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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 | 112,301 | 113,288 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 111,273 | 112,148 | 111,842 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 55,470 | 54,514 | 50,465 | 3,783 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 34,698 | 38,670 | 35,200 | 2,792 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.08 |
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 | 34,698 | 100.0 | 38,670 | 100.0 | 704 | 35,200 | 100.0 | 2,792 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 28,577 | 82.4 | 31,945 | 82.6 | 669 | 29,819 | 84.7 | 2,648 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,323 | 9.6 | 3,875 | 10.0 | 270 | 2,381 | 6.8 | 712 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 403 | 1.2 | 365 | 0.9 | 84 | 507 | 1.4 | 372 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 290 | 0.8 | 305 | 0.8 | 77 | 278 | 0.8 | 237 | No |
| Public Transportation | 189 | 0.5 | 120 | 0.3 | 48 | 152 | 0.4 | 154 | No |
| Walked | 500 | 1.4 | 560 | 1.4 | 104 | 438 | 1.2 | 285 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 299 | 0.9 | 370 | 1.0 | 85 | 434 | 1.2 | 392 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,117 | 3.2 | 1,135 | 2.9 | 148 | 1,191 | 3.4 | 589 | 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) | 33,581 | 100.0 | 37,535 | 100.0 | 699 | 34,009 | 100.0 | 2,843 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 5,346 | 15.9 | 5,690 | 15.2 | 324 | 4,051 | 11.9 | 848 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 6,745 | 20.1 | 6,735 | 17.9 | 351 | 6,108 | 18.0 | 1,132 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 6,277 | 18.7 | 7,375 | 19.6 | 367 | 7,484 | 22.0 | 1,568 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,340 | 15.9 | 5,945 | 15.8 | 331 | 5,315 | 15.6 | 1,199 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,041 | 6.1 | 2,335 | 6.2 | 211 | 1,849 | 5.4 | 610 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,764 | 11.2 | 4,610 | 12.3 | 294 | 3,410 | 10.0 | 834 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,467 | 4.4 | 1,575 | 4.2 | 174 | 2,092 | 6.2 | 842 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,488 | 4.4 | 1,795 | 4.8 | 186 | 2,323 | 6.8 | 748 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,113 | 3.3 | 1,480 | 3.9 | 169 | 1,377 | 4.0 | 551 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.9 | (X) | 21.4 | (X) | NA | 21.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 33,581 | 100.0 | 37,535 | 100.0 | 699 | 34,009 | 100.0 | 2,843 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,188 | 3.5 | 1,675 | 4.5 | 179 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,639 | 4.9 | 2,305 | 6.1 | 210 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,889 | 11.6 | 4,055 | 10.8 | 276 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,976 | 11.8 | 3,900 | 10.4 | 271 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,022 | 17.9 | 6,415 | 17.1 | 343 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,469 | 13.3 | 5,145 | 13.7 | 309 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,631 | 7.8 | 2,510 | 6.7 | 219 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,304 | 27.7 | 10,635 | 28.3 | 433 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 463 | 1.4 | 710 | 1.9 | 117 | 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.
