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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 | 84,021 | 106,414 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 83,174 | 105,428 | 116,376 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 31,141 | 39,868 | 42,493 | 4,440 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 42,250 | 62,070 | 71,751 | 4,875 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.36 | 1.56 | 1.69 | 0.25 |
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 | 42,250 | 100.0 | 62,070 | 100.0 | 769 | 71,751 | 100.0 | 4,875 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 31,134 | 73.7 | 48,205 | 77.7 | 776 | 59,168 | 82.5 | 4,432 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,413 | 15.2 | 8,065 | 13.0 | 413 | 8,237 | 11.5 | 1,724 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,472 | 3.5 | 1,630 | 2.6 | 192 | 554 | 0.8 | 374 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 636 | 1.5 | 850 | 1.4 | 139 | 1,417 | 2.0 | 780 | No |
| Public Transportation | 130 | 0.3 | 195 | 0.3 | 67 | 352 | 0.5 | 370 | No |
| Walked | 899 | 2.1 | 865 | 1.4 | 140 | 602 | 0.8 | 437 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 787 | 1.9 | 1,210 | 1.9 | 165 | 142 | 0.2 | 118 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 779 | 1.8 | 1,055 | 1.7 | 155 | 1,279 | 1.8 | 744 | 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) | 41,471 | 100.0 | 61,015 | 100.0 | 772 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,500 | 15.7 | 7,040 | 11.5 | 388 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 8,233 | 19.9 | 10,640 | 17.4 | 468 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 11,233 | 27.1 | 14,975 | 24.5 | 542 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 6,804 | 16.4 | 11,075 | 18.2 | 476 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,867 | 4.5 | 3,215 | 5.3 | 267 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 4,158 | 10.0 | 8,735 | 14.3 | 428 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 660 | 1.6 | 1,380 | 2.3 | 176 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 856 | 2.1 | 2,060 | 3.4 | 215 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 1,160 | 2.8 | 1,900 | 3.1 | 207 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.0 | (X) | 20.7 | (X) | NA | 22.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 41,471 | 100.0 | 61,015 | 100.0 | 772 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,085 | 2.6 | 1,745 | 2.9 | 198 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,705 | 4.1 | 2,350 | 3.9 | 229 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,333 | 8.0 | 4,410 | 7.2 | 311 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 4,822 | 11.6 | 7,635 | 12.5 | 403 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,045 | 21.8 | 12,605 | 20.7 | 504 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,707 | 16.2 | 10,285 | 16.9 | 461 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,928 | 7.1 | 3,690 | 6.0 | 285 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 11,096 | 26.8 | 16,815 | 27.6 | 569 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 750 | 1.8 | 1,325 | 2.2 | 173 | 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.
