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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 | 170,045 | 180,150 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 165,455 | 174,317 | 176,591 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 82,662 | 86,282 | 82,743 | 2,829 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 98,939 | 94,790 | 95,816 | 4,698 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 0.08 |
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 | 98,939 | 100.0 | 94,790 | 100.0 | 935 | 95,816 | 100.0 | 4,698 | No |
| Drove alone | 70,516 | 71.3 | 75,545 | 79.7 | 924 | 79,513 | 83.0 | 4,284 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 12,641 | 12.8 | 8,780 | 9.3 | 403 | 6,609 | 6.9 | 1,481 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,889 | 1.9 | 1,490 | 1.6 | 170 | 1,493 | 1.6 | 533 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,638 | 3.7 | 1,955 | 2.1 | 194 | 2,219 | 2.3 | 713 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,565 | 3.6 | 2,524 | 2.7 | 220 | 1,993 | 2.1 | 939 | No |
| Walked | 4,015 | 4.1 | 2,100 | 2.2 | 201 | 1,712 | 1.8 | 759 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,496 | 1.5 | 980 | 1.0 | 138 | 1,274 | 1.3 | 612 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,179 | 1.2 | 1,415 | 1.5 | 165 | 1,003 | 1.0 | 409 | 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) | 97,760 | 100.0 | 93,375 | 100.0 | 936 | 94,813 | 100.0 | 4,661 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,370 | 12.7 | 10,270 | 11.0 | 434 | 10,492 | 11.1 | 1,882 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 15,481 | 15.8 | 14,885 | 15.9 | 516 | 10,736 | 11.3 | 1,518 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 19,776 | 20.2 | 18,020 | 19.3 | 562 | 18,370 | 19.4 | 2,250 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 16,558 | 16.9 | 15,750 | 16.9 | 529 | 18,778 | 19.8 | 2,529 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 6,325 | 6.5 | 5,825 | 6.2 | 331 | 6,785 | 7.2 | 1,353 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 11,973 | 12.2 | 12,650 | 13.5 | 479 | 12,473 | 13.2 | 2,028 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,173 | 4.3 | 4,705 | 5.0 | 299 | 5,792 | 6.1 | 1,253 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,602 | 5.7 | 6,030 | 6.5 | 337 | 6,410 | 6.8 | 1,613 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,502 | 5.6 | 5,235 | 5.6 | 315 | 4,977 | 5.2 | 1,126 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.2 | (X) | 24.0 | (X) | NA | 23.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 97,760 | 100.0 | 93,375 | 100.0 | 936 | 94,813 | 100.0 | 4,661 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,531 | 7.7 | 6,635 | 7.1 | 353 | 8,909 | 9.4 | 1,655 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 11,274 | 11.5 | 8,900 | 9.5 | 406 | 9,686 | 10.2 | 1,813 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,765 | 16.1 | 12,555 | 13.4 | 477 | 13,264 | 14.0 | 2,061 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 14,361 | 14.7 | 12,435 | 13.3 | 475 | 12,905 | 13.6 | 1,851 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,432 | 12.7 | 14,635 | 15.7 | 512 | 11,752 | 12.4 | 1,701 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,767 | 9.0 | 9,580 | 10.3 | 420 | 8,537 | 9.0 | 1,393 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,013 | 5.1 | 5,285 | 5.7 | 316 | 6,808 | 7.2 | 1,408 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 20,406 | 20.9 | 20,040 | 21.5 | 589 | 20,551 | 21.7 | 2,871 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,211 | 2.3 | 2,215 | 2.4 | 206 | 2,401 | 2.5 | 955 | 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.
