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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 | 82,585 | 83,829 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 76,604 | 78,251 | 82,383 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 45,687 | 44,217 | 41,519 | 3,734 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 45,086 | 45,765 | 43,716 | 3,552 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.18 |
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 | 45,086 | 100.0 | 45,765 | 100.0 | 636 | 43,716 | 100.0 | 3,552 | No |
| Drove alone | 32,110 | 71.2 | 33,095 | 72.3 | 625 | 32,148 | 73.5 | 2,981 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,613 | 8.0 | 3,200 | 7.0 | 245 | 3,253 | 7.4 | 834 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 581 | 1.3 | 475 | 1.0 | 96 | 930 | 2.1 | 750 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 237 | 0.5 | 270 | 0.6 | 72 | 183 | 0.4 | 181 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,867 | 6.4 | 2,795 | 6.1 | 229 | 1,719 | 3.9 | 693 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,761 | 6.1 | 2,470 | 5.4 | 216 | 1,593 | 3.6 | 731 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 481 | 1.1 | 565 | 1.2 | 105 | 114 | 0.3 | 137 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,436 | 5.4 | 2,895 | 6.3 | 233 | 3,776 | 8.6 | 1,009 | 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) | 42,650 | 100.0 | 42,870 | 100.0 | 639 | 39,940 | 100.0 | 3,424 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 5,337 | 12.5 | 4,375 | 10.2 | 284 | 3,694 | 9.2 | 987 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 5,671 | 13.3 | 5,270 | 12.3 | 310 | 4,098 | 10.3 | 1,342 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 6,088 | 14.3 | 5,260 | 12.3 | 310 | 5,899 | 14.8 | 1,160 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,593 | 13.1 | 5,390 | 12.6 | 313 | 4,368 | 10.9 | 1,155 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,327 | 5.5 | 2,215 | 5.2 | 205 | 1,415 | 3.5 | 513 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 6,272 | 14.7 | 6,680 | 15.6 | 346 | 5,835 | 14.6 | 1,396 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,817 | 8.9 | 3,765 | 8.8 | 265 | 3,960 | 9.9 | 1,006 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,030 | 9.4 | 4,720 | 11.0 | 295 | 5,059 | 12.7 | 1,010 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,515 | 8.2 | 5,210 | 12.2 | 309 | 5,612 | 14.1 | 1,475 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.0 | (X) | 29.9 | (X) | NA | 29.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 42,650 | 100.0 | 42,870 | 100.0 | 639 | 39,940 | 100.0 | 3,424 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 709 | 1.7 | 925 | 2.2 | 134 | 1,286 | 3.2 | 601 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,327 | 3.1 | 1,465 | 3.4 | 167 | 886 | 2.2 | 580 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,702 | 6.3 | 2,895 | 6.8 | 233 | 4,297 | 10.8 | 1,680 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,894 | 9.1 | 4,585 | 10.7 | 291 | 4,033 | 10.1 | 1,054 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,054 | 14.2 | 6,035 | 14.1 | 330 | 6,160 | 15.4 | 1,451 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,820 | 18.3 | 7,155 | 16.7 | 357 | 5,803 | 14.5 | 1,308 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,269 | 17.0 | 5,290 | 12.3 | 311 | 4,848 | 12.1 | 1,069 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,548 | 29.4 | 13,370 | 31.2 | 468 | 12,038 | 30.1 | 1,726 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 327 | 0.8 | 550 | 1.3 | 103 | 589 | 1.5 | 494 | 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.
