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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 | 69,394 | 85,839 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 67,640 | 83,536 | 101,852 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 34,846 | 41,347 | 48,003 | 4,476 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 53,406 | 60,830 | 58,037 | 4,587 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 0.20 |
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 | 53,406 | 100.0 | 60,830 | 100.0 | 637 | 58,037 | 100.0 | 4,587 | No |
| Drove alone | 41,557 | 77.8 | 49,740 | 81.8 | 692 | 48,085 | 82.9 | 4,127 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,365 | 13.8 | 6,395 | 10.5 | 368 | 4,487 | 7.7 | 1,210 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,158 | 2.2 | 1,155 | 1.9 | 161 | 1,124 | 1.9 | 767 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 421 | 0.8 | 730 | 1.2 | 129 | 337 | 0.6 | 352 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 871 | 1.6 | 620 | 1.0 | 119 | 466 | 0.8 | 313 | No |
| Walked | 969 | 1.8 | 690 | 1.1 | 125 | 1,221 | 2.1 | 1,071 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 462 | 0.9 | 570 | 0.9 | 114 | 995 | 1.7 | 698 | No |
| Worked at home | 603 | 1.1 | 930 | 1.5 | 145 | 1,322 | 2.3 | 639 | 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) | 52,803 | 100.0 | 59,900 | 100.0 | 643 | 56,715 | 100.0 | 4,514 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,414 | 14.0 | 6,425 | 10.7 | 369 | 6,325 | 11.2 | 1,623 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,281 | 19.5 | 10,515 | 17.6 | 459 | 11,192 | 19.7 | 2,089 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 12,316 | 23.3 | 12,130 | 20.3 | 488 | 9,840 | 17.3 | 2,131 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 9,364 | 17.7 | 10,285 | 17.2 | 455 | 7,821 | 13.8 | 1,773 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 3,081 | 5.8 | 3,930 | 6.6 | 293 | 3,052 | 5.4 | 753 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 5,831 | 11.0 | 8,040 | 13.4 | 408 | 8,904 | 15.7 | 1,961 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,636 | 3.1 | 3,020 | 5.0 | 258 | 4,002 | 7.1 | 1,505 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,867 | 3.5 | 3,125 | 5.2 | 262 | 3,141 | 5.5 | 885 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,013 | 1.9 | 2,420 | 4.0 | 232 | 2,438 | 4.3 | 860 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.7 | (X) | 22.7 | (X) | NA | 22.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 52,803 | 100.0 | 59,900 | 100.0 | 643 | 56,715 | 100.0 | 4,514 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,101 | 4.0 | 3,190 | 5.3 | 265 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,623 | 6.9 | 3,840 | 6.4 | 290 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,737 | 20.3 | 8,465 | 14.1 | 418 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,398 | 12.1 | 7,615 | 12.7 | 398 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,733 | 18.4 | 11,300 | 18.9 | 474 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,346 | 13.9 | 8,600 | 14.4 | 421 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,234 | 6.1 | 2,870 | 4.8 | 252 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,882 | 16.8 | 11,660 | 19.5 | 480 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 749 | 1.4 | 1,175 | 2.0 | 163 | 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.
