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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 | 37,960 | 79,524 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 37,807 | 78,826 | 84,979 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 21,454 | 39,629 | 41,137 | 3,967 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 45,517 | 55,770 | 56,111 | 5,068 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.12 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 0.26 |
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 | 45,517 | 100.0 | 55,770 | 100.0 | 617 | 56,111 | 100.0 | 5,068 | No |
| Drove alone | 38,683 | 85.0 | 44,850 | 80.4 | 669 | 49,469 | 88.2 | 4,960 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,286 | 9.4 | 6,175 | 11.1 | 361 | 3,990 | 7.1 | 916 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 563 | 1.2 | 785 | 1.4 | 133 | 142 | 0.3 | 148 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 257 | 0.6 | 460 | 0.8 | 102 | 246 | 0.4 | 254 | No |
| Public Transportation | 461 | 1.0 | 1,025 | 1.8 | 152 | 605 | 1.1 | 400 | No |
| Walked | 477 | 1.0 | 875 | 1.6 | 141 | 387 | 0.7 | 268 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 373 | 0.8 | 315 | 0.6 | 85 | 385 | 0.7 | 299 | No |
| Worked at home | 417 | 0.9 | 1,285 | 2.3 | 170 | 887 | 1.6 | 425 | 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) | 45,100 | 100.0 | 54,485 | 100.0 | 626 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 2,817 | 6.2 | 3,770 | 6.9 | 287 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,309 | 9.6 | 5,655 | 10.4 | 347 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 6,675 | 14.8 | 7,070 | 13.0 | 384 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 7,755 | 17.2 | 8,680 | 15.9 | 420 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 3,124 | 6.9 | 3,825 | 7.0 | 289 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 7,922 | 17.6 | 9,035 | 16.6 | 428 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 4,797 | 10.6 | 5,110 | 9.4 | 331 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 4,971 | 11.0 | 5,715 | 10.5 | 348 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 2,730 | 6.1 | 5,625 | 10.3 | 346 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.3 | (X) | 30.1 | (X) | NA | 28.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 45,100 | 100.0 | 54,485 | 100.0 | 626 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,498 | 7.8 | 4,905 | 9.0 | 324 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,446 | 9.9 | 4,385 | 8.0 | 308 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,926 | 15.4 | 6,655 | 12.2 | 373 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,396 | 14.2 | 6,945 | 12.7 | 381 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,015 | 15.6 | 7,195 | 13.2 | 387 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,376 | 9.7 | 6,340 | 11.6 | 365 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,223 | 4.9 | 2,880 | 5.3 | 252 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,848 | 19.6 | 12,135 | 22.3 | 485 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,372 | 3.0 | 2,600 | 4.8 | 240 | 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.
