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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 | 83,885 | 81,860 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 81,193 | 78,412 | 71,437 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 35,476 | 35,140 | 31,024 | 2,144 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 49,148 | 48,520 | 43,855 | 2,603 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 0.12 |
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 | 49,148 | 100.0 | 48,520 | 100.0 | 672 | 43,855 | 100.0 | 2,603 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 40,944 | 83.3 | 41,170 | 84.9 | 684 | 39,221 | 89.4 | 2,327 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,240 | 8.6 | 3,865 | 8.0 | 290 | 2,357 | 5.4 | 750 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 564 | 1.1 | 670 | 1.4 | 123 | 161 | 0.4 | 127 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 691 | 1.4 | 405 | 0.8 | 96 | 220 | 0.5 | 194 | No |
| Public Transportation | 724 | 1.5 | 398 | 0.8 | 95 | 903 | 2.1 | 580 | No |
| Walked | 1,004 | 2.0 | 915 | 1.9 | 144 | 450 | 1.0 | 348 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 426 | 0.9 | 400 | 0.8 | 95 | 194 | 0.4 | 138 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 555 | 1.1 | 705 | 1.5 | 126 | 349 | 0.8 | 284 | 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) | 48,593 | 100.0 | 47,815 | 100.0 | 674 | 43,506 | 100.0 | 2,534 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,008 | 16.5 | 8,045 | 16.8 | 407 | 7,945 | 18.3 | 1,385 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,922 | 24.5 | 11,635 | 24.3 | 478 | 9,358 | 21.5 | 1,313 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 11,523 | 23.7 | 10,255 | 21.4 | 453 | 9,299 | 21.4 | 1,469 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,590 | 13.6 | 6,600 | 13.8 | 372 | 5,067 | 11.6 | 1,140 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 1,796 | 3.7 | 1,710 | 3.6 | 196 | 2,167 | 5.0 | 657 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,353 | 6.9 | 3,225 | 6.7 | 266 | 3,591 | 8.3 | 822 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,190 | 2.4 | 1,435 | 3.0 | 180 | 1,305 | 3.0 | 499 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,046 | 4.2 | 2,400 | 5.0 | 231 | 2,478 | 5.7 | 771 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,165 | 4.5 | 2,515 | 5.3 | 236 | 2,296 | 5.3 | 760 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.8 | (X) | 20.6 | (X) | NA | 20.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 48,593 | 100.0 | 47,815 | 100.0 | 674 | 43,506 | 100.0 | 2,534 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,274 | 4.7 | 2,790 | 5.8 | 248 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,034 | 6.2 | 3,040 | 6.4 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,573 | 13.5 | 6,675 | 14.0 | 374 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,930 | 12.2 | 5,750 | 12.0 | 350 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,898 | 18.3 | 8,495 | 17.8 | 417 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,770 | 11.9 | 5,195 | 10.9 | 334 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,323 | 4.8 | 2,030 | 4.2 | 213 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,743 | 26.2 | 12,245 | 25.6 | 488 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,048 | 2.2 | 1,370 | 2.9 | 176 | 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.
