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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 | 68,432 | 87,366 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 67,369 | 86,047 | 94,177 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 21,919 | 29,342 | 30,891 | 1,956 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 21,796 | 28,860 | 29,822 | 2,351 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.07 |
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 | 21,796 | 100.0 | 28,860 | 100.0 | 665 | 29,822 | 100.0 | 2,351 | No |
| Drove alone | 16,531 | 75.8 | 21,295 | 73.8 | 607 | 23,390 | 78.4 | 2,142 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,623 | 12.0 | 3,765 | 13.0 | 287 | 2,005 | 6.7 | 838 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 484 | 2.2 | 610 | 2.1 | 118 | 435 | 1.5 | 400 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 347 | 1.6 | 1,095 | 3.8 | 157 | 1,358 | 4.6 | 1,443 | No |
| Public Transportation | 86 | 0.4 | 460 | 1.6 | 102 | 356 | 1.2 | 534 | No |
| Walked | 673 | 3.1 | 475 | 1.6 | 104 | 809 | 2.7 | 474 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 477 | 2.2 | 400 | 1.4 | 95 | 481 | 1.6 | 359 | No |
| Worked at home | 575 | 2.6 | 760 | 2.6 | 131 | 988 | 3.3 | 590 | 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) | 21,221 | 100.0 | 28,100 | 100.0 | 660 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,673 | 22.0 | 4,535 | 16.1 | 314 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,839 | 22.8 | 5,755 | 20.5 | 351 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 5,057 | 23.8 | 5,935 | 21.1 | 356 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 2,658 | 12.5 | 4,275 | 15.2 | 305 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 832 | 3.9 | 1,280 | 4.6 | 170 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,551 | 7.3 | 3,050 | 10.9 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 363 | 1.7 | 845 | 3.0 | 138 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 603 | 2.8 | 890 | 3.2 | 142 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 645 | 3.0 | 1,540 | 5.5 | 186 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.6 | (X) | 21.6 | (X) | NA | 19.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 21,221 | 100.0 | 28,100 | 100.0 | 660 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,051 | 5.0 | 1,470 | 5.2 | 182 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,238 | 5.8 | 2,200 | 7.8 | 221 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,728 | 12.9 | 3,260 | 11.6 | 268 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,270 | 15.4 | 4,320 | 15.4 | 306 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 4,063 | 19.1 | 5,215 | 18.6 | 335 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,179 | 15.0 | 3,570 | 12.7 | 280 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,223 | 5.8 | 1,340 | 4.8 | 174 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 3,950 | 18.6 | 5,795 | 20.6 | 352 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 519 | 2.4 | 815 | 2.9 | 136 | 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.
