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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 | 178,403 | 210,554 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 175,172 | 207,699 | 237,278 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 68,697 | 73,346 | 89,696 | 3,901 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 64,632 | 63,100 | 77,159 | 5,367 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.10 |
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 | 64,632 | 100.0 | 63,100 | 100.0 | 1,005 | 77,159 | 100.0 | 5,367 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 46,796 | 72.4 | 46,510 | 73.7 | 910 | 55,554 | 72.0 | 3,869 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 7,326 | 11.3 | 7,090 | 11.2 | 396 | 6,989 | 9.1 | 1,704 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,426 | 2.2 | 1,770 | 2.8 | 200 | 1,907 | 2.5 | 980 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,174 | 1.8 | 1,615 | 2.6 | 191 | 2,598 | 3.4 | 2,679 | No |
| Public Transportation | 234 | 0.4 | 403 | 0.6 | 96 | 1,145 | 1.5 | 892 | No |
| Walked | 3,335 | 5.2 | 2,175 | 3.4 | 222 | 3,858 | 5.0 | 1,100 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,906 | 2.9 | 1,175 | 1.9 | 163 | 1,504 | 1.9 | 580 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,435 | 3.8 | 2,365 | 3.7 | 231 | 3,604 | 4.7 | 1,104 | 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) | 62,197 | 100.0 | 60,735 | 100.0 | 994 | 73,555 | 100.0 | 5,369 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 18,079 | 29.1 | 15,905 | 26.2 | 580 | 20,659 | 28.1 | 2,476 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 14,482 | 23.3 | 13,440 | 22.1 | 536 | 16,026 | 21.8 | 3,776 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 12,327 | 19.8 | 10,400 | 17.1 | 475 | 11,621 | 15.8 | 2,094 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,495 | 10.4 | 6,660 | 11.0 | 384 | 9,718 | 13.2 | 1,567 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 1,768 | 2.8 | 1,865 | 3.1 | 206 | 3,164 | 4.3 | 805 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 4,089 | 6.6 | 4,740 | 7.8 | 325 | 5,771 | 7.8 | 1,543 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,114 | 1.8 | 1,725 | 2.8 | 198 | 1,839 | 2.5 | 623 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,843 | 3.0 | 2,580 | 4.2 | 241 | 1,770 | 2.4 | 626 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,000 | 3.2 | 3,415 | 5.6 | 277 | 2,987 | 4.1 | 806 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.9 | (X) | 20.3 | (X) | NA | 16.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 62,197 | 100.0 | 60,735 | 100.0 | 994 | 73,555 | 100.0 | 5,369 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,335 | 5.4 | 4,540 | 7.5 | 319 | 7,640 | 10.4 | 2,025 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,789 | 7.7 | 4,150 | 6.8 | 305 | 6,632 | 9.0 | 1,580 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,284 | 11.7 | 6,495 | 10.7 | 379 | 7,380 | 10.0 | 1,485 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,188 | 14.8 | 7,585 | 12.5 | 409 | 8,755 | 11.9 | 3,209 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,312 | 16.6 | 10,970 | 18.1 | 488 | 10,379 | 14.1 | 1,658 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,756 | 12.5 | 7,480 | 12.3 | 406 | 8,226 | 11.2 | 1,459 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,377 | 5.4 | 2,770 | 4.6 | 250 | 3,754 | 5.1 | 1,023 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 13,915 | 22.4 | 14,750 | 24.3 | 560 | 17,247 | 23.4 | 2,526 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,241 | 3.6 | 1,960 | 3.2 | 211 | 3,542 | 4.8 | 891 | Yes |
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.
