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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 | 70,092 | 71,535 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 68,925 | 70,129 | 70,928 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 34,674 | 37,053 | 37,535 | 1,611 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 28,075 | 29,265 | 29,160 | 2,513 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.10 |
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 | 28,075 | 100.0 | 29,265 | 100.0 | 532 | 29,160 | 100.0 | 2,513 | No |
| Drove alone | 21,154 | 75.3 | 23,065 | 78.8 | 506 | 23,218 | 79.6 | 2,278 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,545 | 9.1 | 2,175 | 7.4 | 186 | 2,230 | 7.6 | 794 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 271 | 1.0 | 320 | 1.1 | 72 | 655 | 2.2 | 757 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 133 | 0.5 | 120 | 0.4 | 44 | 52 | 0.2 | 70 | No |
| Public Transportation | 231 | 0.8 | 112 | 0.4 | 43 | 118 | 0.4 | 138 | No |
| Walked | 1,814 | 6.5 | 1,230 | 4.2 | 141 | 1,485 | 5.1 | 539 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 284 | 1.0 | 340 | 1.2 | 74 | 400 | 1.4 | 294 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,643 | 5.9 | 1,895 | 6.5 | 174 | 1,002 | 3.4 | 343 | 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) | 26,432 | 100.0 | 27,370 | 100.0 | 526 | 28,158 | 100.0 | 2,500 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,473 | 28.3 | 5,840 | 21.3 | 296 | 5,753 | 20.4 | 1,034 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 5,180 | 19.6 | 4,775 | 17.4 | 270 | 5,237 | 18.6 | 1,374 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 4,270 | 16.2 | 4,835 | 17.7 | 272 | 4,847 | 17.2 | 842 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 3,294 | 12.5 | 3,645 | 13.3 | 238 | 3,830 | 13.6 | 710 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,194 | 4.5 | 1,610 | 5.9 | 161 | 2,211 | 7.9 | 599 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 2,341 | 8.9 | 2,920 | 10.7 | 214 | 2,856 | 10.1 | 829 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,008 | 3.8 | 1,480 | 5.4 | 154 | 1,260 | 4.5 | 453 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,060 | 4.0 | 1,295 | 4.7 | 144 | 1,329 | 4.7 | 485 | No |
| 60 or more | 612 | 2.3 | 970 | 3.5 | 125 | 835 | 3.0 | 357 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.0 | (X) | 20.2 | (X) | NA | 18.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 26,432 | 100.0 | 27,370 | 100.0 | 526 | 28,158 | 100.0 | 2,500 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 957 | 3.6 | 1,780 | 6.5 | 169 | 2,322 | 8.2 | 724 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,483 | 5.6 | 1,405 | 5.1 | 150 | 1,094 | 3.9 | 486 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,545 | 13.4 | 3,035 | 11.1 | 218 | 3,169 | 11.3 | 774 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,989 | 11.3 | 3,150 | 11.5 | 222 | 3,171 | 11.3 | 829 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 4,185 | 15.8 | 4,335 | 15.8 | 258 | 4,238 | 15.1 | 926 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,292 | 16.2 | 3,650 | 13.3 | 238 | 4,140 | 14.7 | 907 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,339 | 8.8 | 1,990 | 7.3 | 178 | 2,167 | 7.7 | 636 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 6,291 | 23.8 | 6,880 | 25.1 | 319 | 7,005 | 24.9 | 1,159 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 351 | 1.3 | 715 | 2.6 | 108 | 852 | 3.0 | 396 | 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.
