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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 | 254,957 | 259,088 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 241,364 | 247,208 | 253,468 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 130,451 | 129,553 | 132,528 | 2,757 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 131,315 | 135,185 | 139,432 | 3,842 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.05 |
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 | 131,315 | 100.0 | 135,185 | 100.0 | 1,122 | 139,432 | 100.0 | 3,842 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 96,021 | 73.1 | 109,865 | 81.3 | 1,110 | 112,152 | 80.4 | 4,287 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 13,348 | 10.2 | 10,785 | 8.0 | 449 | 13,506 | 9.7 | 1,944 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,260 | 1.7 | 1,385 | 1.0 | 164 | 1,842 | 1.3 | 1,001 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,579 | 2.7 | 1,785 | 1.3 | 186 | 1,361 | 1.0 | 638 | No |
| Public Transportation | 999 | 0.8 | 1,790 | 1.3 | 186 | 2,652 | 1.9 | 1,215 | No |
| Walked | 7,224 | 5.5 | 4,815 | 3.6 | 303 | 2,630 | 1.9 | 873 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,694 | 1.3 | 1,350 | 1.0 | 162 | 1,471 | 1.1 | 557 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,190 | 4.7 | 3,405 | 2.5 | 256 | 3,818 | 2.7 | 786 | 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) | 125,125 | 100.0 | 131,780 | 100.0 | 1,123 | 135,614 | 100.0 | 3,995 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 21,907 | 17.5 | 21,270 | 16.1 | 617 | 22,212 | 16.4 | 2,857 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 21,599 | 17.3 | 21,325 | 16.2 | 617 | 19,878 | 14.7 | 2,407 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 22,806 | 18.2 | 22,740 | 17.3 | 636 | 23,482 | 17.3 | 2,664 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 19,973 | 16.0 | 20,865 | 15.8 | 611 | 21,214 | 15.6 | 2,371 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,380 | 6.7 | 8,690 | 6.6 | 405 | 11,082 | 8.2 | 1,786 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 14,542 | 11.6 | 15,085 | 11.4 | 526 | 16,050 | 11.8 | 2,095 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,018 | 4.8 | 7,505 | 5.7 | 377 | 6,962 | 5.1 | 1,335 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,881 | 4.7 | 7,090 | 5.4 | 367 | 7,982 | 5.9 | 1,168 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,019 | 3.2 | 7,200 | 5.5 | 369 | 6,752 | 5.0 | 1,360 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.9 | (X) | 22.7 | (X) | NA | 21.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 125,125 | 100.0 | 131,780 | 100.0 | 1,123 | 135,614 | 100.0 | 3,995 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,514 | 3.6 | 7,190 | 5.5 | 369 | 7,972 | 5.9 | 1,359 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 9,752 | 7.8 | 9,105 | 6.9 | 414 | 8,007 | 5.9 | 1,788 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,435 | 14.7 | 15,065 | 11.4 | 526 | 12,885 | 9.5 | 1,878 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 18,940 | 15.1 | 15,780 | 12.0 | 537 | 16,477 | 12.1 | 1,862 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 18,517 | 14.8 | 19,535 | 14.8 | 593 | 19,361 | 14.3 | 2,216 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 14,844 | 11.9 | 16,135 | 12.2 | 543 | 17,858 | 13.2 | 1,943 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 8,758 | 7.0 | 8,160 | 6.2 | 392 | 9,453 | 7.0 | 1,523 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 29,390 | 23.5 | 35,220 | 26.7 | 770 | 38,244 | 28.2 | 3,169 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,975 | 1.6 | 3,965 | 3.0 | 276 | 5,357 | 4.0 | 1,293 | Yes |
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.
