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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 | 56,216 | 63,893 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 55,350 | 62,523 | 65,391 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 20,912 | 21,668 | 24,553 | 2,835 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 25,220 | 25,925 | 29,437 | 2,937 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.21 |
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 | 25,220 | 100.0 | 25,925 | 100.0 | 594 | 29,437 | 100.0 | 2,937 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19,968 | 79.2 | 20,470 | 79.0 | 564 | 23,182 | 78.8 | 2,328 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 2,545 | 10.1 | 2,670 | 10.3 | 242 | 2,642 | 9.0 | 1,116 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 426 | 1.7 | 555 | 2.1 | 112 | 583 | 2.0 | 337 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 199 | 0.8 | 580 | 2.2 | 115 | 262 | 0.9 | 186 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 96 | 0.4 | 214 | 0.8 | 70 | 199 | 0.7 | 181 | No |
| Walked | 769 | 3.0 | 380 | 1.5 | 93 | 784 | 2.7 | 473 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 817 | 3.2 | 485 | 1.9 | 105 | 536 | 1.8 | 318 | No |
| Worked at home | 400 | 1.6 | 575 | 2.2 | 114 | 1,249 | 4.2 | 635 | 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) | 24,820 | 100.0 | 25,350 | 100.0 | 591 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,251 | 25.2 | 5,790 | 22.8 | 347 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 6,729 | 27.1 | 6,825 | 26.9 | 373 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 5,589 | 22.5 | 4,765 | 18.8 | 318 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 2,687 | 10.8 | 2,720 | 10.7 | 244 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 586 | 2.4 | 595 | 2.3 | 116 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,273 | 5.1 | 1,810 | 7.1 | 201 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 360 | 1.5 | 565 | 2.2 | 113 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 627 | 2.5 | 1,040 | 4.1 | 153 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 718 | 2.9 | 1,245 | 4.9 | 167 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.6 | (X) | 19.1 | (X) | NA | 16.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 24,820 | 100.0 | 25,350 | 100.0 | 591 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 840 | 3.4 | 1,475 | 5.8 | 182 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,339 | 5.4 | 1,160 | 4.6 | 161 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,409 | 9.7 | 2,015 | 7.9 | 211 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,371 | 13.6 | 2,780 | 11.0 | 247 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,007 | 20.2 | 5,520 | 21.8 | 340 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,676 | 14.8 | 3,950 | 15.6 | 291 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,555 | 6.3 | 1,335 | 5.3 | 173 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,987 | 24.1 | 6,490 | 25.6 | 365 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 636 | 2.6 | 670 | 2.6 | 123 | 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.
