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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 | 95,709 | 138,687 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 91,957 | 134,847 | 159,175 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 44,315 | 62,270 | 73,932 | 3,234 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 43,582 | 51,750 | 60,747 | 4,175 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 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 | 43,582 | 100.0 | 51,750 | 100.0 | 663 | 60,747 | 100.0 | 4,175 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 31,724 | 72.8 | 40,400 | 78.1 | 622 | 47,289 | 77.8 | 3,761 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 4,776 | 11.0 | 5,765 | 11.1 | 273 | 6,228 | 10.3 | 1,883 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,054 | 2.4 | 705 | 1.4 | 97 | 1,521 | 2.5 | 914 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,416 | 3.2 | 805 | 1.6 | 104 | 1,885 | 3.1 | 645 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 966 | 2.2 | 439 | 0.8 | 77 | 227 | 0.4 | 199 | No |
| Walked | 1,947 | 4.5 | 1,250 | 2.4 | 129 | 1,001 | 1.6 | 624 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 280 | 0.6 | 365 | 0.7 | 70 | 243 | 0.4 | 217 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,419 | 3.3 | 2,025 | 3.9 | 164 | 2,353 | 3.9 | 933 | 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) | 42,163 | 100.0 | 49,725 | 100.0 | 657 | 58,394 | 100.0 | 4,278 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,506 | 20.2 | 8,050 | 16.2 | 320 | 7,394 | 12.7 | 1,581 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 7,051 | 16.7 | 8,305 | 16.7 | 325 | 10,941 | 18.7 | 2,000 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 6,687 | 15.9 | 7,885 | 15.9 | 317 | 9,426 | 16.1 | 2,034 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,474 | 13.0 | 7,115 | 14.3 | 302 | 9,190 | 15.7 | 2,012 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 1,922 | 4.6 | 3,325 | 6.7 | 210 | 4,050 | 6.9 | 1,448 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,583 | 10.9 | 5,715 | 11.5 | 272 | 4,570 | 7.8 | 1,326 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,233 | 5.3 | 2,640 | 5.3 | 187 | 3,716 | 6.4 | 1,250 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,936 | 7.0 | 3,390 | 6.8 | 212 | 4,566 | 7.8 | 1,110 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,771 | 6.6 | 3,305 | 6.6 | 209 | 4,541 | 7.8 | 1,048 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.8 | (X) | 24.1 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 42,163 | 100.0 | 49,725 | 100.0 | 657 | 58,394 | 100.0 | 4,278 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,071 | 2.5 | 1,865 | 3.8 | 158 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,675 | 4.0 | 2,340 | 4.7 | 176 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,118 | 12.1 | 5,645 | 11.4 | 271 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,992 | 16.6 | 6,830 | 13.7 | 296 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,742 | 16.0 | 7,220 | 14.5 | 304 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,151 | 12.2 | 6,415 | 12.9 | 288 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,383 | 8.0 | 3,795 | 7.6 | 223 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 11,328 | 26.9 | 14,115 | 28.4 | 414 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 703 | 1.7 | 1,165 | 2.3 | 125 | 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.
