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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 | 68,917 | 116,670 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 68,762 | 116,576 | 145,800 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 30,252 | 42,219 | 49,327 | 6,256 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 20,316 | 28,505 | 34,790 | 4,488 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.19 |
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 | 20,316 | 100.0 | 28,505 | 100.0 | 702 | 34,790 | 100.0 | 4,488 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 15,779 | 77.7 | 20,945 | 73.5 | 627 | 26,925 | 77.4 | 3,573 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 2,203 | 10.8 | 3,505 | 12.3 | 279 | 4,374 | 12.6 | 1,715 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 503 | 2.5 | 635 | 2.2 | 120 | 329 | 0.9 | 223 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 282 | 1.4 | 720 | 2.5 | 128 | 742 | 2.1 | 616 | No |
| Public Transportation | 118 | 0.6 | 675 | 2.4 | 124 | 368 | 1.1 | 365 | No |
| Walked | 548 | 2.7 | 465 | 1.6 | 103 | 469 | 1.3 | 533 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 299 | 1.5 | 460 | 1.6 | 102 | 672 | 1.9 | 401 | No |
| Worked at home | 584 | 2.9 | 1,100 | 3.9 | 158 | 911 | 2.6 | 468 | 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) | 19,732 | 100.0 | 27,405 | 100.0 | 692 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,344 | 16.9 | 3,740 | 13.6 | 288 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 3,598 | 18.2 | 4,855 | 17.7 | 326 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 3,844 | 19.5 | 5,655 | 20.6 | 351 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 3,112 | 15.8 | 3,560 | 13.0 | 281 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 707 | 3.6 | 1,075 | 3.9 | 156 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,572 | 8.0 | 2,550 | 9.3 | 239 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 516 | 2.6 | 885 | 3.2 | 142 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 1,025 | 5.2 | 1,940 | 7.1 | 209 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 2,014 | 10.2 | 3,150 | 11.5 | 265 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.0 | (X) | 26.9 | (X) | NA | 24.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 19,732 | 100.0 | 27,405 | 100.0 | 692 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,192 | 11.1 | 2,670 | 9.7 | 244 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,204 | 11.2 | 2,900 | 10.6 | 254 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,814 | 14.3 | 2,765 | 10.1 | 248 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,112 | 10.7 | 3,140 | 11.5 | 264 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,517 | 7.7 | 3,020 | 11.0 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,677 | 8.5 | 2,415 | 8.8 | 233 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,234 | 6.3 | 1,700 | 6.2 | 196 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,011 | 25.4 | 7,900 | 28.8 | 410 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 971 | 4.9 | 970 | 3.5 | 148 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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.
