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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 | 120,284 | 160,307 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 116,999 | 156,041 | 174,861 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 59,573 | 80,088 | 86,540 | 2,854 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 67,658 | 92,000 | 102,286 | 4,127 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 0.07 |
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 | 67,658 | 100.0 | 92,000 | 100.0 | 947 | 102,286 | 100.0 | 4,127 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 53,329 | 78.8 | 75,620 | 82.2 | 956 | 84,027 | 82.1 | 4,050 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 7,562 | 11.2 | 8,335 | 9.1 | 425 | 8,502 | 8.3 | 1,626 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,290 | 1.9 | 1,590 | 1.7 | 190 | 1,270 | 1.2 | 548 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 715 | 1.1 | 980 | 1.1 | 149 | 1,857 | 1.8 | 992 | No |
| Public Transportation | 808 | 1.2 | 680 | 0.7 | 124 | 849 | 0.8 | 548 | No |
| Walked | 1,506 | 2.2 | 1,405 | 1.5 | 178 | 1,389 | 1.4 | 651 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,228 | 1.8 | 1,095 | 1.2 | 158 | 1,276 | 1.2 | 721 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,220 | 1.8 | 2,290 | 2.5 | 227 | 3,116 | 3.0 | 864 | 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) | 66,438 | 100.0 | 89,710 | 100.0 | 950 | 99,170 | 100.0 | 4,198 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,529 | 14.3 | 12,110 | 13.5 | 506 | 12,579 | 12.7 | 1,919 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,452 | 17.2 | 16,255 | 18.1 | 578 | 16,596 | 16.7 | 2,127 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 14,873 | 22.4 | 17,940 | 20.0 | 604 | 20,146 | 20.3 | 2,611 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,580 | 17.4 | 15,505 | 17.3 | 566 | 15,868 | 16.0 | 2,093 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,588 | 5.4 | 4,905 | 5.5 | 330 | 7,284 | 7.3 | 1,762 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 8,026 | 12.1 | 11,185 | 12.5 | 488 | 10,500 | 10.6 | 1,891 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,232 | 3.4 | 3,255 | 3.6 | 270 | 5,560 | 5.6 | 1,303 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 2,821 | 4.2 | 3,995 | 4.5 | 298 | 5,164 | 5.2 | 1,325 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,337 | 3.5 | 4,550 | 5.1 | 318 | 5,473 | 5.5 | 1,415 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.0 | (X) | 22.4 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 66,438 | 100.0 | 89,710 | 100.0 | 950 | 99,170 | 100.0 | 4,198 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,962 | 3.0 | 2,810 | 3.1 | 251 | 4,508 | 4.5 | 1,176 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,983 | 4.5 | 3,820 | 4.3 | 292 | 5,353 | 5.4 | 1,364 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,533 | 11.3 | 8,755 | 9.8 | 435 | 11,247 | 11.3 | 1,958 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,706 | 13.1 | 10,710 | 11.9 | 478 | 12,760 | 12.9 | 1,816 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,089 | 19.7 | 17,855 | 19.9 | 602 | 16,569 | 16.7 | 1,914 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,584 | 14.4 | 14,010 | 15.6 | 541 | 14,085 | 14.2 | 2,400 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,251 | 7.9 | 5,810 | 6.5 | 358 | 7,505 | 7.6 | 1,518 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,277 | 24.5 | 23,030 | 25.7 | 672 | 24,942 | 25.2 | 2,331 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,053 | 1.6 | 1,740 | 1.9 | 198 | 2,201 | 2.2 | 866 | 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.
