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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 | 87,194 | 85,433 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 82,809 | 82,961 | 80,965 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 45,159 | 43,684 | 40,886 | 1,652 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 45,371 | 41,445 | 42,925 | 2,674 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.10 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 45,371 | 100.0 | 41,445 | 100.0 | 699 | 42,925 | 100.0 | 2,674 | No |
| Drove alone | 33,310 | 73.4 | 32,965 | 79.5 | 680 | 36,259 | 84.5 | 2,351 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 4,198 | 9.3 | 2,890 | 7.0 | 253 | 2,469 | 5.8 | 751 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 497 | 1.1 | 365 | 0.9 | 91 | 290 | 0.7 | 261 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 390 | 0.9 | 465 | 1.1 | 103 | 234 | 0.5 | 179 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 382 | 0.8 | 290 | 0.7 | 81 | 265 | 0.6 | 223 | No |
| Walked | 2,952 | 6.5 | 2,320 | 5.6 | 227 | 1,475 | 3.4 | 654 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 751 | 1.7 | 490 | 1.2 | 106 | 504 | 1.2 | 389 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,891 | 6.4 | 1,660 | 4.0 | 193 | 1,429 | 3.3 | 584 | 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) | 42,480 | 100.0 | 39,785 | 100.0 | 697 | 41,496 | 100.0 | 2,709 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,492 | 24.7 | 9,335 | 23.5 | 436 | 8,312 | 20.0 | 1,477 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 9,224 | 21.7 | 8,515 | 21.4 | 419 | 7,615 | 18.4 | 1,585 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,229 | 17.0 | 5,805 | 14.6 | 352 | 7,050 | 17.0 | 1,454 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 4,837 | 11.4 | 4,545 | 11.4 | 314 | 3,976 | 9.6 | 1,140 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,950 | 4.6 | 1,745 | 4.4 | 198 | 2,091 | 5.0 | 793 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,376 | 7.9 | 3,605 | 9.1 | 281 | 3,509 | 8.5 | 806 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,926 | 4.5 | 1,945 | 4.9 | 208 | 4,170 | 10.0 | 1,064 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 2,213 | 5.2 | 2,275 | 5.7 | 225 | 3,163 | 7.6 | 943 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,233 | 2.9 | 2,020 | 5.1 | 212 | 1,610 | 3.9 | 631 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.9 | (X) | 20.5 | (X) | NA | 21.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 42,480 | 100.0 | 39,785 | 100.0 | 697 | 41,496 | 100.0 | 2,709 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,134 | 2.7 | 1,370 | 3.4 | 176 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,976 | 4.7 | 1,825 | 4.6 | 202 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,167 | 12.2 | 4,250 | 10.7 | 304 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,138 | 19.2 | 6,485 | 16.3 | 370 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,055 | 19.0 | 6,850 | 17.2 | 380 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,597 | 13.2 | 5,940 | 14.9 | 355 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,751 | 6.5 | 2,945 | 7.4 | 255 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,145 | 21.5 | 9,200 | 23.1 | 433 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 517 | 1.2 | 475 | 1.2 | 104 | 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.
