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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 | 123,786 | 135,758 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 108,727 | 120,981 | 124,263 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 57,114 | 63,097 | 61,564 | 2,176 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 63,834 | 71,565 | 70,196 | 2,628 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 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 | 63,834 | 100.0 | 71,565 | 100.0 | 677 | 70,196 | 100.0 | 2,628 | No |
| Drove alone | 39,846 | 62.4 | 48,260 | 67.4 | 649 | 48,116 | 68.5 | 2,377 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,632 | 12.0 | 7,530 | 10.5 | 310 | 8,037 | 11.4 | 1,429 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,521 | 2.4 | 1,155 | 1.6 | 124 | 987 | 1.4 | 370 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 801 | 1.3 | 610 | 0.9 | 91 | 653 | 0.9 | 290 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,662 | 2.6 | 2,440 | 3.4 | 180 | 1,726 | 2.5 | 756 | No |
| Walked | 9,355 | 14.7 | 8,065 | 11.3 | 320 | 7,004 | 10.0 | 1,562 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,043 | 1.6 | 975 | 1.4 | 114 | 1,555 | 2.2 | 674 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,974 | 3.1 | 2,525 | 3.5 | 183 | 2,118 | 3.0 | 602 | 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) | 61,860 | 100.0 | 69,040 | 100.0 | 678 | 68,078 | 100.0 | 2,686 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,656 | 20.5 | 12,460 | 18.0 | 391 | 11,616 | 17.1 | 1,818 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,306 | 21.5 | 13,265 | 19.2 | 402 | 13,293 | 19.5 | 1,882 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 10,841 | 17.5 | 11,505 | 16.7 | 377 | 11,498 | 16.9 | 1,422 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 8,191 | 13.2 | 9,030 | 13.1 | 338 | 8,118 | 11.9 | 1,223 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,243 | 5.2 | 3,530 | 5.1 | 216 | 4,160 | 6.1 | 849 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,446 | 8.8 | 6,135 | 8.9 | 282 | 7,043 | 10.3 | 1,105 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,748 | 4.4 | 4,200 | 6.1 | 235 | 4,616 | 6.8 | 1,073 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,488 | 5.6 | 5,030 | 7.3 | 256 | 3,993 | 5.9 | 741 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,941 | 3.1 | 3,880 | 5.6 | 226 | 3,741 | 5.5 | 949 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 22.7 | (X) | NA | 21.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 61,860 | 100.0 | 69,040 | 100.0 | 678 | 68,078 | 100.0 | 2,686 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,716 | 2.8 | 2,745 | 4.0 | 191 | 3,414 | 5.0 | 724 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,378 | 3.8 | 2,825 | 4.1 | 193 | 3,196 | 4.7 | 711 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,109 | 9.9 | 6,280 | 9.1 | 285 | 6,322 | 9.3 | 1,098 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,707 | 10.8 | 6,650 | 9.6 | 293 | 6,521 | 9.6 | 1,256 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,391 | 20.0 | 12,655 | 18.3 | 394 | 10,850 | 15.9 | 1,321 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,826 | 14.3 | 9,295 | 13.5 | 342 | 8,499 | 12.5 | 1,374 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,048 | 6.5 | 4,980 | 7.2 | 255 | 6,278 | 9.2 | 1,479 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,742 | 30.3 | 22,010 | 31.9 | 500 | 21,616 | 31.8 | 2,095 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 943 | 1.5 | 1,545 | 2.2 | 144 | 1,382 | 2.0 | 487 | 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.
