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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 | 191,707 | 241,767 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 182,803 | 230,806 | 267,376 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 85,566 | 104,832 | 120,290 | 3,706 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 71,350 | 79,455 | 88,533 | 4,411 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.06 |
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 | 71,350 | 100.0 | 79,455 | 100.0 | 935 | 88,533 | 100.0 | 4,411 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 56,771 | 79.6 | 64,270 | 80.9 | 879 | 71,860 | 81.2 | 4,265 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,136 | 11.4 | 7,985 | 10.0 | 356 | 7,540 | 8.5 | 1,367 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,612 | 2.3 | 1,735 | 2.2 | 168 | 1,623 | 1.8 | 742 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 870 | 1.2 | 925 | 1.2 | 123 | 1,250 | 1.4 | 781 | No |
| Public Transportation | 46 | 0.1 | 144 | 0.2 | 49 | 383 | 0.4 | 281 | No |
| Walked | 1,268 | 1.8 | 1,155 | 1.5 | 137 | 1,536 | 1.7 | 1,071 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,065 | 1.5 | 975 | 1.2 | 126 | 1,454 | 1.6 | 615 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,582 | 2.2 | 2,265 | 2.9 | 192 | 2,887 | 3.3 | 979 | 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) | 69,768 | 100.0 | 77,190 | 100.0 | 927 | 85,646 | 100.0 | 4,552 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,324 | 17.7 | 12,620 | 16.3 | 443 | 14,467 | 16.9 | 2,333 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,518 | 16.5 | 12,800 | 16.6 | 445 | 13,945 | 16.3 | 2,264 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 12,281 | 17.6 | 13,095 | 17.0 | 450 | 14,487 | 16.9 | 2,252 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 9,926 | 14.2 | 11,175 | 14.5 | 418 | 12,047 | 14.1 | 2,027 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,709 | 5.3 | 4,310 | 5.6 | 263 | 4,354 | 5.1 | 1,256 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 9,343 | 13.4 | 10,030 | 13.0 | 397 | 12,785 | 14.9 | 2,482 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 3,046 | 4.4 | 3,580 | 4.6 | 240 | 4,114 | 4.8 | 1,178 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,734 | 5.4 | 4,815 | 6.2 | 278 | 4,636 | 5.4 | 1,319 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,887 | 5.6 | 4,765 | 6.2 | 277 | 4,811 | 5.6 | 1,411 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.7 | (X) | 23.4 | (X) | NA | 21.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 69,768 | 100.0 | 77,190 | 100.0 | 927 | 85,646 | 100.0 | 4,552 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,345 | 4.8 | 5,555 | 7.2 | 298 | 8,263 | 9.6 | 1,843 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,898 | 7.0 | 6,830 | 8.8 | 330 | 5,916 | 6.9 | 1,412 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,336 | 14.8 | 11,275 | 14.6 | 419 | 10,904 | 12.7 | 1,966 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 13,622 | 19.5 | 12,245 | 15.9 | 436 | 13,609 | 15.9 | 1,929 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,620 | 19.5 | 13,980 | 18.1 | 464 | 14,009 | 16.4 | 2,025 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,677 | 9.6 | 7,465 | 9.7 | 344 | 7,213 | 8.4 | 1,363 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,084 | 4.4 | 3,040 | 3.9 | 222 | 3,504 | 4.1 | 973 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,921 | 18.5 | 14,410 | 18.7 | 471 | 18,471 | 21.6 | 2,662 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,265 | 1.8 | 2,240 | 2.9 | 191 | 3,757 | 4.4 | 1,015 | Yes |
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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