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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 | 92,879 | 103,655 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 91,523 | 101,921 | 105,632 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 46,712 | 52,704 | 49,947 | 1,987 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 35,183 | 42,535 | 40,083 | 2,716 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 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 | 35,183 | 100.0 | 42,535 | 100.0 | 583 | 40,083 | 100.0 | 2,716 | No |
| Drove alone | 28,087 | 79.8 | 34,785 | 81.8 | 559 | 34,627 | 86.4 | 2,507 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,365 | 9.6 | 3,590 | 8.4 | 217 | 2,788 | 7.0 | 881 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 428 | 1.2 | 535 | 1.3 | 85 | 192 | 0.5 | 144 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 200 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.6 | 58 | 95 | 0.2 | 82 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 216 | 0.6 | 369 | 0.9 | 71 | 42 | 0.1 | 79 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,192 | 3.4 | 1,030 | 2.4 | 117 | 924 | 2.3 | 475 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 228 | 0.6 | 289 | 0.7 | 62 | 238 | 0.6 | 168 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,467 | 4.2 | 1,685 | 4.0 | 150 | 1,177 | 2.9 | 481 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 33,716 | 100.0 | 40,850 | 100.0 | 579 | 38,906 | 100.0 | 2,731 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,624 | 22.6 | 8,360 | 20.5 | 322 | 8,050 | 20.7 | 1,447 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 6,053 | 18.0 | 6,865 | 16.8 | 295 | 5,489 | 14.1 | 942 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 5,657 | 16.8 | 7,170 | 17.6 | 301 | 6,255 | 16.1 | 1,000 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,484 | 16.3 | 6,670 | 16.3 | 291 | 7,037 | 18.1 | 1,337 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,126 | 6.3 | 2,630 | 6.4 | 186 | 2,648 | 6.8 | 659 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,006 | 8.9 | 3,650 | 8.9 | 218 | 3,545 | 9.1 | 814 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,323 | 3.9 | 1,720 | 4.2 | 151 | 1,444 | 3.7 | 523 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,153 | 3.4 | 1,685 | 4.1 | 150 | 2,632 | 6.8 | 913 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,290 | 3.8 | 2,105 | 5.2 | 167 | 1,806 | 4.6 | 545 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 21.3 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 33,716 | 100.0 | 40,850 | 100.0 | 579 | 38,906 | 100.0 | 2,731 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,101 | 6.2 | 2,765 | 6.8 | 191 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,683 | 5.0 | 1,990 | 4.9 | 163 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,841 | 8.4 | 3,650 | 8.9 | 218 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,485 | 10.3 | 4,540 | 11.1 | 242 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,284 | 21.6 | 8,700 | 21.3 | 328 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,142 | 12.3 | 4,925 | 12.1 | 252 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,977 | 5.9 | 1,935 | 4.7 | 160 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,546 | 28.3 | 10,945 | 26.8 | 364 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 657 | 1.9 | 1,060 | 2.6 | 119 | 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.
