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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 | 93,851 | 118,227 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 84,627 | 108,284 | 108,104 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 49,915 | 60,860 | 56,283 | 2,087 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 48,621 | 59,150 | 62,731 | 4,000 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.11 | 0.10 |
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 | 48,621 | 100.0 | 59,150 | 100.0 | 822 | 62,731 | 100.0 | 4,000 | No |
| Drove alone | 32,592 | 67.0 | 40,515 | 68.5 | 780 | 47,110 | 75.1 | 3,488 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,509 | 11.3 | 5,240 | 8.9 | 338 | 5,401 | 8.6 | 1,437 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,123 | 2.3 | 1,275 | 2.2 | 170 | 883 | 1.4 | 547 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 723 | 1.5 | 1,005 | 1.7 | 151 | 501 | 0.8 | 362 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,935 | 4.0 | 2,730 | 4.6 | 247 | 3,998 | 6.4 | 1,102 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,844 | 7.9 | 4,210 | 7.1 | 305 | 1,548 | 2.5 | 637 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,346 | 2.8 | 1,485 | 2.5 | 183 | 1,308 | 2.1 | 556 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,549 | 3.2 | 2,685 | 4.5 | 245 | 1,982 | 3.2 | 604 | 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) | 47,072 | 100.0 | 56,465 | 100.0 | 821 | 60,749 | 100.0 | 3,932 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,665 | 16.3 | 7,665 | 13.6 | 405 | 6,857 | 11.3 | 1,162 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,100 | 21.5 | 10,550 | 18.7 | 469 | 9,173 | 15.1 | 1,936 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,234 | 19.6 | 10,395 | 18.4 | 466 | 10,249 | 16.9 | 1,810 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,214 | 15.3 | 8,640 | 15.3 | 428 | 9,385 | 15.4 | 1,800 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,449 | 5.2 | 3,400 | 6.0 | 275 | 4,936 | 8.1 | 1,330 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 5,431 | 11.5 | 7,010 | 12.4 | 388 | 8,239 | 13.6 | 1,337 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,891 | 4.0 | 2,935 | 5.2 | 256 | 4,218 | 6.9 | 983 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,959 | 4.2 | 3,430 | 6.1 | 276 | 4,430 | 7.3 | 1,253 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,129 | 2.4 | 2,440 | 4.3 | 234 | 3,262 | 5.4 | 1,088 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 22.3 | (X) | NA | 23.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 47,072 | 100.0 | 56,465 | 100.0 | 821 | 60,749 | 100.0 | 3,932 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 750 | 1.6 | 1,300 | 2.3 | 171 | 1,097 | 1.8 | 497 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,277 | 2.7 | 1,605 | 2.8 | 190 | 2,107 | 3.5 | 663 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,632 | 7.7 | 4,335 | 7.7 | 309 | 5,426 | 8.9 | 1,606 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,185 | 11.0 | 6,325 | 11.2 | 370 | 6,790 | 11.2 | 1,413 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,774 | 20.8 | 10,425 | 18.5 | 466 | 10,166 | 16.7 | 1,635 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,767 | 18.6 | 9,135 | 16.2 | 439 | 10,466 | 17.2 | 1,761 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,223 | 9.0 | 4,905 | 8.7 | 328 | 7,375 | 12.1 | 1,712 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,566 | 26.7 | 17,020 | 30.1 | 577 | 16,274 | 26.8 | 2,066 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 898 | 1.9 | 775 | 1.4 | 133 | 1,048 | 1.7 | 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.
