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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 | 96,771 | 94,556 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 95,186 | 90,837 | 88,726 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 40,832 | 41,141 | 41,239 | 1,641 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 33,263 | 33,220 | 30,523 | 2,046 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.06 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 33,263 | 100.0 | 33,220 | 100.0 | 540 | 30,523 | 100.0 | 2,046 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 24,668 | 74.2 | 26,435 | 79.6 | 508 | 24,494 | 80.2 | 1,790 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 3,643 | 11.0 | 2,695 | 8.1 | 188 | 2,269 | 7.4 | 733 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 695 | 2.1 | 535 | 1.6 | 85 | 434 | 1.4 | 244 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 402 | 1.2 | 340 | 1.0 | 68 | 281 | 0.9 | 202 | No |
| Public Transportation | 77 | 0.2 | 99 | 0.3 | 37 | 147 | 0.5 | 135 | No |
| Walked | 2,243 | 6.7 | 1,670 | 5.0 | 149 | 1,656 | 5.4 | 515 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 403 | 1.2 | 380 | 1.1 | 72 | 386 | 1.3 | 267 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,132 | 3.4 | 1,065 | 3.2 | 119 | 856 | 2.8 | 354 | 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) | 32,131 | 100.0 | 32,155 | 100.0 | 536 | 29,667 | 100.0 | 1,989 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,473 | 26.4 | 7,485 | 23.3 | 305 | 7,639 | 25.7 | 953 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 7,003 | 21.8 | 6,080 | 18.9 | 277 | 4,983 | 16.8 | 863 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 5,847 | 18.2 | 5,235 | 16.3 | 259 | 5,237 | 17.7 | 1,042 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 4,295 | 13.4 | 4,430 | 13.8 | 239 | 4,403 | 14.8 | 786 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,437 | 4.5 | 1,655 | 5.1 | 148 | 2,053 | 6.9 | 728 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 2,386 | 7.4 | 3,115 | 9.7 | 202 | 2,226 | 7.5 | 645 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 899 | 2.8 | 1,260 | 3.9 | 130 | 1,179 | 4.0 | 398 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 958 | 3.0 | 1,335 | 4.2 | 133 | 1,067 | 3.6 | 426 | No |
| 60 or more | 833 | 2.6 | 1,570 | 4.9 | 145 | 880 | 3.0 | 361 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.5 | (X) | 20.8 | (X) | NA | 18.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 32,131 | 100.0 | 32,155 | 100.0 | 536 | 29,667 | 100.0 | 1,989 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,975 | 6.1 | 2,350 | 7.3 | 176 | 2,717 | 9.2 | 606 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,481 | 7.7 | 2,285 | 7.1 | 174 | 2,479 | 8.4 | 524 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,153 | 16.0 | 4,125 | 12.8 | 231 | 2,581 | 8.7 | 560 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,378 | 10.5 | 3,120 | 9.7 | 202 | 2,902 | 9.8 | 730 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 4,693 | 14.6 | 5,130 | 16.0 | 256 | 4,476 | 15.1 | 873 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,508 | 10.9 | 3,280 | 10.2 | 207 | 2,940 | 9.9 | 718 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,867 | 5.8 | 1,620 | 5.0 | 147 | 1,241 | 4.2 | 428 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,998 | 24.9 | 8,500 | 26.4 | 324 | 8,916 | 30.1 | 1,316 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,078 | 3.4 | 1,415 | 4.4 | 137 | 1,415 | 4.8 | 506 | 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.
