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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 | 77,932 | 88,969 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 67,721 | 81,184 | 89,223 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 39,449 | 44,810 | 46,262 | 2,005 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 36,265 | 37,640 | 37,867 | 2,462 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.10 |
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 | 36,265 | 100.0 | 37,640 | 100.0 | 596 | 37,867 | 100.0 | 2,462 | No |
| Drove alone | 25,000 | 68.9 | 28,415 | 75.5 | 563 | 30,286 | 80.0 | 2,091 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,143 | 8.7 | 2,960 | 7.9 | 216 | 3,843 | 10.1 | 1,360 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 524 | 1.4 | 325 | 0.9 | 73 | 77 | 0.2 | 125 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 244 | 0.7 | 325 | 0.9 | 73 | 194 | 0.5 | 188 | No |
| Public Transportation | 977 | 2.7 | 545 | 1.4 | 94 | 350 | 0.9 | 246 | No |
| Walked | 4,252 | 11.7 | 2,990 | 7.9 | 217 | 1,801 | 4.8 | 677 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 554 | 1.5 | 605 | 1.6 | 99 | 243 | 0.6 | 207 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,571 | 4.3 | 1,475 | 3.9 | 154 | 1,073 | 2.8 | 399 | 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) | 34,694 | 100.0 | 36,165 | 100.0 | 593 | 36,794 | 100.0 | 2,516 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,848 | 34.1 | 10,805 | 29.9 | 394 | 8,993 | 24.4 | 1,679 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 8,144 | 23.5 | 8,080 | 22.3 | 347 | 7,530 | 20.5 | 1,332 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 5,394 | 15.5 | 5,430 | 15.0 | 289 | 5,344 | 14.5 | 1,400 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 2,766 | 8.0 | 3,340 | 9.2 | 229 | 4,170 | 11.3 | 1,399 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,190 | 3.4 | 1,215 | 3.4 | 140 | 1,446 | 3.9 | 729 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 1,981 | 5.7 | 2,410 | 6.7 | 196 | 1,964 | 5.3 | 529 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,052 | 3.0 | 1,430 | 4.0 | 152 | 1,967 | 5.3 | 617 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,075 | 3.1 | 1,660 | 4.6 | 163 | 2,918 | 7.9 | 895 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,244 | 3.6 | 1,795 | 5.0 | 170 | 2,462 | 6.7 | 923 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.7 | (X) | 18.2 | (X) | NA | 20.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 34,694 | 100.0 | 36,165 | 100.0 | 593 | 36,794 | 100.0 | 2,516 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,586 | 4.6 | 2,055 | 5.7 | 181 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,536 | 4.4 | 1,990 | 5.5 | 178 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,097 | 11.8 | 3,780 | 10.5 | 243 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,807 | 11.0 | 4,105 | 11.4 | 253 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,701 | 16.4 | 6,240 | 17.3 | 308 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,281 | 12.3 | 4,165 | 11.5 | 255 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,088 | 6.0 | 2,105 | 5.8 | 183 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,978 | 31.6 | 10,560 | 29.2 | 390 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 620 | 1.8 | 910 | 2.5 | 121 | 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.
