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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 | 228,537 | 240,055 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 224,494 | 236,678 | 246,335 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 102,113 | 100,750 | 106,472 | 6,157 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 87,390 | 93,735 | 111,110 | 6,446 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.86 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.11 |
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 | 87,390 | 100.0 | 93,735 | 100.0 | 1,055 | 111,110 | 100.0 | 6,446 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 43,920 | 50.3 | 45,600 | 48.6 | 848 | 51,503 | 46.4 | 4,787 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 10,079 | 11.5 | 8,830 | 9.4 | 407 | 8,237 | 7.4 | 1,691 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,264 | 2.6 | 1,660 | 1.8 | 179 | 1,117 | 1.0 | 611 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,446 | 1.7 | 1,600 | 1.7 | 176 | 675 | 0.6 | 416 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 18,079 | 20.7 | 25,790 | 27.5 | 670 | 38,764 | 34.9 | 3,831 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,644 | 11.0 | 7,515 | 8.0 | 377 | 8,289 | 7.5 | 1,459 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 884 | 1.0 | 935 | 1.0 | 135 | 1,160 | 1.0 | 806 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,074 | 1.2 | 1,810 | 1.9 | 187 | 1,365 | 1.2 | 517 | 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) | 86,316 | 100.0 | 91,925 | 100.0 | 1,051 | 109,745 | 100.0 | 6,385 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,417 | 8.6 | 5,425 | 5.9 | 321 | 6,681 | 6.1 | 1,523 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,245 | 11.9 | 8,205 | 8.9 | 393 | 9,291 | 8.5 | 2,261 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 12,494 | 14.5 | 9,775 | 10.6 | 427 | 9,974 | 9.1 | 2,051 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 12,346 | 14.3 | 10,280 | 11.2 | 438 | 11,361 | 10.4 | 2,474 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,931 | 4.6 | 3,850 | 4.2 | 272 | 4,666 | 4.3 | 1,350 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 14,404 | 16.7 | 13,780 | 15.0 | 503 | 17,605 | 16.0 | 3,240 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 5,672 | 6.6 | 7,020 | 7.6 | 364 | 8,418 | 7.7 | 1,896 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 8,390 | 9.7 | 11,805 | 12.8 | 468 | 14,100 | 12.8 | 2,176 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 11,417 | 13.2 | 21,790 | 23.7 | 621 | 27,649 | 25.2 | 2,888 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 29.2 | (X) | 39.1 | (X) | NA | 39.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 86,316 | 100.0 | 91,925 | 100.0 | 1,051 | 109,745 | 100.0 | 6,385 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,891 | 3.3 | 3,020 | 3.3 | 241 | 4,821 | 4.4 | 2,043 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,954 | 4.6 | 3,785 | 4.1 | 269 | 5,150 | 4.7 | 1,165 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,831 | 9.1 | 7,345 | 8.0 | 372 | 8,243 | 7.5 | 1,689 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,804 | 11.4 | 10,050 | 10.9 | 433 | 10,933 | 10.0 | 1,960 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,895 | 16.1 | 14,665 | 16.0 | 518 | 14,342 | 13.1 | 2,563 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 13,967 | 16.2 | 14,805 | 16.1 | 520 | 16,946 | 15.4 | 2,557 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,582 | 13.4 | 9,925 | 10.8 | 431 | 13,356 | 12.2 | 1,872 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 21,004 | 24.3 | 24,820 | 27.0 | 658 | 33,909 | 30.9 | 3,397 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,388 | 1.6 | 1,645 | 1.8 | 178 | 2,045 | 1.9 | 804 | 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.
