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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 | 76,459 | 72,259 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 68,635 | 71,182 | 77,058 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 43,668 | 37,327 | 36,724 | 4,831 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 39,992 | 24,950 | 20,887 | 2,564 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.92 | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.14 |
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 | 39,992 | 100.0 | 24,950 | 100.0 | NA | 20,887 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 22,760 | 56.9 | 17,260 | 69.2 | 1.4 | 13,205 | 63.2 | 4.5 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 4,093 | 10.2 | 2,165 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 2,066 | 9.9 | 3.6 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 758 | 1.9 | 505 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 514 | 2.5 | 1.7 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 674 | 1.7 | 260 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 700 | 3.4 | 3.0 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,921 | 4.8 | 1,355 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 847 | 4.1 | 2.1 | No |
| Walked | 1,565 | 3.9 | 1,060 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 958 | 4.6 | 4.9 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,206 | 3.0 | 840 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 728 | 3.5 | 2.2 | No |
| Worked at home | 7,015 | 17.5 | 1,505 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 1,869 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 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) | 32,977 | 100.0 | 23,445 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,753 | 14.4 | 3,110 | 13.3 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,510 | 13.7 | 3,195 | 13.6 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 4,253 | 12.9 | 3,265 | 13.9 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 3,899 | 11.8 | 2,550 | 10.9 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,664 | 5.0 | 1,115 | 4.8 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 4,313 | 13.1 | 2,900 | 12.4 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 2,682 | 8.1 | 1,875 | 8.0 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 3,513 | 10.7 | 2,450 | 10.4 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 3,390 | 10.3 | 2,980 | 12.7 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.0 | (X) | 30.0 | (X) | NA | 26.6 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 32,977 | 100.0 | 23,445 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,244 | 6.8 | 980 | 4.2 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,695 | 11.2 | 1,320 | 5.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,392 | 13.3 | 1,675 | 7.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,872 | 11.7 | 2,470 | 10.5 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,979 | 12.1 | 3,650 | 15.6 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,130 | 12.5 | 3,715 | 15.8 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,275 | 6.9 | 2,455 | 10.5 | 1.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,624 | 23.1 | 6,340 | 27.0 | 1.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 766 | 2.3 | 335 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 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.
