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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 | 275,572 | 280,843 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 265,412 | 266,890 | 266,662 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 120,206 | 126,797 | 120,374 | 3,153 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 124,317 | 131,700 | 125,796 | 3,270 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.05 |
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 | 124,317 | 100.0 | 131,700 | 100.0 | 973 | 125,796 | 100.0 | 3,270 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 93,048 | 74.8 | 105,535 | 80.1 | 944 | 104,262 | 82.9 | 3,115 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 14,773 | 11.9 | 12,130 | 9.2 | 396 | 10,926 | 8.7 | 1,721 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,820 | 1.5 | 1,640 | 1.2 | 149 | 654 | 0.5 | 315 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 977 | 0.8 | 1,070 | 0.8 | 120 | 733 | 0.6 | 437 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,993 | 1.6 | 1,695 | 1.3 | 151 | 1,268 | 1.0 | 489 | No |
| Walked | 7,907 | 6.4 | 5,465 | 4.1 | 269 | 4,280 | 3.4 | 1,272 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,092 | 0.9 | 1,295 | 1.0 | 132 | 1,296 | 1.0 | 419 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,707 | 2.2 | 2,875 | 2.2 | 196 | 2,377 | 1.9 | 593 | 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) | 121,610 | 100.0 | 128,825 | 100.0 | 971 | 123,419 | 100.0 | 3,341 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 26,327 | 21.6 | 25,005 | 19.4 | 555 | 22,453 | 18.2 | 2,264 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 25,323 | 20.8 | 26,240 | 20.4 | 567 | 25,124 | 20.4 | 2,760 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 24,940 | 20.5 | 25,110 | 19.5 | 556 | 24,980 | 20.2 | 2,167 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 18,708 | 15.4 | 20,675 | 16.0 | 509 | 20,409 | 16.5 | 2,633 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 6,316 | 5.2 | 7,730 | 6.0 | 319 | 7,466 | 6.0 | 1,298 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 10,598 | 8.7 | 11,800 | 9.2 | 391 | 11,372 | 9.2 | 1,422 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,367 | 2.8 | 4,310 | 3.3 | 240 | 3,889 | 3.2 | 914 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,563 | 2.9 | 3,910 | 3.0 | 228 | 4,386 | 3.6 | 802 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,468 | 2.0 | 4,040 | 3.1 | 232 | 3,340 | 2.7 | 841 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.1 | (X) | 19.2 | (X) | NA | 18.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 121,610 | 100.0 | 128,825 | 100.0 | 971 | 123,419 | 100.0 | 3,341 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,706 | 3.9 | 6,645 | 5.2 | 296 | 7,174 | 5.8 | 1,313 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,534 | 4.6 | 6,125 | 4.8 | 285 | 5,647 | 4.6 | 1,227 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,524 | 12.8 | 15,530 | 12.1 | 446 | 13,034 | 10.6 | 1,410 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 13,516 | 11.1 | 13,860 | 10.8 | 422 | 13,433 | 10.9 | 1,615 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 21,845 | 18.0 | 22,980 | 17.8 | 534 | 21,330 | 17.3 | 1,880 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,851 | 13.0 | 15,730 | 12.2 | 448 | 15,249 | 12.4 | 1,972 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,623 | 6.3 | 6,970 | 5.4 | 303 | 9,156 | 7.4 | 1,500 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 34,778 | 28.6 | 37,110 | 28.8 | 660 | 36,098 | 29.2 | 2,720 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,233 | 1.8 | 3,025 | 2.3 | 201 | 2,298 | 1.9 | 604 | Yes |
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.
