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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 | 67,910 | 107,199 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 67,691 | 106,621 | 136,353 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 32,719 | 52,647 | 68,145 | 2,373 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 21,381 | 32,545 | 41,785 | 3,199 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.08 |
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 | 21,381 | 100.0 | 32,545 | 100.0 | 665 | 41,785 | 100.0 | 3,199 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 16,530 | 77.3 | 25,735 | 79.1 | 617 | 34,004 | 81.4 | 3,214 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 2,984 | 14.0 | 3,755 | 11.5 | 266 | 3,298 | 7.9 | 1,054 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 523 | 2.4 | 780 | 2.4 | 123 | 1,076 | 2.6 | 616 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 379 | 1.8 | 435 | 1.3 | 92 | 465 | 1.1 | 387 | No |
| Public Transportation | 55 | 0.3 | 115 | 0.4 | 47 | 115 | 0.3 | 190 | No |
| Walked | 175 | 0.8 | 180 | 0.6 | 59 | 422 | 1.0 | 393 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 191 | 0.9 | 440 | 1.4 | 92 | 1,264 | 3.0 | 830 | No |
| Worked at home | 544 | 2.5 | 1,110 | 3.4 | 146 | 1,141 | 2.7 | 572 | 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) | 20,837 | 100.0 | 31,435 | 100.0 | 658 | 40,644 | 100.0 | 3,204 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,318 | 15.9 | 4,130 | 13.1 | 278 | 6,668 | 16.4 | 1,438 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 3,264 | 15.7 | 4,925 | 15.7 | 303 | 6,990 | 17.2 | 1,453 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 3,587 | 17.2 | 4,935 | 15.7 | 303 | 7,621 | 18.8 | 1,519 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 2,871 | 13.8 | 4,500 | 14.3 | 290 | 5,660 | 13.9 | 1,141 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,178 | 5.7 | 2,125 | 6.8 | 201 | 1,874 | 4.6 | 576 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,355 | 16.1 | 4,890 | 15.6 | 302 | 5,674 | 14.0 | 1,347 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,112 | 5.3 | 1,765 | 5.6 | 184 | 2,931 | 7.2 | 988 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,247 | 6.0 | 2,300 | 7.3 | 209 | 1,793 | 4.4 | 807 | No |
| 60 or more | 905 | 4.3 | 1,865 | 5.9 | 189 | 1,433 | 3.5 | 596 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 24.9 | (X) | NA | 20.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 20,837 | 100.0 | 31,435 | 100.0 | 658 | 40,644 | 100.0 | 3,204 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 690 | 3.3 | 1,850 | 5.9 | 188 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,119 | 5.4 | 2,155 | 6.9 | 203 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,305 | 15.9 | 4,445 | 14.1 | 288 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,574 | 17.2 | 4,620 | 14.7 | 293 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,814 | 18.3 | 5,265 | 16.7 | 312 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,156 | 10.3 | 3,175 | 10.1 | 245 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 864 | 4.1 | 1,010 | 3.2 | 140 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 4,755 | 22.8 | 7,545 | 24.0 | 370 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 560 | 2.7 | 935 | 3.0 | 134 | 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.
