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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 | 122,899 | 176,576 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 120,986 | 173,532 | 207,787 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 42,114 | 57,382 | 74,337 | 4,083 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 40,931 | 60,860 | 80,604 | 4,090 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.13 |
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 | 40,931 | 100.0 | 60,860 | 100.0 | 955 | 80,604 | 100.0 | 4,090 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 27,794 | 67.9 | 43,640 | 71.7 | 867 | 63,655 | 79.0 | 3,861 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,510 | 15.9 | 8,625 | 14.2 | 433 | 8,595 | 10.7 | 1,792 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,061 | 2.6 | 1,960 | 3.2 | 211 | 1,394 | 1.7 | 854 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 880 | 2.1 | 1,155 | 1.9 | 162 | 627 | 0.8 | 568 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,426 | 3.5 | 1,455 | 2.4 | 182 | 2,055 | 2.5 | 857 | No |
| Walked | 1,583 | 3.9 | 1,220 | 2.0 | 166 | 1,451 | 1.8 | 823 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 698 | 1.7 | 1,119 | 1.8 | 159 | 1,309 | 1.6 | 650 | No |
| Worked at home | 979 | 2.4 | 1,680 | 2.8 | 195 | 1,518 | 1.9 | 693 | 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) | 39,952 | 100.0 | 59,180 | 100.0 | 949 | 79,086 | 100.0 | 4,123 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,220 | 15.6 | 7,395 | 12.5 | 403 | 12,254 | 15.5 | 2,439 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 9,346 | 23.4 | 10,540 | 17.8 | 476 | 14,811 | 18.7 | 2,341 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 11,484 | 28.7 | 14,030 | 23.7 | 543 | 16,798 | 21.2 | 2,519 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 5,928 | 14.8 | 9,300 | 15.7 | 449 | 15,457 | 19.5 | 2,665 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 1,153 | 2.9 | 2,550 | 4.3 | 240 | 2,502 | 3.2 | 835 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,780 | 9.5 | 8,790 | 14.9 | 437 | 9,668 | 12.2 | 2,292 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 518 | 1.3 | 1,500 | 2.5 | 184 | 1,879 | 2.4 | 791 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 553 | 1.4 | 2,050 | 3.5 | 215 | 2,446 | 3.1 | 970 | No |
| 60 or more | 970 | 2.4 | 3,020 | 5.1 | 261 | 3,271 | 4.1 | 1,466 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.0 | (X) | 22.8 | (X) | NA | 21.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 39,952 | 100.0 | 59,180 | 100.0 | 949 | 79,086 | 100.0 | 4,123 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 882 | 2.2 | 2,055 | 3.5 | 216 | 2,323 | 2.9 | 807 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,072 | 2.7 | 1,620 | 2.7 | 192 | 1,838 | 2.3 | 721 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,081 | 5.2 | 3,135 | 5.3 | 265 | 3,181 | 4.0 | 887 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,574 | 8.9 | 6,215 | 10.5 | 370 | 7,926 | 10.0 | 1,610 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,349 | 23.4 | 12,235 | 20.7 | 510 | 13,449 | 17.0 | 2,044 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,343 | 18.4 | 10,385 | 17.5 | 473 | 13,654 | 17.3 | 2,854 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,801 | 9.5 | 5,190 | 8.8 | 339 | 6,025 | 7.6 | 1,215 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 11,268 | 28.2 | 16,570 | 28.0 | 586 | 28,497 | 36.0 | 3,972 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 582 | 1.5 | 1,385 | 2.3 | 177 | 2,193 | 2.8 | 1,029 | No |
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.
