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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 | 96,357 | 108,724 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 94,050 | 105,454 | 105,333 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 57,863 | 55,630 | 52,135 | 4,878 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 78,633 | 80,445 | 83,887 | 6,556 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 0.31 |
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 | 78,633 | 100.0 | 80,445 | 100.0 | 692 | 83,887 | 100.0 | 6,556 | No |
| Drove alone | 59,396 | 75.5 | 62,355 | 77.5 | 780 | 66,213 | 78.9 | 5,731 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 9,313 | 11.8 | 8,045 | 10.0 | 413 | 7,702 | 9.2 | 1,927 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,562 | 2.0 | 1,750 | 2.2 | 198 | 1,592 | 1.9 | 850 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 691 | 0.9 | 910 | 1.1 | 144 | 1,128 | 1.3 | 611 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,398 | 3.0 | 2,348 | 2.9 | 229 | 2,024 | 2.4 | 1,227 | No |
| Walked | 1,705 | 2.2 | 1,435 | 1.8 | 180 | 1,322 | 1.6 | 671 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,904 | 2.4 | 1,520 | 1.9 | 185 | 1,430 | 1.7 | 496 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,664 | 2.1 | 2,080 | 2.6 | 216 | 2,476 | 3.0 | 1,277 | 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) | 76,969 | 100.0 | 78,365 | 100.0 | 707 | 81,411 | 100.0 | 6,390 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,297 | 10.8 | 6,795 | 8.7 | 382 | 7,261 | 8.9 | 1,721 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 9,966 | 12.9 | 9,100 | 11.6 | 437 | 9,324 | 11.5 | 2,012 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 13,000 | 16.9 | 11,675 | 14.9 | 488 | 12,293 | 15.1 | 2,350 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,567 | 15.0 | 12,625 | 16.1 | 505 | 11,981 | 14.7 | 2,047 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,473 | 5.8 | 4,605 | 5.9 | 318 | 6,402 | 7.9 | 1,610 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 12,040 | 15.6 | 13,510 | 17.2 | 520 | 12,524 | 15.4 | 2,078 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 5,225 | 6.8 | 5,350 | 6.8 | 341 | 5,130 | 6.3 | 1,287 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,074 | 7.9 | 6,515 | 8.3 | 374 | 6,901 | 8.5 | 1,420 | No |
| 60 or more | 6,327 | 8.2 | 8,190 | 10.5 | 416 | 9,595 | 11.8 | 2,215 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.7 | (X) | 28.7 | (X) | NA | 28.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 76,969 | 100.0 | 78,365 | 100.0 | 707 | 81,411 | 100.0 | 6,390 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,724 | 4.8 | 3,990 | 5.1 | 296 | 4,063 | 5.0 | 1,606 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,508 | 5.9 | 3,880 | 5.0 | 292 | 5,948 | 7.3 | 1,669 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,084 | 9.2 | 6,255 | 8.0 | 367 | 7,361 | 9.0 | 1,777 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,906 | 12.9 | 8,850 | 11.3 | 431 | 8,176 | 10.0 | 1,688 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,020 | 15.6 | 12,515 | 16.0 | 503 | 10,668 | 13.1 | 1,923 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 11,732 | 15.2 | 11,850 | 15.1 | 491 | 13,876 | 17.0 | 2,544 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,267 | 9.4 | 6,835 | 8.7 | 383 | 7,472 | 9.2 | 1,210 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 19,253 | 25.0 | 21,705 | 27.7 | 630 | 21,511 | 26.4 | 2,614 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,475 | 1.9 | 1,790 | 2.3 | 201 | 2,336 | 2.9 | 1,023 | 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.
