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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 | 187,328 | 247,842 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 185,371 | 244,224 | 265,755 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 109,843 | 134,992 | 141,049 | 3,098 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 88,995 | 119,995 | 129,329 | 5,811 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.81 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.07 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 88,995 | 100.0 | 119,995 | 100.0 | 1,190 | 129,329 | 100.0 | 5,811 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 71,609 | 80.5 | 97,885 | 81.6 | 1,164 | 104,093 | 80.5 | 5,647 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,849 | 9.9 | 9,545 | 8.0 | 458 | 10,121 | 7.8 | 1,966 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,482 | 1.7 | 1,565 | 1.3 | 189 | 1,585 | 1.2 | 1,192 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,070 | 1.2 | 1,540 | 1.3 | 187 | 2,942 | 2.3 | 1,637 | No |
| Public Transportation | 667 | 0.7 | 800 | 0.7 | 135 | 1,302 | 1.0 | 623 | No |
| Walked | 1,203 | 1.4 | 1,625 | 1.4 | 192 | 1,257 | 1.0 | 585 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 871 | 1.0 | 900 | 0.8 | 143 | 1,499 | 1.2 | 849 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,244 | 3.6 | 6,125 | 5.1 | 370 | 6,530 | 5.0 | 1,305 | 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) | 85,751 | 100.0 | 113,870 | 100.0 | 1,186 | 122,799 | 100.0 | 5,835 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,161 | 10.7 | 9,625 | 8.5 | 460 | 10,159 | 8.3 | 1,731 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,591 | 13.5 | 13,780 | 12.1 | 546 | 15,727 | 12.8 | 1,802 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 12,888 | 15.0 | 16,365 | 14.4 | 591 | 17,950 | 14.6 | 2,308 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 12,417 | 14.5 | 17,020 | 14.9 | 602 | 18,080 | 14.7 | 2,271 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,830 | 6.8 | 7,535 | 6.6 | 409 | 8,600 | 7.0 | 1,613 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 12,334 | 14.4 | 17,520 | 15.4 | 610 | 20,187 | 16.4 | 2,998 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 7,649 | 8.9 | 10,580 | 9.3 | 481 | 9,875 | 8.0 | 1,891 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 8,635 | 10.1 | 11,905 | 10.5 | 509 | 10,791 | 8.8 | 1,749 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,246 | 6.1 | 9,550 | 8.4 | 458 | 11,430 | 9.3 | 1,812 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.3 | (X) | 28.4 | (X) | NA | 26.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 85,751 | 100.0 | 113,870 | 100.0 | 1,186 | 122,799 | 100.0 | 5,835 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,813 | 3.3 | 4,190 | 3.7 | 307 | 6,046 | 4.9 | 1,749 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,739 | 4.4 | 5,085 | 4.5 | 337 | 5,026 | 4.1 | 1,230 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,446 | 8.7 | 8,980 | 7.9 | 445 | 11,877 | 9.7 | 1,900 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,335 | 12.1 | 14,020 | 12.3 | 550 | 13,032 | 10.6 | 2,053 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,393 | 16.8 | 18,775 | 16.5 | 630 | 17,222 | 14.0 | 1,913 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 16,042 | 18.7 | 19,605 | 17.2 | 643 | 22,129 | 18.0 | 3,092 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,598 | 11.2 | 10,390 | 9.1 | 477 | 13,160 | 10.7 | 1,969 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 19,838 | 23.1 | 27,840 | 24.4 | 752 | 30,991 | 25.2 | 3,392 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,547 | 1.8 | 2,435 | 2.1 | 235 | 3,316 | 2.7 | 1,016 | 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.
