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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 | 189,126 | 197,800 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 179,606 | 188,106 | 193,568 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 83,868 | 90,663 | 88,951 | 4,491 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 132,791 | 124,365 | 117,409 | 4,399 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.58 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 0.11 |
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 | 132,791 | 100.0 | 124,365 | 100.0 | 948 | 117,409 | 100.0 | 4,399 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 108,621 | 81.8 | 102,925 | 82.8 | 981 | 98,596 | 84.0 | 3,949 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 12,262 | 9.2 | 10,245 | 8.2 | 435 | 9,712 | 8.3 | 1,523 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,412 | 1.1 | 1,405 | 1.1 | 165 | 642 | 0.5 | 392 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 747 | 0.6 | 830 | 0.7 | 127 | 860 | 0.7 | 454 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,546 | 1.9 | 1,854 | 1.5 | 189 | 1,493 | 1.3 | 822 | No |
| Walked | 3,816 | 2.9 | 3,410 | 2.7 | 256 | 2,515 | 2.1 | 829 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,160 | 0.9 | 1,265 | 1.0 | 156 | 1,754 | 1.5 | 544 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,227 | 1.7 | 2,430 | 2.0 | 216 | 1,837 | 1.6 | 577 | 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) | 130,564 | 100.0 | 121,935 | 100.0 | 955 | 115,572 | 100.0 | 4,367 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 17,531 | 13.4 | 15,080 | 12.4 | 521 | 13,868 | 12.0 | 2,349 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 24,422 | 18.7 | 19,600 | 16.1 | 587 | 17,568 | 15.2 | 2,177 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 28,450 | 21.8 | 23,790 | 19.5 | 639 | 25,412 | 22.0 | 2,271 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 23,691 | 18.1 | 21,510 | 17.6 | 611 | 21,091 | 18.2 | 2,139 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,258 | 6.3 | 8,935 | 7.3 | 408 | 8,336 | 7.2 | 1,360 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 12,159 | 9.3 | 13,800 | 11.3 | 500 | 11,733 | 10.2 | 1,613 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 5,205 | 4.0 | 6,010 | 4.9 | 337 | 5,710 | 4.9 | 937 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,332 | 4.8 | 6,995 | 5.7 | 363 | 7,109 | 6.2 | 1,497 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,516 | 3.5 | 6,220 | 5.1 | 343 | 4,745 | 4.1 | 894 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.2 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | NA | 21.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 130,564 | 100.0 | 121,935 | 100.0 | 955 | 115,572 | 100.0 | 4,367 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 8,039 | 6.2 | 7,260 | 6.0 | 369 | 5,640 | 4.9 | 1,099 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,013 | 5.4 | 6,245 | 5.1 | 343 | 5,797 | 5.0 | 1,294 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,748 | 12.1 | 11,955 | 9.8 | 468 | 12,414 | 10.7 | 1,901 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,561 | 9.6 | 13,220 | 10.8 | 490 | 12,395 | 10.7 | 1,673 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 22,878 | 17.5 | 21,635 | 17.7 | 613 | 20,460 | 17.7 | 2,515 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 19,244 | 14.7 | 16,555 | 13.6 | 544 | 16,438 | 14.2 | 1,774 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,374 | 7.2 | 7,065 | 5.8 | 364 | 8,383 | 7.3 | 1,352 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 33,557 | 25.7 | 32,405 | 26.6 | 727 | 30,916 | 26.8 | 2,912 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,150 | 1.6 | 3,720 | 3.1 | 267 | 3,129 | 2.7 | 850 | 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.
