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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 | 260,120 | 335,227 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 255,103 | 331,138 | 374,081 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 84,642 | 106,769 | 118,904 | 5,711 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 84,777 | 105,880 | 117,446 | 5,746 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.08 |
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 | 84,777 | 100.0 | 105,880 | 100.0 | 1,287 | 117,446 | 100.0 | 5,746 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 58,860 | 69.4 | 77,295 | 73.0 | 1,166 | 94,949 | 80.8 | 4,678 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 13,982 | 16.5 | 15,655 | 14.8 | 584 | 10,540 | 9.0 | 2,029 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,768 | 3.3 | 3,115 | 2.9 | 266 | 1,972 | 1.7 | 644 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,521 | 1.8 | 1,985 | 1.9 | 212 | 1,067 | 0.9 | 592 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 899 | 1.1 | 644 | 0.6 | 121 | 971 | 0.8 | 535 | No |
| Walked | 2,728 | 3.2 | 2,495 | 2.4 | 238 | 1,903 | 1.6 | 686 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,517 | 1.8 | 1,985 | 1.9 | 212 | 4,236 | 3.6 | 1,178 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,502 | 3.0 | 2,695 | 2.5 | 247 | 1,808 | 1.5 | 685 | 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) | 82,275 | 100.0 | 103,185 | 100.0 | 1,278 | 115,638 | 100.0 | 5,712 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 15,799 | 19.2 | 16,225 | 15.7 | 594 | 16,521 | 14.3 | 2,429 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 18,852 | 22.9 | 20,505 | 19.9 | 663 | 24,891 | 21.5 | 3,189 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 20,215 | 24.6 | 23,035 | 22.3 | 700 | 25,606 | 22.1 | 2,980 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,690 | 13.0 | 15,835 | 15.3 | 587 | 18,578 | 16.1 | 3,093 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,538 | 3.1 | 4,260 | 4.1 | 310 | 5,933 | 5.1 | 1,355 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 8,265 | 10.0 | 13,100 | 12.7 | 537 | 12,215 | 10.6 | 1,643 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,793 | 2.2 | 2,950 | 2.9 | 259 | 5,525 | 4.8 | 1,759 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 2,294 | 2.8 | 3,305 | 3.2 | 274 | 3,943 | 3.4 | 1,254 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,829 | 2.2 | 3,965 | 3.8 | 299 | 2,426 | 2.1 | 1,032 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.1 | (X) | 20.6 | (X) | NA | 18.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 82,275 | 100.0 | 103,185 | 100.0 | 1,278 | 115,638 | 100.0 | 5,712 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,619 | 3.2 | 3,730 | 3.6 | 290 | 4,572 | 4.0 | 1,374 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,869 | 4.7 | 4,610 | 4.5 | 322 | 4,770 | 4.1 | 1,158 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,111 | 9.9 | 9,890 | 9.6 | 468 | 9,896 | 8.6 | 1,997 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 11,135 | 13.5 | 13,605 | 13.2 | 546 | 17,576 | 15.2 | 2,421 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 19,613 | 23.8 | 23,405 | 22.7 | 706 | 26,906 | 23.3 | 3,224 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,423 | 15.1 | 15,485 | 15.0 | 581 | 14,715 | 12.7 | 2,064 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,703 | 5.7 | 5,225 | 5.1 | 343 | 6,318 | 5.5 | 1,342 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,644 | 22.7 | 24,005 | 23.3 | 714 | 28,047 | 24.3 | 3,746 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,158 | 1.4 | 2,430 | 2.4 | 235 | 2,838 | 2.5 | 973 | 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.
