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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 | 247,105 | 267,066 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 238,251 | 256,529 | 276,878 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 115,821 | 125,671 | 135,745 | 3,440 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 92,685 | 98,040 | 104,671 | 4,465 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 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 | 92,685 | 100.0 | 98,040 | 100.0 | 916 | 104,671 | 100.0 | 4,465 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 71,668 | 77.3 | 79,840 | 81.4 | 870 | 87,410 | 83.5 | 4,684 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,768 | 9.5 | 7,015 | 7.2 | 304 | 6,174 | 5.9 | 1,284 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,172 | 1.3 | 1,115 | 1.1 | 123 | 817 | 0.8 | 489 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 638 | 0.7 | 495 | 0.5 | 82 | 940 | 0.9 | 614 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,046 | 1.1 | 919 | 0.9 | 111 | 1,327 | 1.3 | 645 | No |
| Walked | 5,900 | 6.4 | 5,080 | 5.2 | 260 | 2,924 | 2.8 | 765 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 850 | 0.9 | 645 | 0.7 | 93 | 447 | 0.4 | 234 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,643 | 2.9 | 2,940 | 3.0 | 198 | 4,632 | 4.4 | 1,113 | 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) | 90,042 | 100.0 | 95,100 | 100.0 | 910 | 100,039 | 100.0 | 4,477 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,937 | 22.1 | 19,205 | 20.2 | 491 | 18,615 | 18.6 | 2,373 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 19,579 | 21.7 | 18,975 | 20.0 | 488 | 15,614 | 15.6 | 1,979 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 16,729 | 18.6 | 16,465 | 17.3 | 457 | 18,232 | 18.2 | 2,084 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 13,466 | 15.0 | 14,785 | 15.5 | 435 | 16,094 | 16.1 | 1,760 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,932 | 5.5 | 5,520 | 5.8 | 270 | 7,526 | 7.5 | 1,685 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 7,418 | 8.2 | 8,260 | 8.7 | 329 | 10,311 | 10.3 | 1,531 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,795 | 3.1 | 3,910 | 4.1 | 228 | 4,240 | 4.2 | 1,157 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,844 | 3.2 | 3,915 | 4.1 | 228 | 5,118 | 5.1 | 1,077 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,342 | 2.6 | 4,070 | 4.3 | 233 | 4,289 | 4.3 | 1,023 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.4 | (X) | 20.1 | (X) | NA | 19.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 90,042 | 100.0 | 95,100 | 100.0 | 910 | 100,039 | 100.0 | 4,477 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,724 | 4.1 | 4,835 | 5.1 | 253 | 6,925 | 6.9 | 1,472 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,346 | 5.9 | 5,360 | 5.6 | 267 | 6,614 | 6.6 | 1,523 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 11,215 | 12.5 | 10,750 | 11.3 | 374 | 11,667 | 11.7 | 1,508 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,443 | 13.8 | 10,925 | 11.5 | 377 | 11,766 | 11.8 | 1,831 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,313 | 15.9 | 15,280 | 16.1 | 441 | 13,800 | 13.8 | 1,684 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 11,877 | 13.2 | 12,250 | 12.9 | 398 | 13,256 | 13.3 | 1,606 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,901 | 7.7 | 6,435 | 6.8 | 291 | 8,860 | 8.9 | 1,650 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 22,442 | 24.9 | 25,450 | 26.8 | 558 | 24,807 | 24.8 | 2,031 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,781 | 2.0 | 2,725 | 2.9 | 191 | 2,344 | 2.3 | 735 | 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.
