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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 | 193,187 | 198,682 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 186,819 | 192,145 | 196,917 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 97,972 | 99,490 | 101,864 | 5,138 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 138,834 | 134,615 | 138,905 | 4,688 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 0.11 |
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 | 138,834 | 100.0 | 134,615 | 100.0 | 920 | 138,905 | 100.0 | 4,688 | No |
| Drove alone | 105,156 | 75.7 | 108,025 | 80.2 | 980 | 115,606 | 83.2 | 4,514 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 18,588 | 13.4 | 14,230 | 10.6 | 507 | 12,113 | 8.7 | 1,944 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,403 | 1.7 | 1,665 | 1.2 | 179 | 1,727 | 1.2 | 610 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,537 | 1.1 | 1,070 | 0.8 | 144 | 817 | 0.6 | 324 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,087 | 2.9 | 3,238 | 2.4 | 249 | 2,032 | 1.5 | 679 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,586 | 2.6 | 2,960 | 2.2 | 238 | 2,006 | 1.4 | 768 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,031 | 0.7 | 1,085 | 0.8 | 145 | 2,419 | 1.7 | 1,001 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,446 | 1.8 | 2,335 | 1.7 | 212 | 2,185 | 1.6 | 645 | 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) | 136,388 | 100.0 | 132,280 | 100.0 | 928 | 136,720 | 100.0 | 4,745 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,471 | 12.1 | 14,805 | 11.2 | 517 | 14,741 | 10.8 | 2,800 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 24,729 | 18.1 | 23,750 | 18.0 | 638 | 17,559 | 12.8 | 2,047 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 31,324 | 23.0 | 26,840 | 20.3 | 673 | 27,388 | 20.0 | 2,511 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 27,000 | 19.8 | 27,355 | 20.7 | 678 | 29,547 | 21.6 | 2,690 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,121 | 6.0 | 8,940 | 6.8 | 408 | 11,189 | 8.2 | 1,785 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 13,484 | 9.9 | 13,680 | 10.3 | 498 | 16,859 | 12.3 | 2,306 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 4,862 | 3.6 | 5,325 | 4.0 | 318 | 6,830 | 5.0 | 1,382 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 6,099 | 4.5 | 6,250 | 4.7 | 343 | 6,665 | 4.9 | 1,431 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,298 | 3.2 | 5,320 | 4.0 | 318 | 5,942 | 4.3 | 1,137 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.1 | (X) | 21.9 | (X) | NA | 22.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 136,388 | 100.0 | 132,280 | 100.0 | 928 | 136,720 | 100.0 | 4,745 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,008 | 3.7 | 6,085 | 4.6 | 339 | 7,433 | 5.4 | 1,320 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,899 | 5.1 | 7,505 | 5.7 | 375 | 9,560 | 7.0 | 1,457 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 16,607 | 12.2 | 16,955 | 12.8 | 550 | 20,116 | 14.7 | 2,102 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,967 | 16.8 | 21,755 | 16.4 | 614 | 20,575 | 15.0 | 2,249 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 30,716 | 22.5 | 28,255 | 21.4 | 687 | 28,424 | 20.8 | 2,767 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,819 | 11.6 | 15,400 | 11.6 | 526 | 13,782 | 10.1 | 1,585 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,705 | 4.9 | 5,685 | 4.3 | 328 | 6,435 | 4.7 | 1,250 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 29,441 | 21.6 | 26,650 | 20.1 | 671 | 26,701 | 19.5 | 2,361 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,226 | 1.6 | 2,965 | 2.2 | 239 | 3,694 | 2.7 | 964 | 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.
