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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 | 117,206 | 114,706 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 114,378 | 111,133 | 106,433 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 51,721 | 51,709 | 47,346 | 1,923 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 56,623 | 56,850 | 52,806 | 2,660 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 0.07 |
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 | 56,623 | 100.0 | 56,850 | 100.0 | 685 | 52,806 | 100.0 | 2,660 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 46,824 | 82.7 | 48,005 | 84.4 | 676 | 46,897 | 88.8 | 2,271 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,798 | 8.5 | 4,445 | 7.8 | 264 | 2,910 | 5.5 | 823 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 671 | 1.2 | 740 | 1.3 | 110 | 215 | 0.4 | 147 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 719 | 1.3 | 435 | 0.8 | 84 | 220 | 0.4 | 194 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 747 | 1.3 | 458 | 0.8 | 86 | 903 | 1.7 | 580 | No |
| Walked | 1,238 | 2.2 | 1,035 | 1.8 | 130 | 528 | 1.0 | 362 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 473 | 0.8 | 455 | 0.8 | 86 | 194 | 0.4 | 138 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,153 | 2.0 | 1,280 | 2.3 | 144 | 939 | 1.8 | 451 | 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) | 55,470 | 100.0 | 55,570 | 100.0 | 685 | 51,867 | 100.0 | 2,560 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,849 | 17.8 | 9,905 | 17.8 | 385 | 10,419 | 20.1 | 1,449 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,197 | 23.8 | 13,140 | 23.6 | 436 | 10,826 | 20.9 | 1,475 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 12,711 | 22.9 | 11,670 | 21.0 | 414 | 10,783 | 20.8 | 1,610 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,553 | 13.6 | 7,855 | 14.1 | 346 | 6,511 | 12.6 | 1,054 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,193 | 4.0 | 2,055 | 3.7 | 182 | 2,534 | 4.9 | 825 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,867 | 7.0 | 3,745 | 6.7 | 244 | 4,075 | 7.9 | 848 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,377 | 2.5 | 1,700 | 3.1 | 166 | 1,433 | 2.8 | 512 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,267 | 4.1 | 2,735 | 4.9 | 209 | 2,768 | 5.3 | 825 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,456 | 4.4 | 2,765 | 5.0 | 210 | 2,518 | 4.9 | 785 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.7 | (X) | 20.4 | (X) | NA | 19.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 55,470 | 100.0 | 55,570 | 100.0 | 685 | 51,867 | 100.0 | 2,560 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,505 | 4.5 | 3,110 | 5.6 | 223 | 3,253 | 6.3 | 682 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,385 | 6.1 | 3,585 | 6.5 | 238 | 2,352 | 4.5 | 505 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,260 | 13.1 | 7,650 | 13.8 | 342 | 7,614 | 14.7 | 1,234 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,992 | 12.6 | 6,790 | 12.2 | 323 | 6,738 | 13.0 | 1,147 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,307 | 18.6 | 9,735 | 17.5 | 382 | 9,235 | 17.8 | 1,224 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,578 | 11.9 | 6,010 | 10.8 | 305 | 5,555 | 10.7 | 970 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,710 | 4.9 | 2,460 | 4.4 | 199 | 3,244 | 6.3 | 860 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 14,561 | 26.3 | 14,440 | 26.0 | 455 | 12,157 | 23.4 | 1,372 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,172 | 2.1 | 1,620 | 2.9 | 162 | 1,719 | 3.3 | 594 | 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.
