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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 | 99,613 | 127,427 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 98,927 | 127,007 | 148,677 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 50,351 | 59,938 | 64,073 | 5,694 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 43,890 | 53,050 | 54,903 | 4,588 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.17 |
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 | 43,890 | 100.0 | 53,050 | 100.0 | NA | 54,903 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 35,419 | 80.7 | 43,025 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 44,978 | 81.9 | 4.0 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,192 | 11.8 | 5,875 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 5,784 | 10.5 | 2.6 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 773 | 1.8 | 1,080 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 556 | 1.0 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 464 | 1.1 | 550 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 649 | 1.2 | 0.8 | No |
| Public Transportation | 39 | 0.1 | 100 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 343 | 0.6 | 0.7 | No |
| Walked | 616 | 1.4 | 560 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 597 | 1.1 | 0.9 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 521 | 1.2 | 669 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 687 | 1.3 | 0.7 | No |
| Worked at home | 866 | 2.0 | 1,190 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1,309 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 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) | 43,024 | 100.0 | 51,860 | 100.0 | NA | 53,594 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,904 | 11.4 | 5,190 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 5,570 | 10.4 | 2.8 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 6,192 | 14.4 | 6,785 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 6,731 | 12.6 | 2.9 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,488 | 17.4 | 8,785 | 16.9 | 0.8 | 10,218 | 19.1 | 5.4 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,402 | 17.2 | 7,715 | 14.9 | 0.7 | 9,243 | 17.2 | 3.4 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,466 | 5.7 | 3,405 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 2,841 | 5.3 | 1.3 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 6,465 | 15.0 | 8,395 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 7,713 | 14.4 | 2.5 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,491 | 5.8 | 3,220 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 3,798 | 7.1 | 2.0 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,244 | 7.5 | 4,430 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 4,269 | 8.0 | 1.8 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,372 | 5.5 | 3,925 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 3,211 | 6.0 | 1.8 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.8 | (X) | 26.7 | (X) | NA | 24.1 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 43,024 | 100.0 | 51,860 | 100.0 | NA | 53,594 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,060 | 4.8 | 3,710 | 7.2 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,556 | 5.9 | 3,365 | 6.5 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,743 | 13.3 | 6,115 | 11.8 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,421 | 14.9 | 7,360 | 14.2 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,768 | 20.4 | 9,005 | 17.4 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,364 | 12.5 | 6,490 | 12.5 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,522 | 5.9 | 2,650 | 5.1 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,663 | 20.1 | 11,310 | 21.8 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 927 | 2.2 | 1,325 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 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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