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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 | 161,135 | 167,090 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 159,183 | 165,219 | 169,719 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 81,053 | 83,793 | 86,482 | 2,094 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 68,894 | 74,680 | 79,916 | 4,768 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 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 | 68,894 | 100.0 | 74,680 | 100.0 | 972 | 79,916 | 100.0 | 4,768 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 59,116 | 85.8 | 63,620 | 85.2 | 949 | 70,929 | 88.8 | 4,451 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,535 | 8.0 | 6,235 | 8.3 | 370 | 3,909 | 4.9 | 1,279 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 651 | 0.9 | 685 | 0.9 | 125 | 699 | 0.9 | 471 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 253 | 0.4 | 385 | 0.5 | 94 | 278 | 0.3 | 199 | No |
| Public Transportation | 419 | 0.6 | 519 | 0.7 | 109 | 625 | 0.8 | 341 | No |
| Walked | 1,191 | 1.7 | 1,110 | 1.5 | 159 | 880 | 1.1 | 540 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 442 | 0.6 | 605 | 0.8 | 117 | 856 | 1.1 | 579 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,287 | 1.9 | 1,515 | 2.0 | 185 | 1,740 | 2.2 | 552 | 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) | 67,607 | 100.0 | 73,165 | 100.0 | 970 | 78,176 | 100.0 | 4,888 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,055 | 17.8 | 9,880 | 13.5 | 461 | 12,744 | 16.3 | 1,909 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 13,456 | 19.9 | 14,200 | 19.4 | 545 | 13,951 | 17.8 | 1,932 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 15,243 | 22.5 | 14,805 | 20.2 | 555 | 14,929 | 19.1 | 2,261 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,225 | 16.6 | 13,540 | 18.5 | 533 | 12,235 | 15.7 | 1,744 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,892 | 5.8 | 4,780 | 6.5 | 326 | 4,066 | 5.2 | 991 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 6,465 | 9.6 | 7,980 | 10.9 | 417 | 9,000 | 11.5 | 1,657 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,147 | 3.2 | 3,135 | 4.3 | 265 | 4,853 | 6.2 | 927 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,993 | 2.9 | 2,620 | 3.6 | 243 | 4,400 | 5.6 | 1,201 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,131 | 1.7 | 2,220 | 3.0 | 224 | 1,998 | 2.6 | 850 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.7 | (X) | 20.6 | (X) | NA | 20.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 67,607 | 100.0 | 73,165 | 100.0 | 970 | 78,176 | 100.0 | 4,888 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,936 | 2.9 | 2,825 | 3.9 | 252 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,922 | 4.3 | 2,985 | 4.1 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,650 | 11.3 | 7,015 | 9.6 | 392 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,287 | 12.3 | 8,630 | 11.8 | 433 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,215 | 15.1 | 11,460 | 15.7 | 494 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,327 | 15.3 | 11,075 | 15.1 | 486 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,610 | 9.8 | 5,265 | 7.2 | 341 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,629 | 27.6 | 21,020 | 28.7 | 648 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,031 | 1.5 | 1,725 | 2.4 | 198 | 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.
