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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 | 239,397 | 252,051 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 234,954 | 236,952 | 231,311 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 97,192 | 97,437 | 93,681 | 3,439 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 115,069 | 119,710 | 115,645 | 4,480 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 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 | 115,069 | 100.0 | 119,710 | 100.0 | 1,199 | 115,645 | 100.0 | 4,480 | No |
| Drove alone | 93,305 | 81.1 | 99,660 | 83.3 | 1,174 | 95,215 | 82.3 | 4,424 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 12,531 | 10.9 | 11,220 | 9.4 | 495 | 10,455 | 9.0 | 2,249 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,199 | 1.9 | 2,225 | 1.9 | 225 | 1,360 | 1.2 | 588 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,153 | 1.0 | 1,330 | 1.1 | 174 | 2,771 | 2.4 | 1,285 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 873 | 0.8 | 805 | 0.7 | 135 | 393 | 0.3 | 326 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,866 | 1.6 | 1,395 | 1.2 | 178 | 1,181 | 1.0 | 835 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,674 | 1.5 | 1,480 | 1.2 | 183 | 2,441 | 2.1 | 1,044 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,468 | 1.3 | 1,600 | 1.3 | 191 | 1,829 | 1.6 | 674 | 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) | 113,601 | 100.0 | 118,110 | 100.0 | 1,198 | 113,816 | 100.0 | 4,596 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,742 | 14.7 | 16,330 | 13.8 | 591 | 19,067 | 16.8 | 2,837 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 20,913 | 18.4 | 20,750 | 17.6 | 660 | 18,819 | 16.5 | 2,341 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 25,115 | 22.1 | 23,090 | 19.5 | 693 | 22,583 | 19.8 | 3,002 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 17,253 | 15.2 | 18,215 | 15.4 | 622 | 15,480 | 13.6 | 2,087 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 5,744 | 5.1 | 6,970 | 5.9 | 394 | 7,258 | 6.4 | 1,345 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,775 | 12.1 | 15,560 | 13.2 | 578 | 13,484 | 11.8 | 2,121 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,949 | 3.5 | 4,490 | 3.8 | 318 | 5,718 | 5.0 | 1,544 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,842 | 4.3 | 5,400 | 4.6 | 348 | 5,950 | 5.2 | 1,250 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,268 | 4.6 | 7,300 | 6.2 | 403 | 5,457 | 4.8 | 1,267 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.8 | (X) | 23.9 | (X) | NA | 21.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 113,601 | 100.0 | 118,110 | 100.0 | 1,198 | 113,816 | 100.0 | 4,596 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,669 | 5.9 | 8,985 | 7.6 | 445 | 13,540 | 11.9 | 2,834 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,811 | 6.9 | 8,695 | 7.4 | 438 | 9,087 | 8.0 | 1,893 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,891 | 13.1 | 14,325 | 12.1 | 556 | 12,725 | 11.2 | 2,369 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 17,125 | 15.1 | 15,590 | 13.2 | 578 | 14,875 | 13.1 | 2,497 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 21,442 | 18.9 | 22,640 | 19.2 | 686 | 15,254 | 13.4 | 2,469 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,929 | 11.4 | 13,595 | 11.5 | 542 | 11,985 | 10.5 | 1,974 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,697 | 5.0 | 4,775 | 4.0 | 327 | 5,712 | 5.0 | 1,671 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 24,735 | 21.8 | 24,195 | 20.5 | 707 | 26,262 | 23.1 | 3,348 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,302 | 2.0 | 4,570 | 3.9 | 320 | 4,376 | 3.8 | 1,186 | 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.
