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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 | 85,860 | 89,974 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 84,413 | 88,258 | 90,543 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 31,571 | 36,348 | 37,085 | 1,929 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 24,943 | 30,525 | 30,385 | 2,687 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.10 |
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 | 24,943 | 100.0 | 30,525 | 100.0 | 627 | 30,385 | 100.0 | 2,687 | No |
| Drove alone | 18,304 | 73.4 | 24,080 | 78.9 | 586 | 24,630 | 81.1 | 2,619 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,904 | 11.6 | 2,875 | 9.4 | 233 | 1,841 | 6.1 | 569 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 838 | 3.4 | 700 | 2.3 | 116 | 706 | 2.3 | 344 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 646 | 2.6 | 500 | 1.6 | 98 | 333 | 1.1 | 289 | No |
| Public Transportation | 113 | 0.5 | 114 | 0.4 | 47 | 59 | 0.2 | 96 | No |
| Walked | 908 | 3.6 | 845 | 2.8 | 128 | 490 | 1.6 | 461 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 686 | 2.8 | 670 | 2.2 | 114 | 1,339 | 4.4 | 642 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 544 | 2.2 | 750 | 2.5 | 120 | 987 | 3.2 | 481 | 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) | 24,399 | 100.0 | 29,775 | 100.0 | 623 | 29,398 | 100.0 | 2,759 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,077 | 29.0 | 7,910 | 26.6 | 375 | 7,630 | 26.0 | 1,384 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 4,866 | 19.9 | 5,650 | 19.0 | 321 | 5,071 | 17.2 | 1,175 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 3,875 | 15.9 | 4,325 | 14.5 | 283 | 4,283 | 14.6 | 1,137 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 2,166 | 8.9 | 2,935 | 9.9 | 235 | 2,575 | 8.8 | 785 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 607 | 2.5 | 1,105 | 3.7 | 146 | 1,187 | 4.0 | 428 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 2,173 | 8.9 | 2,700 | 9.1 | 226 | 2,939 | 10.0 | 1,084 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 674 | 2.8 | 885 | 3.0 | 131 | 1,079 | 3.7 | 418 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,025 | 4.2 | 1,480 | 5.0 | 168 | 1,255 | 4.3 | 433 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,936 | 7.9 | 2,795 | 9.4 | 230 | 3,379 | 11.5 | 961 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.4 | (X) | 26.2 | (X) | NA | 26.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 24,399 | 100.0 | 29,775 | 100.0 | 623 | 29,398 | 100.0 | 2,759 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,146 | 8.8 | 3,160 | 10.6 | 244 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,727 | 7.1 | 2,190 | 7.4 | 204 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,037 | 12.4 | 3,335 | 11.2 | 250 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,511 | 14.4 | 4,040 | 13.6 | 274 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,154 | 12.9 | 4,575 | 15.4 | 291 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,207 | 13.1 | 4,010 | 13.5 | 273 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,181 | 4.8 | 1,160 | 3.9 | 149 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,107 | 20.9 | 5,925 | 19.9 | 328 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,329 | 5.4 | 1,290 | 4.3 | 157 | 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.
