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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 | 140,891 | 149,222 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 137,917 | 145,401 | 148,353 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 60,652 | 50,619 | 58,496 | 4,484 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 44,533 | 37,540 | 42,483 | 3,960 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.13 |
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 | 44,533 | 100.0 | 37,540 | 100.0 | 740 | 42,483 | 100.0 | 3,960 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 29,204 | 65.6 | 26,095 | 69.5 | 648 | 30,690 | 72.2 | 3,441 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,424 | 12.2 | 3,625 | 9.7 | 263 | 2,097 | 4.9 | 915 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,111 | 2.5 | 830 | 2.2 | 127 | 366 | 0.9 | 335 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 530 | 1.2 | 645 | 1.7 | 112 | 39 | 0.1 | 65 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 2,714 | 6.1 | 2,785 | 7.4 | 231 | 4,219 | 9.9 | 1,432 | No |
| Walked | 4,188 | 9.4 | 2,490 | 6.6 | 218 | 3,802 | 8.9 | 1,357 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 813 | 1.8 | 550 | 1.5 | 103 | 933 | 2.2 | 559 | No |
| Worked at home | 549 | 1.2 | 525 | 1.4 | 101 | 337 | 0.8 | 445 | 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) | 43,984 | 100.0 | 37,015 | 100.0 | 736 | 42,146 | 100.0 | 3,958 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,281 | 14.3 | 4,790 | 12.9 | 301 | 3,569 | 8.5 | 1,029 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 9,398 | 21.4 | 6,325 | 17.1 | 344 | 4,816 | 11.4 | 1,123 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 9,227 | 21.0 | 7,050 | 19.0 | 362 | 9,444 | 22.4 | 2,563 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,678 | 15.2 | 5,805 | 15.7 | 330 | 4,941 | 11.7 | 999 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,127 | 4.8 | 1,870 | 5.1 | 190 | 2,454 | 5.8 | 1,337 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,728 | 10.7 | 4,620 | 12.5 | 295 | 8,835 | 21.0 | 2,277 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,557 | 3.5 | 1,695 | 4.6 | 181 | 1,662 | 3.9 | 807 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,742 | 4.0 | 2,115 | 5.7 | 202 | 3,605 | 8.6 | 1,048 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,246 | 5.1 | 2,760 | 7.5 | 230 | 2,820 | 6.7 | 782 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.2 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | NA | 25.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 43,984 | 100.0 | 37,015 | 100.0 | 736 | 42,146 | 100.0 | 3,958 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,580 | 3.6 | 1,395 | 3.8 | 164 | 1,416 | 3.4 | 705 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,168 | 4.9 | 1,670 | 4.5 | 179 | 2,406 | 5.7 | 1,264 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,064 | 11.5 | 3,710 | 10.0 | 265 | 4,616 | 11.0 | 1,159 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,132 | 13.9 | 4,655 | 12.6 | 296 | 5,678 | 13.5 | 1,455 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,187 | 16.3 | 6,245 | 16.9 | 341 | 7,076 | 16.8 | 1,644 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,030 | 18.3 | 6,590 | 17.8 | 350 | 5,932 | 14.1 | 1,230 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,302 | 9.8 | 2,990 | 8.1 | 239 | 3,429 | 8.1 | 1,339 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,825 | 20.1 | 8,470 | 22.9 | 395 | 10,339 | 24.5 | 2,456 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 696 | 1.6 | 760 | 2.1 | 121 | 1,254 | 3.0 | 727 | 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.
