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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 | 54,651 | 64,452 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 54,175 | 63,588 | 66,407 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 24,058 | 28,637 | 26,543 | 1,976 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 21,289 | 26,065 | NA | NA |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.88 | 0.91 | #VALUE! | NA |
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 | 21,289 | 100.0 | 26,065 | 100.0 | 504 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 16,452 | 77.3 | 21,040 | 80.7 | 482 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2-person carpool | 2,791 | 13.1 | 2,845 | 10.9 | 211 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 3-person carpool | 434 | 2.0 | 505 | 1.9 | 91 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 242 | 1.1 | 200 | 0.8 | 57 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Public Transportation | 46 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.2 | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Walked | 386 | 1.8 | 380 | 1.5 | 79 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 157 | 0.7 | 195 | 0.7 | 56 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Worked at home | 781 | 3.7 | 840 | 3.2 | 117 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 20,508 | 100.0 | 25,225 | 100.0 | 501 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,856 | 18.8 | 4,450 | 17.6 | 260 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 3,493 | 17.0 | 3,995 | 15.8 | 248 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 3,900 | 19.0 | 4,190 | 16.6 | 253 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 3,109 | 15.2 | 4,020 | 15.9 | 248 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,077 | 5.3 | 1,530 | 6.1 | 156 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,916 | 14.2 | 3,400 | 13.5 | 230 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 841 | 4.1 | 1,170 | 4.6 | 137 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 853 | 4.2 | 1,435 | 5.7 | 152 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 463 | 2.3 | 1,030 | 4.1 | 129 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.1 | (X) | 22.3 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 20,508 | 100.0 | 25,225 | 100.0 | 501 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,456 | 12.0 | 3,680 | 14.6 | 238 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,262 | 11.0 | 2,530 | 10.0 | 199 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,955 | 14.4 | 2,265 | 9.0 | 189 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,623 | 12.8 | 3,195 | 12.7 | 223 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 2,596 | 12.7 | 3,455 | 13.7 | 231 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,614 | 7.9 | 1,845 | 7.3 | 171 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 548 | 2.7 | 765 | 3.0 | 111 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 4,719 | 23.0 | 6,285 | 24.9 | 305 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 735 | 3.6 | 1,240 | 4.9 | 141 | 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.
