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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 | 115,904 | 117,114 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 111,759 | 113,428 | 117,620 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 55,014 | 56,351 | 60,717 | 2,202 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 56,730 | 57,785 | 61,758 | 2,814 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 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 | 56,730 | 100.0 | 57,785 | 100.0 | 629 | 61,758 | 100.0 | 2,814 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 43,154 | 76.1 | 46,495 | 80.5 | 616 | 52,415 | 84.9 | 2,672 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,805 | 12.0 | 5,085 | 8.8 | 257 | 3,432 | 5.6 | 858 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 806 | 1.4 | 695 | 1.2 | 97 | 1,183 | 1.9 | 789 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 473 | 0.8 | 390 | 0.7 | 73 | 465 | 0.8 | 310 | No |
| Public Transportation | 179 | 0.3 | 150 | 0.3 | 45 | 33 | 0.1 | 55 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,500 | 4.4 | 1,980 | 3.4 | 162 | 1,372 | 2.2 | 486 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 652 | 1.1 | 625 | 1.1 | 92 | 764 | 1.2 | 342 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,161 | 3.8 | 2,370 | 4.1 | 177 | 2,094 | 3.4 | 712 | 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) | 54,569 | 100.0 | 55,415 | 100.0 | 628 | 59,664 | 100.0 | 2,599 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,491 | 21.1 | 10,455 | 18.9 | 359 | 10,638 | 17.8 | 1,604 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,084 | 18.5 | 9,290 | 16.8 | 340 | 10,194 | 17.1 | 1,801 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,503 | 17.4 | 8,725 | 15.7 | 331 | 8,778 | 14.7 | 1,363 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,894 | 14.5 | 8,115 | 14.6 | 320 | 8,193 | 13.7 | 1,467 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,197 | 5.9 | 3,395 | 6.1 | 211 | 3,794 | 6.4 | 806 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,595 | 10.3 | 6,465 | 11.7 | 287 | 7,635 | 12.8 | 1,087 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,925 | 3.5 | 2,455 | 4.4 | 180 | 2,816 | 4.7 | 999 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,572 | 4.7 | 3,280 | 5.9 | 208 | 3,805 | 6.4 | 1,079 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,308 | 4.2 | 3,240 | 5.8 | 206 | 3,811 | 6.4 | 1,062 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.4 | (X) | 22.4 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 54,569 | 100.0 | 55,415 | 100.0 | 628 | 59,664 | 100.0 | 2,599 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,790 | 5.1 | 3,480 | 6.3 | 214 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,967 | 7.3 | 3,670 | 6.6 | 219 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,128 | 14.9 | 6,955 | 12.6 | 298 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,811 | 16.1 | 8,630 | 15.6 | 329 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,013 | 18.3 | 10,605 | 19.1 | 361 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,288 | 11.5 | 6,235 | 11.3 | 283 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,654 | 4.9 | 2,405 | 4.3 | 179 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,787 | 19.8 | 10,920 | 19.7 | 366 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,131 | 2.1 | 1,930 | 3.5 | 160 | 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.
