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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 | 149,285 | 146,555 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 144,981 | 141,893 | 144,344 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 69,319 | 66,425 | 67,775 | 2,246 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 65,844 | 61,810 | 62,415 | 2,995 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 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 | 65,844 | 100.0 | 61,810 | 100.0 | NA | 62,415 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 52,694 | 80.0 | 50,005 | 80.9 | 0.8 | 52,515 | 84.1 | 2.1 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,192 | 9.4 | 4,790 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 4,498 | 7.2 | 1.5 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 655 | 1.0 | 650 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 634 | 1.0 | 0.8 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 373 | 0.6 | 325 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 62 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,187 | 1.8 | 1,064 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 426 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,853 | 4.3 | 2,265 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1,462 | 2.3 | 0.9 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 629 | 1.0 | 775 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1,118 | 1.8 | 1.2 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,261 | 1.9 | 1,940 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1,700 | 2.7 | 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) | 64,583 | 100.0 | 59,870 | 100.0 | NA | 60,715 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,387 | 17.6 | 10,000 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 11,683 | 19.2 | 2.9 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,908 | 18.4 | 11,115 | 18.6 | 0.8 | 12,614 | 20.8 | 2.3 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 12,093 | 18.7 | 9,455 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 10,298 | 17.0 | 2.6 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 9,676 | 15.0 | 8,875 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 5,749 | 9.5 | 1.7 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 3,553 | 5.5 | 4,070 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 4,307 | 7.1 | 1.7 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,332 | 11.4 | 6,990 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 6,699 | 11.0 | 2.1 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,542 | 5.5 | 3,560 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 3,446 | 5.7 | 1.8 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,193 | 4.9 | 3,595 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 4,030 | 6.6 | 1.6 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,899 | 2.9 | 2,215 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1,889 | 3.1 | 1.1 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 21.7 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 64,583 | 100.0 | 59,870 | 100.0 | NA | 60,715 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,310 | 2.0 | 2,270 | 3.8 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,432 | 3.8 | 2,885 | 4.8 | 0.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,888 | 10.7 | 5,990 | 10.0 | 0.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,930 | 13.8 | 8,170 | 13.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,113 | 18.8 | 10,225 | 17.1 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,949 | 15.4 | 9,310 | 15.6 | 0.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,417 | 8.4 | 3,945 | 6.6 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,782 | 26.0 | 15,025 | 25.1 | 0.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 762 | 1.2 | 1,030 | 1.7 | 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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