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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 | 146,568 | 152,251 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 127,293 | 134,006 | 135,676 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 75,478 | 81,424 | 72,734 | 2,589 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 64,957 | 72,020 | 68,786 | 4,018 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.09 |
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 | 64,957 | 100.0 | 72,020 | 100.0 | 860 | 68,786 | 100.0 | 4,018 | No |
| Drove alone | 42,819 | 65.9 | 50,960 | 70.8 | 813 | 51,576 | 75.0 | 3,656 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,237 | 8.1 | 5,240 | 7.3 | 314 | 5,449 | 7.9 | 1,475 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 497 | 0.8 | 440 | 0.6 | 92 | 232 | 0.3 | 197 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 189 | 0.3 | 240 | 0.3 | 68 | 455 | 0.7 | 337 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,733 | 4.2 | 2,270 | 3.2 | 209 | 1,504 | 2.2 | 959 | No |
| Walked | 9,945 | 15.3 | 8,420 | 11.7 | 394 | 5,614 | 8.2 | 1,428 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 870 | 1.3 | 1,090 | 1.5 | 145 | 551 | 0.8 | 341 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,667 | 4.1 | 3,365 | 4.7 | 253 | 3,405 | 5.0 | 793 | 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) | 62,290 | 100.0 | 68,655 | 100.0 | 857 | 65,381 | 100.0 | 4,123 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 17,480 | 28.1 | 15,670 | 22.8 | 523 | 13,526 | 20.7 | 2,274 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,374 | 21.5 | 12,755 | 18.6 | 477 | 12,305 | 18.8 | 1,985 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,734 | 15.6 | 10,620 | 15.5 | 439 | 9,861 | 15.1 | 1,783 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,987 | 12.8 | 9,070 | 13.2 | 408 | 8,961 | 13.7 | 1,334 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,796 | 4.5 | 3,925 | 5.7 | 273 | 4,033 | 6.2 | 1,305 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,362 | 8.6 | 7,610 | 11.1 | 375 | 7,001 | 10.7 | 1,429 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,158 | 3.5 | 3,665 | 5.3 | 264 | 3,750 | 5.7 | 962 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,084 | 3.3 | 3,005 | 4.4 | 240 | 3,421 | 5.2 | 828 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,315 | 2.1 | 2,335 | 3.4 | 212 | 2,523 | 3.9 | 894 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.5 | (X) | 20.0 | (X) | NA | 19.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 62,290 | 100.0 | 68,655 | 100.0 | 857 | 65,381 | 100.0 | 4,123 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,768 | 2.8 | 2,300 | 3.4 | 210 | 2,331 | 3.6 | 792 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,902 | 3.1 | 2,365 | 3.4 | 213 | 2,218 | 3.4 | 672 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,218 | 8.4 | 5,245 | 7.6 | 314 | 5,942 | 9.1 | 1,176 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,947 | 9.5 | 6,220 | 9.1 | 341 | 6,745 | 10.3 | 1,412 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,714 | 14.0 | 8,845 | 12.9 | 403 | 9,312 | 14.2 | 1,949 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,847 | 15.8 | 9,960 | 14.5 | 426 | 8,961 | 13.7 | 1,470 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,985 | 9.6 | 6,590 | 9.6 | 350 | 7,639 | 11.7 | 1,240 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 22,037 | 35.4 | 25,375 | 37.0 | 642 | 21,281 | 32.5 | 2,666 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 872 | 1.4 | 1,185 | 1.7 | 151 | 952 | 1.5 | 425 | 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.
