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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 | 106,665 | 115,930 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 99,952 | 104,998 | 105,165 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 48,538 | 51,233 | 46,213 | 2,173 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 55,046 | 59,325 | 53,619 | 2,069 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.08 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005 | ||||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | ||
| Total Workers | 55,046 | 100.0 | 59,325 | 100.0 | NA | 53,619 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 45,255 | 82.2 | 48,620 | 82.0 | 0.8 | 45,129 | 84.2 | 2.3 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,911 | 8.9 | 5,805 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 4,407 | 8.2 | 2.1 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 631 | 1.1 | 1,035 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 428 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 549 | 1.0 | 635 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 736 | 1.4 | 0.9 | No |
| Public Transportation | 264 | 0.5 | 275 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 264 | 0.5 | 0.4 | No |
| Walked | 1,573 | 2.9 | 1,400 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 775 | 1.4 | 0.9 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 761 | 1.4 | 645 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 882 | 1.6 | 0.9 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,102 | 2.0 | 910 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 998 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 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) | 53,944 | 100.0 | 58,415 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,830 | 21.9 | 12,855 | 22.0 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 13,798 | 25.6 | 14,770 | 25.3 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 13,869 | 25.7 | 14,490 | 24.8 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 6,702 | 12.4 | 7,025 | 12.0 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,668 | 3.1 | 2,080 | 3.6 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 3,548 | 6.6 | 3,600 | 6.2 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 494 | 0.9 | 760 | 1.3 | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 760 | 1.4 | 1,110 | 1.9 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 1,275 | 2.4 | 1,730 | 3.0 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.7 | (X) | 17.1 | (X) | NA | 16.1 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 53,944 | 100.0 | 58,415 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,920 | 3.6 | 2,350 | 4.0 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,983 | 3.7 | 2,455 | 4.2 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,628 | 8.6 | 4,955 | 8.5 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,104 | 11.3 | 6,745 | 11.5 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,361 | 22.9 | 12,955 | 22.2 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,452 | 15.7 | 8,535 | 14.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,404 | 6.3 | 3,035 | 5.2 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 14,034 | 26.0 | 15,995 | 27.4 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,058 | 2.0 | 1,285 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 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.
