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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 | 175,093 | 190,365 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 172,791 | 187,274 | 193,162 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 87,681 | 89,341 | 86,856 | 3,305 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 81,326 | 75,115 | 72,428 | 4,909 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 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 | 81,326 | 100.0 | 75,115 | 100.0 | 863 | 72,428 | 100.0 | 4,909 | No |
| Drove alone | 64,678 | 79.5 | 61,660 | 82.1 | 826 | 58,921 | 81.4 | 3,844 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 10,059 | 12.4 | 7,720 | 10.3 | 348 | 7,069 | 9.8 | 2,750 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,803 | 2.2 | 1,625 | 2.2 | 162 | 1,186 | 1.6 | 652 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 667 | 0.8 | 840 | 1.1 | 117 | 245 | 0.3 | 199 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 296 | 0.4 | 294 | 0.4 | 69 | 158 | 0.2 | 172 | No |
| Walked | 1,950 | 2.4 | 900 | 1.2 | 121 | 650 | 0.9 | 420 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 841 | 1.0 | 644 | 0.9 | 103 | 2,258 | 3.1 | 1,142 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,032 | 1.3 | 1,435 | 1.9 | 153 | 1,941 | 2.7 | 917 | 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) | 80,294 | 100.0 | 73,680 | 100.0 | 860 | 70,487 | 100.0 | 4,759 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,781 | 15.9 | 9,195 | 12.5 | 379 | 11,873 | 16.8 | 1,878 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 15,547 | 19.4 | 13,100 | 17.8 | 447 | 10,932 | 15.5 | 1,862 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 18,440 | 23.0 | 15,060 | 20.4 | 476 | 13,943 | 19.8 | 2,145 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 13,773 | 17.2 | 12,775 | 17.3 | 442 | 11,400 | 16.2 | 1,762 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,907 | 4.9 | 4,385 | 6.0 | 265 | 4,280 | 6.1 | 1,193 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 8,655 | 10.8 | 8,965 | 12.2 | 374 | 7,394 | 10.5 | 1,491 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,434 | 3.0 | 3,240 | 4.4 | 228 | 5,112 | 7.3 | 2,458 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,786 | 3.5 | 3,680 | 5.0 | 243 | 3,307 | 4.7 | 884 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,971 | 2.5 | 3,290 | 4.5 | 230 | 2,246 | 3.2 | 726 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.5 | (X) | 22.4 | (X) | NA | 20.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 80,294 | 100.0 | 73,680 | 100.0 | 860 | 70,487 | 100.0 | 4,759 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,694 | 8.3 | 4,860 | 6.6 | 278 | 5,099 | 7.2 | 1,345 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,675 | 5.8 | 4,290 | 5.8 | 262 | 4,638 | 6.6 | 1,065 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,967 | 13.7 | 8,325 | 11.3 | 361 | 8,269 | 11.7 | 2,466 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 7,623 | 9.5 | 7,640 | 10.4 | 346 | 6,672 | 9.5 | 1,542 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,122 | 15.1 | 14,045 | 19.1 | 461 | 11,915 | 16.9 | 1,846 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,267 | 12.8 | 9,345 | 12.7 | 381 | 7,838 | 11.1 | 1,431 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,653 | 5.8 | 3,635 | 4.9 | 242 | 7,078 | 10.0 | 1,594 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 21,711 | 27.0 | 19,055 | 25.9 | 530 | 17,104 | 24.3 | 2,256 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,582 | 2.0 | 1,790 | 2.4 | 170 | 1,874 | 2.7 | 828 | 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.
