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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 | 220,756 | 219,846 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 216,912 | 215,628 | 212,573 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 98,239 | 98,541 | 95,240 | 2,914 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 86,243 | 81,240 | 76,103 | 3,643 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 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 | 86,243 | 100.0 | 81,240 | 100.0 | 1,082 | 76,103 | 100.0 | 3,643 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 69,302 | 80.4 | 68,195 | 83.9 | 1,037 | 65,858 | 86.5 | 3,373 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,574 | 8.8 | 5,755 | 7.1 | 358 | 4,683 | 6.2 | 1,120 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 804 | 0.9 | 640 | 0.8 | 121 | 322 | 0.4 | 335 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 312 | 0.4 | 345 | 0.4 | 89 | 326 | 0.4 | 234 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,059 | 1.2 | 805 | 1.0 | 135 | 405 | 0.5 | 316 | Yes |
| Walked | 4,069 | 4.7 | 2,740 | 3.4 | 249 | 2,393 | 3.1 | 789 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,367 | 1.6 | 810 | 1.0 | 136 | 667 | 0.9 | 351 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,756 | 2.0 | 1,945 | 2.4 | 210 | 1,449 | 1.9 | 620 | 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) | 84,487 | 100.0 | 79,295 | 100.0 | 1,077 | 74,654 | 100.0 | 3,382 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,487 | 23.1 | 17,870 | 22.5 | 613 | 17,904 | 24.0 | 1,999 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 19,531 | 23.1 | 17,595 | 22.2 | 608 | 15,102 | 20.2 | 1,702 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 14,895 | 17.6 | 13,235 | 16.7 | 533 | 11,564 | 15.5 | 1,550 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 11,853 | 14.0 | 10,510 | 13.3 | 478 | 10,782 | 14.4 | 1,756 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,523 | 5.4 | 4,850 | 6.1 | 329 | 4,998 | 6.7 | 1,003 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,481 | 8.9 | 7,500 | 9.5 | 407 | 6,933 | 9.3 | 1,213 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,788 | 3.3 | 3,390 | 4.3 | 276 | 3,033 | 4.1 | 704 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,464 | 2.9 | 2,520 | 3.2 | 239 | 2,873 | 3.8 | 866 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,465 | 1.7 | 1,825 | 2.3 | 203 | 1,465 | 2.0 | 470 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.8 | (X) | 18.2 | (X) | NA | 17.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 84,487 | 100.0 | 79,295 | 100.0 | 1,077 | 74,654 | 100.0 | 3,382 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,436 | 5.3 | 4,120 | 5.2 | 304 | 3,818 | 5.1 | 774 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,990 | 4.7 | 4,725 | 6.0 | 325 | 5,177 | 6.9 | 1,000 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,621 | 11.4 | 8,950 | 11.3 | 443 | 9,612 | 12.9 | 1,625 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,099 | 10.8 | 8,685 | 11.0 | 437 | 8,849 | 11.9 | 1,445 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,098 | 15.5 | 12,140 | 15.3 | 512 | 10,115 | 13.5 | 1,401 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,364 | 12.3 | 9,225 | 11.6 | 450 | 6,717 | 9.0 | 1,308 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,769 | 9.2 | 5,600 | 7.1 | 353 | 6,852 | 9.2 | 1,141 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 24,908 | 29.5 | 23,290 | 29.4 | 690 | 21,448 | 28.7 | 2,281 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,202 | 1.4 | 1,720 | 2.2 | 198 | 2,066 | 2.8 | 669 | 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.
