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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 | 85,969 | 105,823 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 84,463 | 103,725 | 113,393 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 38,366 | 49,250 | 52,290 | 2,340 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 29,477 | 40,975 | 42,510 | 3,180 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 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 | 29,477 | 100.0 | 40,975 | 100.0 | NA | 42,510 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 24,833 | 84.2 | 34,835 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 35,322 | 83.1 | 2.2 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,356 | 8.0 | 3,335 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3,253 | 7.7 | 2.3 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 459 | 1.6 | 450 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 745 | 1.8 | 1.1 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 149 | 0.5 | 180 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 166 | 0.4 | 0.6 | No |
| Public Transportation | 30 | 0.1 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | No |
| Walked | 553 | 1.9 | 610 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 872 | 2.1 | 1.6 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 184 | 0.6 | 245 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 614 | 1.4 | 1.2 | No |
| Worked at home | 913 | 3.1 | 1,215 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1,538 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 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) | 28,564 | 100.0 | 39,760 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,816 | 16.9 | 5,650 | 14.2 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 5,991 | 21.0 | 7,345 | 18.5 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 5,920 | 20.7 | 7,645 | 19.2 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 4,020 | 14.1 | 6,460 | 16.2 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,328 | 4.6 | 2,285 | 5.7 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 3,295 | 11.5 | 5,220 | 13.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 1,089 | 3.8 | 1,680 | 4.2 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 1,257 | 4.4 | 1,870 | 4.7 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 848 | 3.0 | 1,600 | 4.0 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 21.6 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 28,564 | 100.0 | 39,760 | 100.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,937 | 6.8 | 2,210 | 5.6 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,447 | 5.1 | 2,355 | 5.9 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,735 | 9.6 | 4,295 | 10.8 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,564 | 12.5 | 4,835 | 12.2 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,712 | 20.0 | 7,145 | 18.0 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,477 | 12.2 | 4,400 | 11.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,716 | 6.0 | 1,990 | 5.0 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,409 | 25.9 | 10,620 | 26.7 | 1.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 567 | 2.0 | 1,380 | 3.5 | 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.
