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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 | 72,798 | 80,268 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 71,591 | 78,278 | 81,054 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 33,731 | 36,144 | 35,506 | 2,527 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 57,317 | 64,965 | 59,770 | 3,503 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.68 | 0.18 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 57,317 | 100.0 | 64,965 | 100.0 | 491 | 59,770 | 100.0 | 3,503 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 47,028 | 82.0 | 53,475 | 82.3 | 590 | 51,667 | 86.4 | 3,380 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,739 | 11.8 | 7,490 | 11.5 | 364 | 5,693 | 9.5 | 1,464 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 908 | 1.6 | 1,100 | 1.7 | 145 | 708 | 1.2 | 433 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 557 | 1.0 | 650 | 1.0 | 112 | 762 | 1.3 | 700 | No |
| Public Transportation | 46 | 0.1 | 140 | 0.2 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | No |
| Walked | 739 | 1.3 | 570 | 0.9 | 105 | 283 | 0.5 | 256 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 744 | 1.3 | 895 | 1.4 | 131 | 474 | 0.8 | 261 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 556 | 1.0 | 645 | 1.0 | 112 | 183 | 0.3 | 180 | 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) | 56,761 | 100.0 | 64,320 | 100.0 | 499 | 59,587 | 100.0 | 3,518 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,705 | 13.6 | 8,355 | 13.0 | 382 | 8,938 | 15.0 | 1,473 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,336 | 18.2 | 10,705 | 16.6 | 425 | 9,858 | 16.5 | 1,315 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 11,561 | 20.4 | 11,995 | 18.6 | 446 | 10,288 | 17.3 | 1,605 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 8,423 | 14.8 | 10,150 | 15.8 | 416 | 11,476 | 19.3 | 2,090 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,027 | 5.3 | 3,745 | 5.8 | 264 | 3,350 | 5.6 | 1,121 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,477 | 13.2 | 8,820 | 13.7 | 391 | 6,939 | 11.6 | 1,259 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,604 | 4.6 | 3,265 | 5.1 | 247 | 2,942 | 4.9 | 807 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,471 | 6.1 | 4,235 | 6.6 | 280 | 4,054 | 6.8 | 954 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,157 | 3.8 | 3,050 | 4.7 | 239 | 1,742 | 2.9 | 572 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.2 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 21.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 56,761 | 100.0 | 64,320 | 100.0 | 499 | 59,587 | 100.0 | 3,518 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,284 | 7.5 | 5,140 | 8.0 | 306 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,403 | 7.8 | 4,145 | 6.4 | 277 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,764 | 11.9 | 6,940 | 10.8 | 351 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,938 | 10.5 | 6,530 | 10.2 | 342 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,035 | 17.7 | 11,040 | 17.2 | 431 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,000 | 12.3 | 7,365 | 11.5 | 361 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,596 | 4.6 | 2,445 | 3.8 | 215 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 14,306 | 25.2 | 17,690 | 27.5 | 518 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,435 | 2.5 | 2,570 | 4.0 | 220 | 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.
