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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 | 159,866 | 158,216 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 155,401 | 152,641 | 158,618 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 81,474 | 74,556 | 75,896 | 3,990 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 109,652 | 122,730 | 121,093 | 4,395 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.35 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 0.12 |
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 | 109,652 | 100.0 | 122,730 | 100.0 | 732 | 121,093 | 100.0 | 4,395 | No |
| Drove alone | 89,606 | 81.7 | 104,545 | 85.2 | 831 | 103,525 | 85.5 | 4,080 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 12,539 | 11.4 | 11,645 | 9.5 | 458 | 10,649 | 8.8 | 1,918 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,965 | 1.8 | 1,835 | 1.5 | 188 | 1,876 | 1.5 | 762 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 962 | 0.9 | 860 | 0.7 | 129 | 505 | 0.4 | 365 | No |
| Public Transportation | 29 | 0.0 | 294 | 0.2 | 76 | 44 | 0.0 | 75 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,134 | 1.9 | 940 | 0.8 | 135 | 1,126 | 0.9 | 712 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,055 | 1.0 | 820 | 0.7 | 126 | 1,932 | 1.6 | 908 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,362 | 1.2 | 1,790 | 1.5 | 186 | 1,436 | 1.2 | 516 | 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) | 108,290 | 100.0 | 120,940 | 100.0 | 745 | 119,657 | 100.0 | 4,284 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,423 | 11.5 | 12,015 | 9.9 | 465 | 14,457 | 12.1 | 2,532 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 16,014 | 14.8 | 18,275 | 15.1 | 561 | 18,487 | 15.4 | 2,646 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 20,116 | 18.6 | 22,655 | 18.7 | 615 | 20,985 | 17.5 | 2,628 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 17,967 | 16.6 | 20,880 | 17.3 | 594 | 18,939 | 15.8 | 2,417 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 6,907 | 6.4 | 8,450 | 7.0 | 395 | 8,339 | 7.0 | 1,318 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 16,160 | 14.9 | 17,355 | 14.4 | 549 | 17,973 | 15.0 | 2,160 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,071 | 5.6 | 6,885 | 5.7 | 358 | 6,839 | 5.7 | 1,322 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 7,752 | 7.2 | 8,445 | 7.0 | 395 | 8,320 | 7.0 | 1,522 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,880 | 4.5 | 5,985 | 4.9 | 335 | 5,318 | 4.4 | 1,216 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.8 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | NA | 22.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 108,290 | 100.0 | 120,940 | 100.0 | 745 | 119,657 | 100.0 | 4,284 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,039 | 4.7 | 6,865 | 5.7 | 358 | 8,868 | 7.4 | 2,066 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,366 | 5.9 | 7,850 | 6.5 | 381 | 6,998 | 5.8 | 1,390 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,204 | 13.1 | 13,905 | 11.5 | 497 | 11,841 | 9.9 | 1,724 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 18,145 | 16.8 | 18,035 | 14.9 | 558 | 15,964 | 13.3 | 1,634 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 24,139 | 22.3 | 25,685 | 21.2 | 647 | 21,787 | 18.2 | 2,235 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 14,128 | 13.0 | 16,415 | 13.6 | 535 | 15,703 | 13.1 | 1,857 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,124 | 4.7 | 5,195 | 4.3 | 313 | 5,680 | 4.7 | 1,145 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 19,378 | 17.9 | 23,215 | 19.2 | 621 | 29,189 | 24.4 | 2,684 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,767 | 1.6 | 3,130 | 2.6 | 244 | 3,627 | 3.0 | 1,150 | 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.
