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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 | 161,378 | 162,453 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 158,598 | 158,086 | 158,224 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 71,745 | 75,081 | 68,673 | 2,168 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 71,065 | 72,820 | 67,387 | 2,633 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.05 |
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 | 71,065 | 100.0 | 72,820 | 100.0 | NA | 67,387 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 56,427 | 79.4 | 59,420 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 56,834 | 84.3 | 2.3 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 7,194 | 10.1 | 6,475 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 4,850 | 7.2 | 1.4 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 776 | 1.1 | 915 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 885 | 1.3 | 0.7 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 253 | 0.4 | 345 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 186 | 0.3 | 0.3 | No |
| Public Transportation | 295 | 0.4 | 404 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 191 | 0.3 | 0.3 | No |
| Walked | 2,924 | 4.1 | 2,120 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 1,485 | 2.2 | 0.9 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 867 | 1.2 | 700 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 813 | 1.2 | 0.7 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,329 | 3.3 | 2,440 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2,143 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 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) | 68,736 | 100.0 | 70,380 | 100.0 | NA | 65,244 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,871 | 24.5 | 16,780 | 23.8 | 0.6 | 14,183 | 21.7 | 2.4 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 14,652 | 21.3 | 14,320 | 20.3 | 0.6 | 11,839 | 18.1 | 2.1 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 13,434 | 19.5 | 12,425 | 17.7 | 0.5 | 12,394 | 19.0 | 2.4 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,006 | 14.6 | 10,210 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 10,160 | 15.6 | 2.0 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,304 | 4.8 | 3,840 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4,235 | 6.5 | 1.2 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,219 | 7.6 | 5,535 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 6,105 | 9.4 | 1.7 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,882 | 2.7 | 2,255 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2,486 | 3.8 | 1.1 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,720 | 2.5 | 2,385 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 1,696 | 2.6 | 0.9 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,648 | 2.4 | 2,625 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 2,146 | 3.3 | 0.8 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.7 | (X) | 19.1 | (X) | NA | 18.3 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 68,736 | 100.0 | 70,380 | 100.0 | NA | 65,244 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,282 | 4.8 | 4,175 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 3,817 | 5.9 | 1.1 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,387 | 4.9 | 3,365 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 2,675 | 4.1 | 1.1 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,358 | 13.6 | 7,890 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 8,392 | 12.9 | 2.0 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 7,662 | 11.1 | 8,185 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 9,375 | 14.4 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,845 | 18.7 | 12,615 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 10,745 | 16.5 | 1.7 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,292 | 12.1 | 8,995 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 7,410 | 11.4 | 1.6 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,155 | 6.0 | 4,045 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 4,334 | 6.6 | 1.3 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,404 | 26.8 | 18,975 | 27.0 | 0.6 | 16,860 | 25.8 | 2.4 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,351 | 2.0 | 1,900 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1,636 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 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.
