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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 | 165,121 | 173,890 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 154,089 | 162,856 | 168,744 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 73,851 | 79,042 | 78,392 | 4,884 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 140,133 | 159,175 | 160,646 | 5,755 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.90 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 0.14 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 140,133 | 100.0 | 159,175 | 100.0 | 555 | 160,646 | 100.0 | 5,755 | No |
| Drove alone | 113,946 | 81.3 | 135,430 | 85.1 | 828 | 138,173 | 86.0 | 5,259 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 15,040 | 10.7 | 13,310 | 8.4 | 530 | 13,310 | 8.3 | 2,576 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,978 | 1.4 | 1,905 | 1.2 | 208 | 1,899 | 1.2 | 887 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,236 | 0.9 | 1,125 | 0.7 | 160 | 472 | 0.3 | 407 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,473 | 1.1 | 1,158 | 0.7 | 162 | 1,374 | 0.9 | 794 | No |
| Walked | 3,772 | 2.7 | 3,495 | 2.2 | 280 | 2,076 | 1.3 | 718 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,257 | 0.9 | 915 | 0.6 | 144 | 1,449 | 0.9 | 836 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,431 | 1.0 | 1,840 | 1.2 | 204 | 1,893 | 1.2 | 740 | 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) | 138,702 | 100.0 | 157,335 | 100.0 | 585 | 158,753 | 100.0 | 5,783 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 14,480 | 10.4 | 14,010 | 8.9 | 543 | 14,945 | 9.4 | 2,198 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 19,511 | 14.1 | 21,830 | 13.9 | 661 | 22,000 | 13.9 | 2,618 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 28,721 | 20.7 | 29,340 | 18.6 | 747 | 28,641 | 18.0 | 3,218 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 26,685 | 19.2 | 28,365 | 18.0 | 737 | 26,788 | 16.9 | 2,968 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 9,139 | 6.6 | 10,845 | 6.9 | 482 | 10,959 | 6.9 | 1,679 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 21,624 | 15.6 | 25,715 | 16.3 | 708 | 26,644 | 16.8 | 2,554 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 5,976 | 4.3 | 9,285 | 5.9 | 448 | 8,759 | 5.5 | 1,211 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 7,027 | 5.1 | 10,200 | 6.5 | 469 | 10,495 | 6.6 | 1,752 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,539 | 4.0 | 7,745 | 4.9 | 411 | 9,522 | 6.0 | 1,786 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.1 | (X) | 24.7 | (X) | NA | 24.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 138,702 | 100.0 | 157,335 | 100.0 | 585 | 158,753 | 100.0 | 5,783 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,576 | 3.3 | 6,015 | 3.8 | 364 | 7,203 | 4.5 | 1,327 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,297 | 5.3 | 6,725 | 4.3 | 384 | 5,676 | 3.6 | 1,320 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,344 | 10.3 | 14,170 | 9.0 | 546 | 16,028 | 10.1 | 2,141 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 15,694 | 11.3 | 17,470 | 11.1 | 599 | 18,959 | 11.9 | 2,454 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 27,899 | 20.1 | 31,100 | 19.8 | 764 | 30,956 | 19.5 | 2,742 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 21,391 | 15.4 | 24,050 | 15.3 | 688 | 24,757 | 15.6 | 2,786 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,222 | 7.4 | 9,915 | 6.3 | 462 | 11,987 | 7.6 | 1,855 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 35,209 | 25.4 | 41,950 | 26.7 | 853 | 37,760 | 23.8 | 3,974 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,070 | 1.5 | 3,095 | 2.0 | 264 | 5,427 | 3.4 | 1,520 | Yes |
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.
