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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 | 181,835 | 223,314 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 173,310 | 213,504 | 232,573 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 95,353 | 112,433 | 116,458 | 2,505 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 129,263 | 166,050 | 166,559 | 5,572 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.36 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 0.07 |
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 | 129,263 | 100.0 | 166,050 | 100.0 | 987 | 166,559 | 100.0 | 5,572 | No |
| Drove alone | 100,938 | 78.1 | 133,205 | 80.2 | 1,109 | 135,286 | 81.2 | 5,668 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 15,729 | 12.2 | 16,580 | 10.0 | 592 | 16,860 | 10.1 | 2,596 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,401 | 1.9 | 3,545 | 2.1 | 282 | 1,635 | 1.0 | 622 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,295 | 1.0 | 2,200 | 1.3 | 223 | 2,034 | 1.2 | 1,033 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,149 | 1.7 | 3,034 | 1.8 | 262 | 3,186 | 1.9 | 917 | No |
| Walked | 3,323 | 2.6 | 2,915 | 1.8 | 256 | 1,873 | 1.1 | 678 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,557 | 1.2 | 1,520 | 0.9 | 186 | 1,534 | 0.9 | 593 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,871 | 1.4 | 3,050 | 1.8 | 262 | 4,151 | 2.5 | 1,147 | 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) | 127,392 | 100.0 | 163,000 | 100.0 | 1,003 | 162,408 | 100.0 | 5,623 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,020 | 10.2 | 12,825 | 7.9 | 526 | 12,540 | 7.7 | 1,887 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 19,934 | 15.6 | 19,470 | 11.9 | 637 | 20,993 | 12.9 | 2,429 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 26,367 | 20.7 | 27,980 | 17.2 | 748 | 28,005 | 17.2 | 2,787 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 23,985 | 18.8 | 27,320 | 16.8 | 740 | 29,501 | 18.2 | 3,067 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 9,523 | 7.5 | 12,150 | 7.5 | 513 | 15,929 | 9.8 | 2,063 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 17,086 | 13.4 | 26,470 | 16.2 | 730 | 24,171 | 14.9 | 3,234 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,802 | 5.3 | 13,090 | 8.0 | 531 | 14,003 | 8.6 | 2,654 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,887 | 5.4 | 14,195 | 8.7 | 551 | 10,771 | 6.6 | 1,923 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 3,788 | 3.0 | 9,500 | 5.8 | 456 | 6,495 | 4.0 | 1,352 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.5 | (X) | 26.5 | (X) | NA | 23.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 127,392 | 100.0 | 163,000 | 100.0 | 1,003 | 162,408 | 100.0 | 5,623 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,814 | 2.2 | 4,465 | 2.7 | 316 | 6,184 | 3.8 | 1,289 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,433 | 3.5 | 6,455 | 4.0 | 379 | 7,111 | 4.4 | 1,667 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,864 | 10.1 | 14,950 | 9.2 | 565 | 15,025 | 9.3 | 2,280 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 19,149 | 15.0 | 22,255 | 13.7 | 677 | 22,311 | 13.7 | 2,901 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 28,001 | 22.0 | 31,860 | 19.5 | 790 | 24,882 | 15.3 | 2,658 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 23,086 | 18.1 | 28,975 | 17.8 | 759 | 26,243 | 16.2 | 2,821 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,382 | 8.1 | 13,255 | 8.1 | 534 | 21,374 | 13.2 | 2,857 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 25,070 | 19.7 | 34,560 | 21.2 | 817 | 37,576 | 23.1 | 3,430 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,593 | 1.3 | 2,260 | 1.4 | 226 | 1,702 | 1.0 | 765 | 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.
