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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 | 225,421 | 354,452 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 221,072 | 348,154 | 457,225 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 108,411 | 163,614 | 222,841 | 5,407 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 58,871 | 99,795 | 129,053 | 6,734 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 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 | 58,871 | 100.0 | 99,795 | 100.0 | 1,280 | 129,053 | 100.0 | 6,734 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 45,523 | 77.3 | 78,590 | 78.8 | 1,183 | 99,438 | 77.1 | 5,076 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,797 | 11.5 | 10,280 | 10.3 | 478 | 13,469 | 10.4 | 3,392 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,197 | 2.0 | 2,320 | 2.3 | 230 | 2,143 | 1.7 | 879 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,120 | 1.9 | 1,675 | 1.7 | 195 | 553 | 0.4 | 334 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 79 | 0.1 | 255 | 0.3 | 76 | 652 | 0.5 | 410 | No |
| Walked | 1,016 | 1.7 | 855 | 0.9 | 140 | 2,400 | 1.9 | 964 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 902 | 1.5 | 1,085 | 1.1 | 157 | 1,596 | 1.2 | 1,046 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,237 | 3.8 | 4,730 | 4.7 | 327 | 8,802 | 6.8 | 1,837 | 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) | 56,634 | 100.0 | 95,065 | 100.0 | 1,261 | 120,251 | 100.0 | 6,515 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,273 | 14.6 | 10,725 | 11.3 | 488 | 15,788 | 13.1 | 2,660 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 9,831 | 17.4 | 13,710 | 14.4 | 549 | 18,484 | 15.4 | 2,785 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 10,285 | 18.2 | 16,105 | 16.9 | 593 | 20,687 | 17.2 | 3,584 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 8,601 | 15.2 | 14,430 | 15.2 | 563 | 19,152 | 15.9 | 2,967 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,917 | 5.2 | 5,785 | 6.1 | 361 | 7,188 | 6.0 | 1,654 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,260 | 12.8 | 13,930 | 14.7 | 553 | 14,475 | 12.0 | 2,437 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,521 | 4.5 | 5,700 | 6.0 | 358 | 7,579 | 6.3 | 1,479 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 3,712 | 6.6 | 7,595 | 8.0 | 412 | 8,811 | 7.3 | 1,512 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,234 | 5.7 | 7,090 | 7.5 | 399 | 8,087 | 6.7 | 1,451 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.2 | (X) | 26.0 | (X) | NA | 22.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 56,634 | 100.0 | 95,065 | 100.0 | 1,261 | 120,251 | 100.0 | 6,515 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,743 | 4.8 | 4,865 | 5.1 | 331 | 7,370 | 6.1 | 1,827 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,298 | 5.8 | 5,595 | 5.9 | 355 | 9,810 | 8.2 | 2,737 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,412 | 11.3 | 9,825 | 10.3 | 467 | 12,226 | 10.2 | 2,123 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,034 | 16.0 | 14,530 | 15.3 | 564 | 15,564 | 12.9 | 2,464 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 11,015 | 19.4 | 17,380 | 18.3 | 615 | 19,090 | 15.9 | 2,366 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,642 | 13.5 | 12,220 | 12.9 | 519 | 15,680 | 13.0 | 2,375 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,688 | 6.5 | 5,530 | 5.8 | 353 | 8,601 | 7.2 | 1,420 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 11,843 | 20.9 | 22,070 | 23.2 | 688 | 30,329 | 25.2 | 3,438 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 959 | 1.7 | 2,050 | 2.2 | 216 | 1,581 | 1.3 | 593 | 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.
