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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 | 103,439 | 105,167 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 99,261 | 101,326 | 96,876 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 44,917 | 46,764 | 43,865 | 4,190 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 42,106 | 37,630 | 36,536 | 3,819 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.15 |
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 | 42,106 | 100.0 | 37,630 | 100.0 | 686 | 36,536 | 100.0 | 3,819 | No |
| Drove alone | 33,096 | 78.6 | 30,145 | 80.1 | 647 | 31,121 | 85.2 | 3,426 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,079 | 9.7 | 3,025 | 8.0 | 239 | 1,810 | 5.0 | 629 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 449 | 1.1 | 390 | 1.0 | 87 | 385 | 1.1 | 341 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 194 | 0.5 | 355 | 0.9 | 83 | 186 | 0.5 | 188 | No |
| Public Transportation | 915 | 2.2 | 719 | 1.9 | 118 | 343 | 0.9 | 405 | No |
| Walked | 2,349 | 5.6 | 1,975 | 5.2 | 194 | 1,830 | 5.0 | 994 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 551 | 1.3 | 430 | 1.1 | 91 | 591 | 1.6 | 499 | No |
| Worked at home | 473 | 1.1 | 590 | 1.6 | 107 | 270 | 0.7 | 233 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 41,633 | 100.0 | 37,040 | 100.0 | 684 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,595 | 15.8 | 5,160 | 13.9 | 309 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 8,178 | 19.6 | 7,115 | 19.2 | 360 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 7,926 | 19.0 | 6,310 | 17.0 | 340 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 5,891 | 14.1 | 4,835 | 13.1 | 300 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 2,099 | 5.0 | 1,940 | 5.2 | 193 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 4,507 | 10.8 | 4,255 | 11.5 | 282 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 2,480 | 6.0 | 2,310 | 6.2 | 210 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 2,332 | 5.6 | 2,915 | 7.9 | 235 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 1,625 | 3.9 | 2,200 | 5.9 | 205 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 23.7 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 41,633 | 100.0 | 37,040 | 100.0 | 684 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,488 | 3.6 | 1,410 | 3.8 | 165 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,040 | 4.9 | 1,600 | 4.3 | 175 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,643 | 11.2 | 3,635 | 9.8 | 261 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,702 | 13.7 | 4,690 | 12.7 | 295 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,716 | 16.1 | 6,000 | 16.2 | 332 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,991 | 16.8 | 5,935 | 16.0 | 330 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,786 | 9.1 | 3,335 | 9.0 | 251 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,693 | 23.3 | 9,180 | 24.8 | 404 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 574 | 1.4 | 580 | 1.6 | 106 | 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.
