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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 | 75,744 | 89,148 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 73,281 | 85,538 | 85,727 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 38,779 | 42,214 | 39,892 | 2,232 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 36,483 | 37,565 | 36,310 | 2,883 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.11 |
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 | 36,483 | 100.0 | 37,565 | 100.0 | 597 | 36,310 | 100.0 | 2,883 | No |
| Drove alone | 28,129 | 77.1 | 30,710 | 81.8 | 574 | 28,536 | 78.6 | 2,507 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,561 | 15.2 | 4,165 | 11.1 | 255 | 3,930 | 10.8 | 1,300 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 887 | 2.4 | 675 | 1.8 | 105 | 313 | 0.9 | 305 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 321 | 0.9 | 320 | 0.9 | 72 | 1,143 | 3.1 | 659 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 8 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.1 | 22 | 102 | 0.3 | 187 | No |
| Walked | 500 | 1.4 | 480 | 1.3 | 88 | 935 | 2.6 | 1,243 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 255 | 0.7 | 455 | 1.2 | 86 | 332 | 0.9 | 303 | No |
| Worked at home | 822 | 2.3 | 725 | 1.9 | 109 | 1,019 | 2.8 | 497 | 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) | 35,661 | 100.0 | 36,840 | 100.0 | 595 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,284 | 17.6 | 5,220 | 14.2 | 284 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 7,618 | 21.4 | 7,520 | 20.4 | 336 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 8,416 | 23.6 | 7,820 | 21.2 | 342 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 5,123 | 14.4 | 6,250 | 17.0 | 308 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,696 | 4.8 | 2,130 | 5.8 | 184 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 3,430 | 9.6 | 3,810 | 10.3 | 244 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 938 | 2.6 | 1,290 | 3.5 | 144 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 1,254 | 3.5 | 1,305 | 3.5 | 145 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 902 | 2.5 | 1,495 | 4.1 | 155 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.0 | (X) | 21.0 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 35,661 | 100.0 | 36,840 | 100.0 | 595 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,555 | 4.4 | 2,280 | 6.2 | 191 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,506 | 9.8 | 2,995 | 8.1 | 218 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,121 | 25.6 | 6,260 | 17.0 | 309 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,604 | 10.1 | 4,525 | 12.3 | 265 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,273 | 14.8 | 6,410 | 17.4 | 312 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,650 | 10.2 | 3,785 | 10.3 | 244 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,345 | 3.8 | 1,295 | 3.5 | 145 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 6,949 | 19.5 | 8,140 | 22.1 | 348 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 658 | 1.8 | 920 | 2.5 | 122 | 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.
