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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 | 93,145 | 116,255 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 90,797 | 112,971 | 126,588 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 40,281 | 54,101 | 60,492 | 2,240 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 39,272 | 52,995 | 57,127 | 2,245 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
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 | 39,272 | 100.0 | 52,995 | 100.0 | NA | 57,127 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 30,843 | 78.5 | 41,030 | 77.4 | 0.9 | 44,767 | 78.4 | 3.7 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,488 | 8.9 | 4,890 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 4,174 | 7.3 | 1.9 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 359 | 0.9 | 940 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 658 | 1.2 | 0.7 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 180 | 0.5 | 440 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 631 | 1.1 | 0.9 | No |
| Public Transportation | 55 | 0.1 | 178 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,261 | 3.2 | 1,470 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1,234 | 2.2 | 0.9 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 967 | 2.5 | 1,185 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1,552 | 2.7 | 1.3 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,119 | 5.4 | 2,855 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 4,071 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 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) | 37,153 | 100.0 | 50,140 | 100.0 | NA | 53,056 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,389 | 22.6 | 9,745 | 19.4 | 0.8 | 11,332 | 21.4 | 3.0 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,251 | 27.6 | 12,805 | 25.5 | 0.9 | 14,557 | 27.4 | 3.4 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,985 | 26.9 | 12,490 | 24.9 | 0.9 | 11,277 | 21.3 | 2.1 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 4,396 | 11.8 | 7,465 | 14.9 | 0.8 | 9,221 | 17.4 | 3.0 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 695 | 1.9 | 1,590 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1,640 | 3.1 | 1.5 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 1,570 | 4.2 | 2,915 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 2,801 | 5.3 | 1.7 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 347 | 0.9 | 660 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 372 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 538 | 1.4 | 895 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 746 | 1.4 | 0.7 | No |
| 60 or more | 982 | 2.6 | 1,575 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1,110 | 2.1 | 1.0 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.1 | (X) | 17.2 | (X) | NA | 14.4 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 37,153 | 100.0 | 50,140 | 100.0 | NA | 53,056 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,575 | 4.2 | 2,255 | 4.5 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,635 | 4.4 | 2,890 | 5.8 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,503 | 9.4 | 5,310 | 10.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,388 | 14.5 | 7,545 | 15.0 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,933 | 21.4 | 8,895 | 17.7 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,244 | 14.1 | 6,670 | 13.3 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,147 | 5.8 | 3,145 | 6.3 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,049 | 24.4 | 11,985 | 23.9 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 679 | 1.8 | 1,185 | 2.4 | 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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