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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 | 136,594 | 187,035 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 128,621 | 177,662 | 191,731 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 70,268 | 93,057 | 96,527 | 3,264 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 91,182 | 120,440 | 131,312 | 5,191 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 0.09 |
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 | 91,182 | 100.0 | 120,440 | 100.0 | 990 | 131,312 | 100.0 | 5,191 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 69,248 | 75.9 | 93,715 | 77.8 | 1,034 | 104,902 | 79.9 | 5,029 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 11,530 | 12.6 | 12,880 | 10.7 | 524 | 14,122 | 10.8 | 2,490 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,695 | 1.9 | 2,740 | 2.3 | 248 | 1,125 | 0.9 | 424 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 846 | 0.9 | 1,865 | 1.5 | 205 | 1,941 | 1.5 | 1,074 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,070 | 2.3 | 2,723 | 2.3 | 248 | 2,716 | 2.1 | 841 | No |
| Walked | 3,187 | 3.5 | 2,755 | 2.3 | 249 | 1,873 | 1.4 | 678 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,283 | 1.4 | 1,275 | 1.1 | 170 | 1,045 | 0.8 | 538 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,323 | 1.5 | 2,490 | 2.1 | 237 | 3,588 | 2.7 | 1,109 | 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) | 89,859 | 100.0 | 117,950 | 100.0 | 998 | 127,724 | 100.0 | 5,165 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,046 | 12.3 | 11,320 | 9.6 | 493 | 11,333 | 8.9 | 1,779 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 16,579 | 18.5 | 16,530 | 14.0 | 587 | 17,359 | 13.6 | 2,186 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 20,128 | 22.4 | 22,095 | 18.7 | 667 | 23,968 | 18.8 | 2,638 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 15,356 | 17.1 | 18,890 | 16.0 | 623 | 22,586 | 17.7 | 2,779 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 4,984 | 5.5 | 7,680 | 6.5 | 410 | 11,425 | 8.9 | 1,906 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 10,324 | 11.5 | 17,505 | 14.8 | 602 | 17,339 | 13.6 | 2,419 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,178 | 4.6 | 7,965 | 6.8 | 418 | 10,365 | 8.1 | 2,400 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,607 | 5.1 | 9,340 | 7.9 | 450 | 8,075 | 6.3 | 1,567 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,657 | 3.0 | 6,625 | 5.6 | 382 | 5,274 | 4.1 | 1,239 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.4 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | NA | 23.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 89,859 | 100.0 | 117,950 | 100.0 | 998 | 127,724 | 100.0 | 5,165 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,923 | 2.1 | 3,055 | 2.6 | 262 | 4,754 | 3.7 | 1,132 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,932 | 3.3 | 4,800 | 4.1 | 327 | 6,387 | 5.0 | 1,622 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,530 | 9.5 | 10,355 | 8.8 | 473 | 12,250 | 9.6 | 2,125 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,062 | 13.4 | 15,270 | 12.9 | 566 | 16,414 | 12.9 | 2,538 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 18,701 | 20.8 | 22,725 | 19.3 | 676 | 19,218 | 15.0 | 2,393 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 16,369 | 18.2 | 20,615 | 17.5 | 648 | 19,462 | 15.2 | 2,181 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,942 | 8.8 | 9,505 | 8.1 | 454 | 17,021 | 13.3 | 2,427 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 20,252 | 22.5 | 27,395 | 23.2 | 731 | 30,825 | 24.1 | 3,123 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,148 | 1.3 | 1,840 | 1.6 | 204 | 1,393 | 1.1 | 685 | 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.
