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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 | 51,972 | 64,808 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 49,694 | 62,361 | 60,822 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 27,443 | 35,310 | 31,615 | 2,576 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 40,619 | 53,265 | 53,608 | 3,437 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.70 | 0.24 |
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 | 40,619 | 100.0 | 53,265 | 100.0 | 466 | 53,608 | 100.0 | 3,437 | No |
| Drove alone | 31,404 | 77.3 | 43,715 | 82.1 | 570 | 43,293 | 80.8 | 2,917 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,949 | 12.2 | 4,860 | 9.1 | 321 | 5,741 | 10.7 | 1,293 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 721 | 1.8 | 550 | 1.0 | 112 | 1,306 | 2.4 | 630 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 656 | 1.6 | 840 | 1.6 | 138 | 776 | 1.4 | 416 | No |
| Public Transportation | 310 | 0.8 | 384 | 0.7 | 93 | 256 | 0.5 | 214 | No |
| Walked | 1,546 | 3.8 | 1,470 | 2.8 | 181 | 688 | 1.3 | 355 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 331 | 0.8 | 490 | 0.9 | 105 | 588 | 1.1 | 338 | No |
| Worked at home | 702 | 1.7 | 960 | 1.8 | 147 | 960 | 1.8 | 431 | 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) | 39,917 | 100.0 | 52,305 | 100.0 | 480 | 52,648 | 100.0 | 3,400 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,627 | 21.6 | 10,085 | 19.3 | 441 | 8,253 | 15.7 | 1,517 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 10,445 | 26.2 | 13,035 | 24.9 | 488 | 14,098 | 26.8 | 2,090 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,591 | 19.0 | 10,625 | 20.3 | 451 | 10,607 | 20.1 | 1,691 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 4,279 | 10.7 | 5,755 | 11.0 | 346 | 5,645 | 10.7 | 1,008 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,421 | 3.6 | 1,940 | 3.7 | 207 | 2,056 | 3.9 | 585 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,086 | 7.7 | 3,875 | 7.4 | 289 | 3,850 | 7.3 | 867 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,442 | 3.6 | 2,065 | 3.9 | 214 | 3,375 | 6.4 | 798 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,659 | 4.2 | 2,775 | 5.3 | 246 | 2,891 | 5.5 | 725 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,367 | 3.4 | 2,145 | 4.1 | 218 | 1,873 | 3.6 | 548 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.8 | (X) | 19.7 | (X) | NA | 19.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 39,917 | 100.0 | 52,305 | 100.0 | 480 | 52,648 | 100.0 | 3,400 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,399 | 3.5 | 1,985 | 3.8 | 210 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,749 | 4.4 | 3,160 | 6.0 | 262 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,188 | 10.5 | 7,185 | 13.7 | 382 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,370 | 16.0 | 8,590 | 16.4 | 413 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,390 | 26.0 | 10,730 | 20.5 | 452 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,736 | 11.9 | 5,965 | 11.4 | 352 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,244 | 5.6 | 2,175 | 4.2 | 219 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,319 | 20.8 | 11,260 | 21.5 | 461 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 522 | 1.3 | 950 | 1.8 | 146 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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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