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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 | 43,858 | 94,536 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 43,782 | 93,967 | 107,446 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 26,367 | 51,175 | 53,199 | 3,904 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 21,630 | 49,065 | 56,627 | 3,490 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.82 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.17 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 21,630 | 100.0 | 49,065 | 100.0 | 735 | 56,627 | 100.0 | 3,490 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 17,912 | 82.8 | 39,755 | 81.0 | 726 | 46,097 | 81.4 | 3,261 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 2,038 | 9.4 | 4,375 | 8.9 | 309 | 4,381 | 7.7 | 1,215 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 342 | 1.6 | 870 | 1.8 | 140 | 418 | 0.7 | 255 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 230 | 1.1 | 590 | 1.2 | 116 | 841 | 1.5 | 724 | No |
| Public Transportation | 7 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.2 | 45 | 375 | 0.7 | 409 | No |
| Walked | 170 | 0.8 | 495 | 1.0 | 106 | 187 | 0.3 | 183 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 245 | 1.1 | 350 | 0.7 | 89 | 833 | 1.5 | 512 | No |
| Worked at home | 686 | 3.2 | 2,535 | 5.2 | 238 | 3,495 | 6.2 | 889 | 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) | 20,944 | 100.0 | 46,530 | 100.0 | 735 | 53,132 | 100.0 | 3,364 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,614 | 17.3 | 5,480 | 11.8 | 344 | 5,479 | 10.3 | 1,034 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 4,011 | 19.2 | 7,295 | 15.7 | 392 | 7,858 | 14.8 | 1,644 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 3,725 | 17.8 | 7,495 | 16.1 | 397 | 8,546 | 16.1 | 1,704 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 3,316 | 15.8 | 6,925 | 14.9 | 383 | 9,052 | 17.0 | 1,744 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 1,478 | 7.1 | 3,075 | 6.6 | 261 | 4,521 | 8.5 | 1,277 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 2,563 | 12.2 | 6,960 | 15.0 | 384 | 7,574 | 14.3 | 1,559 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 846 | 4.0 | 3,340 | 7.2 | 271 | 3,617 | 6.8 | 1,005 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 829 | 4.0 | 3,155 | 6.8 | 264 | 4,026 | 7.6 | 1,028 | No |
| 60 or more | 562 | 2.7 | 2,810 | 6.0 | 250 | 2,459 | 4.6 | 1,073 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.4 | (X) | 25.1 | (X) | NA | 22.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 20,944 | 100.0 | 46,530 | 100.0 | 735 | 53,132 | 100.0 | 3,364 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 592 | 2.8 | 1,205 | 2.6 | 165 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 734 | 3.5 | 1,330 | 2.9 | 173 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,401 | 6.7 | 3,460 | 7.4 | 276 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,632 | 12.6 | 5,515 | 11.9 | 345 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,783 | 18.1 | 8,010 | 17.2 | 409 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,483 | 16.6 | 7,510 | 16.1 | 398 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,360 | 11.3 | 4,585 | 9.9 | 316 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,605 | 26.8 | 13,605 | 29.2 | 516 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 354 | 1.7 | 655 | 1.4 | 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.
