52,430 | 79.5 | 724 | 49,081 | 80.7 | 2,985 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,833 | 10.4 | 5,535 | 8.4 | 295 | 4,203 | 6.9 | 936 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 787 | 1.2 | 780 | 1.2 | 113 | 1,149 | 1.9 | 515 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 291 | 0.4 | 300 | 0.5 | 70 | 356 | 0.6 | 282 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,088 | 1.7 | 665 | 1.0 | 104 | 822 | 1.4 | 551 | No |
| Walked | 4,410 | 6.7 | 3,320 | 5.0 | 230 | 2,134 | 3.5 | 727 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 606 | 0.9 | 610 | 0.9 | 100 | 276 | 0.5 | 200 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,231 | 3.4 | 2,320 | 3.5 | 193 | 2,779 | 4.6 | 951 | 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) | 63,653 | 100.0 | 63,645 | 100.0 | 742 | 58,021 | 100.0 | 3,116 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,265 | 25.6 | 15,295 | 24.0 | 471 | 16,257 | 28.0 | 2,237 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 14,061 | 22.1 | 14,040 | 22.1 | 454 | 11,739 | 20.2 | 1,612 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 11,128 | 17.5 | 10,035 | 15.8 | 390 | 8,956 | 15.4 | 1,453 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,844 | 12.3 | 8,135 | 12.8 | 354 | 5,913 | 10.2 | 1,092 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,742 | 4.3 | 2,965 | 4.7 | 218 | 3,095 | 5.3 | 654 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,632 | 8.8 | 5,365 | 8.4 | 290 | 3,299 | 5.7 | 761 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,140 | 3.4 | 2,750 | 4.3 | 210 | 2,553 | 4.4 | 685 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,921 | 3.0 | 2,400 | 3.8 | 196 | 2,898 | 5.0 | 808 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,920 | 3.0 | 2,645 | 4.2 | 206 | 3,311 | 5.7 | 1,346 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.2 | (X) | 19.2 | (X) | NA | 18.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 63,653 | 100.0 | 63,645 | 100.0 | 742 | 58,021 | 100.0 | 3,116 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,889 | 3.0 | 2,625 | 4.1 | 205 | 2,576 | 4.4 | 715 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,990 | 4.7 | 3,155 | 5.0 | 225 | 2,143 | 3.7 | 521 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,768 | 13.8 | 6,805 | 10.7 | 325 | 8,256 | 14.2 | 1,360 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,405 | 13.2 | 7,300 | 11.5 | 336 | 7,939 | 13.7 | 1,428 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,826 | 15.4 | 10,890 | 17.1 | 405 | 8,987 | 15.5 | 1,160 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,409 | 13.2 | 8,660 | 13.6 | 364 | 7,756 | 13.4 | 1,552 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,229 | 8.2 | 4,935 | 7.8 | 279 | 3,348 | 5.8 | 789 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 17,190 | 27.0 | 17,675 | 27.8 | 501 | 16,228 | 28.0 | 2,000 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 947 | 1.5 | 1,205 | 1.9 | 140 | 788 | 1.4 | 435 | 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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