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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 | 77,720 | 82,840 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 73,624 | 79,760 | 83,656 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 38,128 | 40,504 | 39,978 | 1,497 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 37,248 | 40,220 | 39,696 | 1,661 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 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 | 37,248 | 100.0 | 40,220 | 100.0 | 529 | 39,696 | 100.0 | 1,661 | No |
| Drove alone | 26,076 | 70.0 | 29,485 | 73.3 | 507 | 30,570 | 77.0 | 2,216 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,589 | 12.3 | 5,615 | 14.0 | 266 | 4,102 | 10.3 | 1,125 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 545 | 1.5 | 750 | 1.9 | 100 | 1,152 | 2.9 | 690 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 385 | 1.0 | 360 | 0.9 | 70 | 115 | 0.3 | 141 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 251 | 0.7 | 180 | 0.4 | 49 | 281 | 0.7 | 310 | No |
| Walked | 2,709 | 7.3 | 1,635 | 4.1 | 147 | 1,486 | 3.7 | 635 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,366 | 3.7 | 675 | 1.7 | 95 | 1,176 | 3.0 | 531 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,327 | 3.6 | 1,525 | 3.8 | 142 | 814 | 2.1 | 447 | 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) | 35,921 | 100.0 | 38,695 | 100.0 | 528 | 38,882 | 100.0 | 1,632 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,815 | 24.5 | 8,635 | 22.3 | 324 | 7,178 | 18.5 | 1,498 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,202 | 22.8 | 8,680 | 22.4 | 324 | 8,239 | 21.2 | 1,592 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,719 | 21.5 | 8,465 | 21.9 | 321 | 9,478 | 24.4 | 1,368 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,305 | 14.8 | 5,775 | 14.9 | 270 | 7,010 | 18.0 | 1,302 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,709 | 4.8 | 2,015 | 5.2 | 163 | 1,210 | 3.1 | 564 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 2,493 | 6.9 | 2,480 | 6.4 | 180 | 2,464 | 6.3 | 740 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 716 | 2.0 | 905 | 2.3 | 110 | 1,425 | 3.7 | 744 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 548 | 1.5 | 920 | 2.4 | 111 | 1,377 | 3.5 | 600 | No |
| 60 or more | 414 | 1.2 | 815 | 2.1 | 104 | 501 | 1.3 | 283 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.2 | (X) | 17.1 | (X) | NA | 16.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 35,921 | 100.0 | 38,695 | 100.0 | 528 | 38,882 | 100.0 | 1,632 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,170 | 8.8 | 2,360 | 6.1 | 176 | 2,524 | 6.5 | 837 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,578 | 4.4 | 2,740 | 7.1 | 189 | 3,035 | 7.8 | 884 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,797 | 7.8 | 3,655 | 9.4 | 217 | 4,234 | 10.9 | 1,153 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,493 | 15.3 | 5,090 | 13.2 | 254 | 5,347 | 13.8 | 1,047 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,154 | 19.9 | 7,095 | 18.3 | 296 | 6,521 | 16.8 | 986 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,245 | 11.8 | 4,720 | 12.2 | 245 | 3,796 | 9.8 | 905 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,051 | 5.7 | 2,655 | 6.9 | 186 | 2,819 | 7.3 | 829 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,726 | 24.3 | 10,000 | 25.8 | 345 | 10,051 | 25.9 | 1,579 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 707 | 2.0 | 595 | 1.5 | 89 | 555 | 1.4 | 392 | 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.
