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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 | 120,005 | 136,225 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 115,708 | 129,932 | 140,311 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 60,446 | 69,676 | 73,734 | 2,236 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 57,497 | 70,345 | 75,358 | 4,148 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.09 |
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 | 57,497 | 100.0 | 70,345 | 100.0 | 678 | 75,358 | 100.0 | 4,148 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 44,829 | 78.0 | 57,635 | 81.9 | 671 | 61,666 | 81.8 | 3,812 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,215 | 10.8 | 6,255 | 8.9 | 284 | 5,947 | 7.9 | 1,152 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 801 | 1.4 | 805 | 1.1 | 104 | 452 | 0.6 | 333 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 394 | 0.7 | 310 | 0.4 | 65 | 773 | 1.0 | 494 | No |
| Public Transportation | 191 | 0.3 | 170 | 0.2 | 48 | 417 | 0.6 | 340 | No |
| Walked | 2,231 | 3.9 | 1,900 | 2.7 | 159 | 2,240 | 3.0 | 899 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 458 | 0.8 | 455 | 0.6 | 78 | 826 | 1.1 | 539 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,378 | 4.1 | 2,820 | 4.0 | 193 | 3,037 | 4.0 | 920 | 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) | 55,119 | 100.0 | 67,525 | 100.0 | 679 | 72,321 | 100.0 | 4,113 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,249 | 18.6 | 10,845 | 16.1 | 367 | 11,336 | 15.7 | 1,762 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,929 | 16.2 | 9,995 | 14.8 | 354 | 11,301 | 15.6 | 1,808 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,690 | 17.6 | 10,920 | 16.2 | 369 | 9,741 | 13.5 | 1,801 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 8,108 | 14.7 | 9,800 | 14.5 | 351 | 11,871 | 16.4 | 1,895 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 3,513 | 6.4 | 4,800 | 7.1 | 250 | 4,789 | 6.6 | 1,116 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 6,486 | 11.8 | 8,325 | 12.3 | 325 | 9,147 | 12.6 | 1,496 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,353 | 6.1 | 4,455 | 6.6 | 241 | 4,288 | 5.9 | 907 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,566 | 4.7 | 4,405 | 6.5 | 240 | 5,642 | 7.8 | 1,099 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,225 | 4.0 | 3,990 | 5.9 | 229 | 4,206 | 5.8 | 876 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 22.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 55,119 | 100.0 | 67,525 | 100.0 | 679 | 72,321 | 100.0 | 4,113 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,831 | 3.3 | 3,565 | 5.3 | 217 | 4,321 | 6.0 | 1,115 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,067 | 5.6 | 4,030 | 6.0 | 230 | 3,598 | 5.0 | 828 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,205 | 13.1 | 7,650 | 11.3 | 313 | 8,779 | 12.1 | 1,658 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 7,740 | 14.0 | 9,165 | 13.6 | 340 | 9,156 | 12.7 | 1,592 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 11,507 | 20.9 | 13,260 | 19.6 | 402 | 14,250 | 19.7 | 1,898 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,369 | 15.2 | 9,150 | 13.6 | 340 | 10,137 | 14.0 | 1,764 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,935 | 7.1 | 3,805 | 5.6 | 224 | 4,606 | 6.4 | 1,072 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,719 | 19.4 | 13,955 | 20.7 | 412 | 15,961 | 22.1 | 1,948 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 746 | 1.4 | 1,695 | 2.5 | 150 | 1,513 | 2.1 | 723 | 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.
