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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 | 187,768 | 238,314 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 181,843 | 229,536 | 245,075 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 94,436 | 121,120 | 120,195 | 3,213 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 85,639 | 113,100 | 112,661 | 4,394 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.07 |
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 | 85,639 | 100.0 | 113,100 | 100.0 | 1,076 | 112,661 | 100.0 | 4,394 | No |
| Drove alone | 69,765 | 81.5 | 94,440 | 83.5 | 1,054 | 94,880 | 84.2 | 4,261 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,275 | 8.5 | 8,405 | 7.4 | 397 | 7,808 | 6.9 | 1,660 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,049 | 1.2 | 1,325 | 1.2 | 160 | 1,940 | 1.7 | 1,000 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 645 | 0.8 | 710 | 0.6 | 117 | 1,032 | 0.9 | 629 | No |
| Public Transportation | 450 | 0.5 | 468 | 0.4 | 95 | 94 | 0.1 | 117 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,907 | 3.4 | 3,020 | 2.7 | 241 | 2,246 | 2.0 | 772 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 640 | 0.7 | 965 | 0.9 | 137 | 1,162 | 1.0 | 507 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,908 | 3.4 | 3,765 | 3.3 | 269 | 3,499 | 3.1 | 971 | 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) | 82,731 | 100.0 | 109,335 | 100.0 | 1,074 | 109,162 | 100.0 | 4,291 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,303 | 23.3 | 23,320 | 21.3 | 640 | 20,331 | 18.6 | 2,219 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 17,396 | 21.0 | 21,640 | 19.8 | 619 | 21,929 | 20.1 | 2,605 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 15,237 | 18.4 | 18,195 | 16.6 | 572 | 17,032 | 15.6 | 1,752 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,054 | 13.4 | 15,775 | 14.4 | 536 | 19,456 | 17.8 | 2,378 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 4,185 | 5.1 | 6,305 | 5.8 | 346 | 6,768 | 6.2 | 1,234 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,088 | 8.6 | 10,425 | 9.5 | 441 | 9,638 | 8.8 | 1,621 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,196 | 3.9 | 4,790 | 4.4 | 302 | 6,881 | 6.3 | 1,349 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 3,184 | 3.8 | 5,100 | 4.7 | 312 | 4,906 | 4.5 | 1,036 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,088 | 2.5 | 3,775 | 3.5 | 269 | 2,221 | 2.0 | 599 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.7 | (X) | 19.9 | (X) | NA | 18.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 82,731 | 100.0 | 109,335 | 100.0 | 1,074 | 109,162 | 100.0 | 4,291 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,614 | 5.6 | 7,970 | 7.3 | 387 | 11,035 | 10.1 | 1,891 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,255 | 6.4 | 6,770 | 6.2 | 358 | 5,889 | 5.4 | 1,172 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,393 | 15.0 | 13,395 | 12.3 | 496 | 13,136 | 12.0 | 1,841 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,046 | 9.7 | 11,620 | 10.6 | 464 | 11,722 | 10.7 | 1,596 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,488 | 16.3 | 16,360 | 15.0 | 545 | 15,769 | 14.4 | 1,730 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,620 | 11.6 | 11,965 | 10.9 | 471 | 11,753 | 10.8 | 1,506 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,998 | 6.0 | 5,490 | 5.0 | 323 | 6,252 | 5.7 | 1,073 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 22,763 | 27.5 | 30,965 | 28.3 | 725 | 29,378 | 26.9 | 2,804 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,554 | 1.9 | 3,530 | 3.2 | 260 | 4,228 | 3.9 | 1,465 | 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.
