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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 | 174,821 | 206,330 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 169,713 | 199,565 | 211,759 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 84,388 | 99,133 | 104,526 | 2,436 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 91,439 | 109,365 | 117,145 | 4,005 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 0.05 |
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 | 91,439 | 100.0 | 109,365 | 100.0 | 1,084 | 117,145 | 100.0 | 4,005 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 72,923 | 79.8 | 87,335 | 79.9 | 1,073 | 90,867 | 77.6 | 3,571 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 10,625 | 11.6 | 11,630 | 10.6 | 501 | 13,216 | 11.3 | 2,167 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,568 | 1.7 | 2,130 | 1.9 | 220 | 1,990 | 1.7 | 1,182 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 532 | 0.6 | 805 | 0.7 | 135 | 1,811 | 1.5 | 931 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 836 | 0.9 | 745 | 0.7 | 130 | 164 | 0.1 | 171 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,941 | 2.1 | 2,035 | 1.9 | 215 | 2,150 | 1.8 | 894 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 771 | 0.8 | 950 | 0.9 | 147 | 1,227 | 1.0 | 656 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,243 | 2.5 | 3,730 | 3.4 | 289 | 5,720 | 4.9 | 1,065 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 89,196 | 100.0 | 105,635 | 100.0 | 1,086 | 111,425 | 100.0 | 3,880 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,180 | 14.8 | 13,515 | 12.8 | 537 | 17,783 | 16.0 | 2,255 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 15,174 | 17.0 | 16,405 | 15.5 | 588 | 16,735 | 15.0 | 2,261 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 17,908 | 20.1 | 19,170 | 18.1 | 631 | 19,290 | 17.3 | 2,060 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 15,394 | 17.3 | 18,815 | 17.8 | 625 | 19,193 | 17.2 | 2,181 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,667 | 6.4 | 7,555 | 7.2 | 408 | 9,383 | 8.4 | 1,383 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 11,835 | 13.3 | 15,295 | 14.5 | 569 | 12,200 | 10.9 | 1,695 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 3,413 | 3.8 | 4,735 | 4.5 | 325 | 6,298 | 5.7 | 1,469 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 3,910 | 4.4 | 5,395 | 5.1 | 347 | 5,999 | 5.4 | 1,582 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,715 | 3.0 | 4,745 | 4.5 | 326 | 4,544 | 4.1 | 1,250 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.1 | (X) | 23.0 | (X) | NA | 20.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 89,196 | 100.0 | 105,635 | 100.0 | 1,086 | 111,425 | 100.0 | 3,880 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,928 | 3.3 | 4,895 | 4.6 | 331 | 4,731 | 4.2 | 1,347 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,806 | 4.3 | 5,025 | 4.8 | 335 | 5,611 | 5.0 | 1,353 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,737 | 12.0 | 10,790 | 10.2 | 484 | 11,932 | 10.7 | 1,841 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,556 | 11.8 | 12,940 | 12.2 | 527 | 14,055 | 12.6 | 2,243 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 18,082 | 20.3 | 19,295 | 18.3 | 632 | 17,547 | 15.7 | 1,991 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 13,534 | 15.2 | 15,100 | 14.3 | 566 | 16,999 | 15.3 | 2,092 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,927 | 7.8 | 6,720 | 6.4 | 386 | 9,397 | 8.4 | 1,642 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 21,081 | 23.6 | 26,780 | 25.4 | 730 | 29,469 | 26.4 | 2,315 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,545 | 1.7 | 2,905 | 2.8 | 256 | 1,684 | 1.5 | 553 | 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.
