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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 | 196,278 | 198,915 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 191,063 | 192,735 | 193,332 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 81,208 | 80,085 | 82,151 | 5,474 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 117,614 | 119,855 | 117,811 | 6,075 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 0.13 |
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 | 117,614 | 100.0 | 119,855 | 100.0 | 963 | 117,811 | 100.0 | 6,075 | No |
| Drove alone | 98,606 | 83.8 | 101,485 | 84.7 | 984 | 103,594 | 87.9 | 5,806 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 10,635 | 9.0 | 10,665 | 8.9 | 443 | 8,052 | 6.8 | 1,616 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,022 | 1.7 | 2,045 | 1.7 | 199 | 884 | 0.8 | 394 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,011 | 0.9 | 930 | 0.8 | 134 | 850 | 0.7 | 609 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,422 | 1.2 | 1,069 | 0.9 | 144 | 480 | 0.4 | 303 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,492 | 1.3 | 1,340 | 1.1 | 161 | 894 | 0.8 | 643 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,271 | 1.1 | 845 | 0.7 | 128 | 519 | 0.4 | 401 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,155 | 1.0 | 1,475 | 1.2 | 169 | 2,538 | 2.2 | 811 | 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) | 116,459 | 100.0 | 118,380 | 100.0 | 966 | 115,273 | 100.0 | 5,922 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,029 | 10.3 | 11,225 | 9.5 | 454 | 13,175 | 11.4 | 3,012 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 16,287 | 14.0 | 15,975 | 13.5 | 535 | 13,478 | 11.7 | 2,035 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 24,076 | 20.7 | 21,885 | 18.5 | 616 | 23,859 | 20.7 | 3,120 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 22,967 | 19.7 | 20,815 | 17.6 | 603 | 24,984 | 21.7 | 3,170 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 7,443 | 6.4 | 8,355 | 7.1 | 395 | 7,775 | 6.7 | 1,380 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 19,234 | 16.5 | 20,295 | 17.1 | 596 | 16,313 | 14.2 | 2,498 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 4,545 | 3.9 | 5,950 | 5.0 | 335 | 4,706 | 4.1 | 1,152 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 5,683 | 4.9 | 7,355 | 6.2 | 371 | 6,006 | 5.2 | 1,146 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 4,195 | 3.6 | 6,530 | 5.5 | 351 | 4,977 | 4.3 | 1,434 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.8 | (X) | 25.1 | (X) | NA | 22.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 116,459 | 100.0 | 118,380 | 100.0 | 966 | 115,273 | 100.0 | 5,922 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,658 | 4.0 | 5,825 | 4.9 | 332 | 7,480 | 6.5 | 1,857 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,525 | 6.5 | 7,825 | 6.6 | 383 | 7,650 | 6.6 | 1,786 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,510 | 12.5 | 14,275 | 12.1 | 508 | 14,289 | 12.4 | 1,969 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 17,381 | 14.9 | 17,020 | 14.4 | 551 | 17,681 | 15.3 | 2,777 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,515 | 20.2 | 23,250 | 19.6 | 632 | 21,140 | 18.3 | 2,760 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,585 | 13.4 | 15,870 | 13.4 | 533 | 14,171 | 12.3 | 1,678 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,180 | 5.3 | 5,020 | 4.2 | 309 | 6,544 | 5.7 | 1,480 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 24,923 | 21.4 | 25,210 | 21.3 | 655 | 24,017 | 20.8 | 2,880 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,182 | 1.9 | 2,580 | 2.2 | 223 | 2,301 | 2.0 | 924 | 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.
