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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 | 143,196 | 155,071 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 137,157 | 148,844 | 156,694 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 77,665 | 80,715 | 81,186 | 2,640 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 67,871 | 69,765 | 67,206 | 4,387 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.08 |
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 | 67,871 | 100.0 | 69,765 | 100.0 | 865 | 67,206 | 100.0 | 4,387 | No |
| Drove alone | 54,036 | 79.6 | 57,920 | 83.0 | 841 | 57,920 | 86.2 | 3,930 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,345 | 9.3 | 4,755 | 6.8 | 300 | 4,088 | 6.1 | 1,285 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 692 | 1.0 | 625 | 0.9 | 110 | 542 | 0.8 | 379 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 736 | 1.1 | 600 | 0.9 | 108 | 247 | 0.4 | 215 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 483 | 0.7 | 474 | 0.7 | 96 | 443 | 0.7 | 359 | No |
| Walked | 2,758 | 4.1 | 2,300 | 3.3 | 210 | 691 | 1.0 | 380 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 386 | 0.6 | 455 | 0.7 | 94 | 432 | 0.6 | 312 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,435 | 3.6 | 2,640 | 3.8 | 225 | 2,843 | 4.2 | 759 | 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) | 65,436 | 100.0 | 67,125 | 100.0 | 861 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,662 | 20.9 | 11,370 | 16.9 | 453 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 11,292 | 17.3 | 11,260 | 16.8 | 451 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 11,105 | 17.0 | 10,370 | 15.4 | 434 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 9,124 | 13.9 | 9,515 | 14.2 | 417 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 3,675 | 5.6 | 4,505 | 6.7 | 292 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 7,567 | 11.6 | 8,310 | 12.4 | 391 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 3,936 | 6.0 | 4,175 | 6.2 | 281 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 3,295 | 5.0 | 4,345 | 6.5 | 287 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 1,780 | 2.7 | 3,280 | 4.9 | 250 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.4 | (X) | 22.8 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 65,436 | 100.0 | 67,125 | 100.0 | 861 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,844 | 2.8 | 2,590 | 3.9 | 223 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,105 | 4.7 | 3,515 | 5.2 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,620 | 11.6 | 6,705 | 10.0 | 354 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,234 | 14.1 | 9,495 | 14.1 | 417 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 11,807 | 18.0 | 11,715 | 17.5 | 459 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,073 | 13.9 | 9,160 | 13.6 | 410 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,764 | 8.8 | 4,895 | 7.3 | 304 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,032 | 24.5 | 16,950 | 25.3 | 542 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 957 | 1.5 | 1,070 | 1.6 | 144 | 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.
