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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 | 86,936 | 73,938 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 82,248 | 71,626 | 71,046 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 38,573 | 31,957 | 30,407 | 1,489 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 38,018 | 31,295 | 30,169 | 1,531 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.07 |
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 | 38,018 | 100.0 | 31,295 | 100.0 | NA | 30,169 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 28,341 | 74.5 | 25,025 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 24,718 | 81.9 | 3.6 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,393 | 11.6 | 2,780 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 2,735 | 9.1 | 1.9 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 645 | 1.7 | 485 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 164 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 359 | 0.9 | 225 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 85 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 64 | 0.2 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | No |
| Walked | 2,064 | 5.4 | 1,230 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1,501 | 5.0 | 2.0 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 750 | 2.0 | 340 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 285 | 0.9 | 0.6 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,402 | 3.7 | 1,155 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 681 | 2.3 | 0.8 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 36,616 | 100.0 | 30,140 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 14,058 | 38.4 | 10,570 | 35.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 7,257 | 19.8 | 5,015 | 16.6 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 5,378 | 14.7 | 4,590 | 15.2 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 4,035 | 11.0 | 3,400 | 11.3 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 992 | 2.7 | 1,155 | 3.8 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,568 | 7.0 | 2,535 | 8.4 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 714 | 1.9 | 705 | 2.3 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 788 | 2.2 | 895 | 3.0 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 826 | 2.3 | 1,285 | 4.3 | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 14.2 | (X) | 17.4 | (X) | NA | 16.3 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 36,616 | 100.0 | 30,140 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,229 | 6.1 | 2,465 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 2,619 | 8.9 | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,021 | 8.3 | 2,430 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 2,854 | 9.7 | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,559 | 17.9 | 4,050 | 13.4 | 0.6 | 4,308 | 14.6 | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,089 | 16.6 | 4,100 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 3,676 | 12.5 | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,087 | 13.9 | 5,185 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 4,471 | 15.2 | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,409 | 9.3 | 2,895 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 2,909 | 9.9 | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,296 | 3.5 | 1,170 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1,563 | 5.3 | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,837 | 21.4 | 6,415 | 21.3 | 0.7 | 5,838 | 19.8 | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,089 | 3.0 | 1,390 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1,250 | 4.2 | 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.
