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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 | 70,161 | 79,641 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 60,845 | 74,683 | 70,001 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 37,156 | 33,962 | 31,541 | 3,919 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 64,553 | 66,390 | 68,991 | 4,255 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.74 | 1.95 | 2.19 | 0.34 |
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 | 64,553 | 100.0 | 66,390 | 100.0 | 503 | 68,991 | 100.0 | 4,255 | No |
| Drove alone | 45,380 | 70.3 | 54,845 | 82.6 | 625 | 57,746 | 83.7 | 3,782 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,690 | 11.9 | 6,175 | 9.3 | 361 | 6,336 | 9.2 | 1,364 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,303 | 2.0 | 940 | 1.4 | 146 | 1,343 | 1.9 | 570 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 936 | 1.4 | 760 | 1.1 | 131 | 468 | 0.7 | 353 | No |
| Public Transportation | 622 | 1.0 | 824 | 1.2 | 137 | 64 | 0.1 | 113 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,573 | 2.4 | 1,495 | 2.3 | 183 | 1,640 | 2.4 | 992 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,379 | 2.1 | 1,015 | 1.5 | 151 | 1,292 | 1.9 | 623 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,670 | 8.8 | 335 | 0.5 | 87 | 102 | 0.1 | 122 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 58,883 | 100.0 | 66,055 | 100.0 | 508 | 68,889 | 100.0 | 4,257 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,786 | 8.1 | 5,610 | 8.5 | 345 | 4,442 | 6.4 | 1,285 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 5,492 | 9.3 | 8,000 | 12.1 | 406 | 7,305 | 10.6 | 1,820 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,173 | 15.6 | 11,120 | 16.8 | 468 | 11,782 | 17.1 | 2,340 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,570 | 18.0 | 12,415 | 18.8 | 490 | 13,596 | 19.7 | 2,417 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,297 | 7.3 | 5,160 | 7.8 | 332 | 5,525 | 8.0 | 1,558 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 12,076 | 20.5 | 11,680 | 17.7 | 477 | 10,907 | 15.8 | 1,847 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,835 | 8.2 | 4,050 | 6.1 | 296 | 5,201 | 7.5 | 1,236 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,022 | 8.5 | 4,760 | 7.2 | 320 | 6,239 | 9.1 | 1,157 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,632 | 4.5 | 3,265 | 4.9 | 268 | 3,892 | 5.6 | 1,035 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.2 | (X) | 25.7 | (X) | NA | 25.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 58,883 | 100.0 | 66,055 | 100.0 | 508 | 68,889 | 100.0 | 4,257 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,938 | 5.0 | 3,125 | 4.7 | 262 | 4,538 | 6.6 | 1,368 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,832 | 8.2 | 4,085 | 6.2 | 298 | 5,248 | 7.6 | 1,537 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,272 | 17.4 | 9,035 | 13.7 | 428 | 8,690 | 12.6 | 1,857 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 11,325 | 19.2 | 9,840 | 14.9 | 444 | 11,306 | 16.4 | 1,703 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,170 | 17.3 | 10,075 | 15.3 | 449 | 10,836 | 15.7 | 1,820 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,252 | 8.9 | 8,430 | 12.8 | 415 | 6,992 | 10.1 | 1,350 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,662 | 4.5 | 3,650 | 5.5 | 282 | 3,698 | 5.4 | 1,106 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,372 | 17.6 | 15,115 | 22.9 | 529 | 16,103 | 23.4 | 2,676 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,060 | 1.8 | 1,455 | 2.2 | 181 | 1,478 | 2.1 | 584 | 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.
