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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 | 80,277 | 77,145 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 70,816 | 67,606 | 61,550 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 35,684 | 36,122 | 30,486 | 2,862 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 62,241 | 56,810 | 53,846 | 3,323 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.74 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 0.22 |
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 | 62,241 | 100.0 | 56,810 | 100.0 | 540 | 53,846 | 100.0 | 3,323 | No |
| Drove alone | 49,692 | 79.8 | 46,625 | 82.1 | 599 | 45,184 | 83.9 | 2,960 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,391 | 8.7 | 4,340 | 7.6 | 282 | 4,309 | 8.0 | 1,113 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 541 | 0.9 | 465 | 0.8 | 95 | 874 | 1.6 | 448 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 233 | 0.4 | 234 | 0.4 | 67 | 151 | 0.3 | 102 | No |
| Public Transportation | 803 | 1.3 | 920 | 1.6 | 133 | 323 | 0.6 | 224 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,964 | 6.4 | 2,605 | 4.6 | 221 | 1,445 | 2.7 | 652 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 737 | 1.2 | 470 | 0.8 | 95 | 690 | 1.3 | 379 | No |
| Worked at home | 880 | 1.4 | 1,155 | 2.0 | 149 | 870 | 1.6 | 402 | 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) | 61,361 | 100.0 | 55,655 | 100.0 | 550 | 52,976 | 100.0 | 3,334 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,690 | 17.4 | 9,325 | 16.8 | 400 | 6,825 | 12.9 | 1,326 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 11,761 | 19.2 | 10,955 | 19.7 | 428 | 11,236 | 21.2 | 2,007 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 13,343 | 21.7 | 11,130 | 20.0 | 431 | 9,875 | 18.6 | 1,841 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,513 | 17.1 | 8,760 | 15.7 | 389 | 11,051 | 20.9 | 1,626 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 3,507 | 5.7 | 3,505 | 6.3 | 255 | 3,777 | 7.1 | 1,145 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,780 | 9.4 | 5,600 | 10.1 | 318 | 4,036 | 7.6 | 840 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,015 | 3.3 | 2,220 | 4.0 | 205 | 2,203 | 4.2 | 565 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,085 | 3.4 | 2,100 | 3.8 | 200 | 1,730 | 3.3 | 686 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,667 | 2.7 | 2,055 | 3.7 | 197 | 2,243 | 4.2 | 749 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.5 | (X) | 20.4 | (X) | NA | 20.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 61,361 | 100.0 | 55,655 | 100.0 | 550 | 52,976 | 100.0 | 3,334 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,056 | 3.4 | 2,455 | 4.4 | 215 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,737 | 4.5 | 2,680 | 4.8 | 225 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,270 | 10.2 | 5,760 | 10.3 | 322 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,490 | 10.6 | 6,205 | 11.1 | 333 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,474 | 20.3 | 10,600 | 19.0 | 422 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,365 | 13.6 | 7,425 | 13.3 | 362 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,306 | 7.0 | 3,260 | 5.9 | 247 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 17,794 | 29.0 | 15,860 | 28.5 | 495 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 869 | 1.4 | 1,065 | 1.9 | 143 | 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.
