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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 | 121,003 | 120,293 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 115,625 | 113,931 | 112,981 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 48,871 | 51,120 | 50,690 | 1,472 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 48,406 | 50,985 | 52,055 | 2,462 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.06 |
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 | 48,406 | 100.0 | 50,985 | 100.0 | 630 | 52,055 | 100.0 | 2,462 | No |
| Drove alone | 38,199 | 78.9 | 42,775 | 83.9 | 611 | 43,686 | 83.9 | 2,507 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,457 | 9.2 | 3,790 | 7.4 | 223 | 3,924 | 7.5 | 927 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 544 | 1.1 | 445 | 0.9 | 77 | 643 | 1.2 | 426 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 308 | 0.6 | 260 | 0.5 | 59 | 300 | 0.6 | 220 | No |
| Public Transportation | 86 | 0.2 | 150 | 0.3 | 45 | 94 | 0.2 | 90 | No |
| Walked | 2,823 | 5.8 | 1,555 | 3.0 | 144 | 1,472 | 2.8 | 541 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 406 | 0.8 | 369 | 0.7 | 71 | 428 | 0.8 | 241 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,583 | 3.3 | 1,645 | 3.2 | 148 | 1,508 | 2.9 | 384 | 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) | 46,823 | 100.0 | 49,340 | 100.0 | 628 | 50,547 | 100.0 | 2,501 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,419 | 26.5 | 11,990 | 24.3 | 382 | 14,041 | 27.8 | 1,566 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 10,620 | 22.7 | 10,590 | 21.5 | 361 | 8,606 | 17.0 | 1,152 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 8,064 | 17.2 | 8,405 | 17.0 | 325 | 7,685 | 15.2 | 947 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,759 | 12.3 | 6,050 | 12.3 | 279 | 7,134 | 14.1 | 1,175 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,152 | 4.6 | 2,615 | 5.3 | 186 | 2,693 | 5.3 | 619 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,719 | 7.9 | 4,085 | 8.3 | 231 | 4,243 | 8.4 | 1,095 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,465 | 3.1 | 1,955 | 4.0 | 161 | 2,201 | 4.4 | 731 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,503 | 3.2 | 1,730 | 3.5 | 152 | 1,877 | 3.7 | 476 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,122 | 2.4 | 1,915 | 3.9 | 160 | 2,067 | 4.1 | 589 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.5 | (X) | 19.0 | (X) | NA | 18.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 46,823 | 100.0 | 49,340 | 100.0 | 628 | 50,547 | 100.0 | 2,501 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,097 | 4.5 | 2,810 | 5.7 | 193 | 3,932 | 7.8 | 788 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,333 | 5.0 | 2,820 | 5.7 | 193 | 2,990 | 5.9 | 596 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,943 | 12.7 | 5,220 | 10.6 | 260 | 5,443 | 10.8 | 849 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 4,717 | 10.1 | 5,095 | 10.3 | 257 | 4,830 | 9.6 | 872 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,370 | 15.7 | 7,590 | 15.4 | 310 | 7,732 | 15.3 | 940 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,478 | 11.7 | 5,865 | 11.9 | 275 | 5,622 | 11.1 | 896 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,486 | 7.4 | 3,185 | 6.5 | 205 | 3,893 | 7.7 | 816 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 14,471 | 30.9 | 15,275 | 31.0 | 425 | 14,157 | 28.0 | 1,515 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 928 | 2.0 | 1,100 | 2.2 | 121 | 1,948 | 3.9 | 645 | 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.
