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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 | 91,444 | 107,323 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 89,485 | 105,558 | 111,391 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 43,975 | 42,920 | 46,765 | 5,377 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 44,046 | 36,490 | 39,452 | 4,681 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.22 |
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 | 44,046 | 100.0 | 36,490 | 100.0 | NA | 39,452 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 34,634 | 78.6 | 27,220 | 74.6 | 1.1 | 30,440 | 77.2 | 5.1 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,618 | 10.5 | 4,270 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 3,575 | 9.1 | 3.3 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 821 | 1.9 | 815 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 253 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 654 | 1.5 | 500 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 227 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 970 | 2.2 | 1,460 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1,431 | 3.6 | 1.6 | No |
| Walked | 793 | 1.8 | 635 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1,156 | 2.9 | 3.1 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 774 | 1.8 | 480 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1,297 | 3.3 | 1.4 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 782 | 1.8 | 1,120 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1,073 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 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) | 43,264 | 100.0 | 35,370 | 100.0 | NA | 38,379 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,834 | 11.2 | 3,315 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 3,963 | 10.3 | 3.9 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 5,479 | 12.7 | 4,175 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 4,999 | 13.0 | 3.3 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 5,765 | 13.3 | 5,370 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 4,614 | 12.0 | 3.6 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,123 | 14.2 | 5,225 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 6,335 | 16.5 | 4.1 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,614 | 6.0 | 1,930 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 2,131 | 5.6 | 1.7 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,047 | 16.3 | 6,080 | 17.2 | 1.0 | 5,750 | 15.0 | 3.1 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,442 | 8.0 | 2,535 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 3,337 | 8.7 | 3.5 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,011 | 9.3 | 3,175 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 3,370 | 8.8 | 2.5 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,949 | 9.1 | 3,565 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 3,880 | 10.1 | 2.5 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.0 | (X) | 28.7 | (X) | NA | 27.8 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 43,264 | 100.0 | 35,370 | 100.0 | NA | 38,379 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,574 | 5.9 | 2,275 | 6.4 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,271 | 5.2 | 1,740 | 4.9 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,998 | 11.6 | 3,055 | 8.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,501 | 15.0 | 3,895 | 11.0 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,390 | 17.1 | 5,450 | 15.4 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,894 | 13.6 | 4,765 | 13.5 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,180 | 7.4 | 2,715 | 7.7 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,538 | 22.0 | 10,355 | 29.3 | 1.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 918 | 2.1 | 980 | 2.8 | 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.
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