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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 | 130,542 | 129,144 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 127,632 | 125,037 | 122,717 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 54,058 | 56,733 | 55,148 | 2,239 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 57,888 | 62,060 | 62,418 | 2,615 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 0.07 |
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 | 57,888 | 100.0 | 62,060 | 100.0 | 660 | 62,418 | 100.0 | 2,615 | No |
| Drove alone | 45,328 | 78.3 | 51,580 | 83.1 | 647 | 51,854 | 83.1 | 2,631 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,428 | 11.1 | 5,245 | 8.5 | 261 | 5,947 | 9.5 | 1,196 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 723 | 1.2 | 605 | 1.0 | 90 | 647 | 1.0 | 318 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 445 | 0.8 | 320 | 0.5 | 66 | 381 | 0.6 | 242 | No |
| Public Transportation | 413 | 0.7 | 230 | 0.4 | 56 | 306 | 0.5 | 278 | No |
| Walked | 2,806 | 4.8 | 2,085 | 3.4 | 167 | 1,369 | 2.2 | 523 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 364 | 0.6 | 620 | 1.0 | 91 | 547 | 0.9 | 352 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,381 | 2.4 | 1,380 | 2.2 | 136 | 1,367 | 2.2 | 490 | 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) | 56,507 | 100.0 | 60,680 | 100.0 | 660 | 61,051 | 100.0 | 2,616 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,853 | 22.7 | 12,850 | 21.2 | 396 | 13,934 | 22.8 | 1,616 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,269 | 23.5 | 12,670 | 20.9 | 393 | 11,583 | 19.0 | 1,562 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 10,475 | 18.5 | 10,720 | 17.7 | 365 | 9,997 | 16.4 | 1,393 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,620 | 13.5 | 8,395 | 13.8 | 326 | 7,702 | 12.6 | 1,217 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,915 | 5.2 | 3,225 | 5.3 | 206 | 3,975 | 6.5 | 750 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,376 | 7.7 | 5,245 | 8.6 | 261 | 4,977 | 8.2 | 980 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,659 | 2.9 | 2,300 | 3.8 | 175 | 3,254 | 5.3 | 906 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,839 | 3.3 | 2,545 | 4.2 | 184 | 2,613 | 4.3 | 731 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,501 | 2.7 | 2,730 | 4.5 | 190 | 3,016 | 4.9 | 692 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.1 | (X) | 20.6 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 56,507 | 100.0 | 60,680 | 100.0 | 660 | 61,051 | 100.0 | 2,616 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,895 | 5.1 | 3,015 | 5.0 | 200 | 5,138 | 8.4 | 1,074 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,655 | 6.5 | 4,155 | 6.8 | 233 | 4,250 | 7.0 | 838 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,756 | 15.5 | 7,575 | 12.5 | 311 | 7,342 | 12.0 | 1,010 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,942 | 10.5 | 6,655 | 11.0 | 292 | 5,643 | 9.2 | 840 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,627 | 15.3 | 9,800 | 16.2 | 350 | 8,100 | 13.3 | 1,269 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,979 | 10.6 | 6,720 | 11.1 | 294 | 5,790 | 9.5 | 1,025 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,829 | 6.8 | 3,900 | 6.4 | 226 | 4,265 | 7.0 | 783 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 15,439 | 27.3 | 16,590 | 27.3 | 442 | 18,063 | 29.6 | 1,908 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,385 | 2.5 | 1,980 | 3.3 | 162 | 2,460 | 4.0 | 638 | 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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