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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 | 172,796 | 248,399 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 170,452 | 245,511 | 314,135 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 81,522 | 116,409 | 145,650 | 3,911 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 71,802 | 114,595 | 144,000 | 5,746 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.06 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 71,802 | 100.0 | 114,595 | 100.0 | 1,188 | 144,000 | 100.0 | 5,746 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 56,783 | 79.1 | 89,720 | 78.3 | 1,145 | 114,584 | 79.6 | 4,829 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 6,686 | 9.3 | 10,565 | 9.2 | 481 | 12,628 | 8.8 | 2,501 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 848 | 1.2 | 2,110 | 1.8 | 219 | 2,070 | 1.4 | 871 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 336 | 0.5 | 1,075 | 0.9 | 156 | 982 | 0.7 | 589 | No |
| Public Transportation | 475 | 0.7 | 740 | 0.6 | 130 | 343 | 0.2 | 328 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,955 | 2.7 | 2,020 | 1.8 | 214 | 2,129 | 1.5 | 992 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,290 | 1.8 | 1,485 | 1.3 | 184 | 2,099 | 1.5 | 733 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,429 | 4.8 | 6,890 | 6.0 | 391 | 9,165 | 6.4 | 1,615 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 68,373 | 100.0 | 107,705 | 100.0 | 1,181 | 134,835 | 100.0 | 5,493 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,061 | 19.1 | 16,300 | 15.1 | 590 | 21,045 | 15.6 | 2,795 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 12,429 | 18.2 | 17,705 | 16.4 | 613 | 20,796 | 15.4 | 2,704 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 12,214 | 17.9 | 18,785 | 17.4 | 630 | 23,059 | 17.1 | 3,129 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 9,881 | 14.5 | 16,265 | 15.1 | 590 | 19,739 | 14.6 | 2,472 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 3,817 | 5.6 | 6,750 | 6.3 | 387 | 7,204 | 5.3 | 1,150 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,941 | 11.6 | 13,160 | 12.2 | 534 | 16,163 | 12.0 | 2,369 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 3,234 | 4.7 | 5,860 | 5.4 | 362 | 7,541 | 5.6 | 1,325 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 3,051 | 4.5 | 7,200 | 6.7 | 400 | 10,372 | 7.7 | 2,390 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,745 | 4.0 | 5,675 | 5.3 | 356 | 8,916 | 6.6 | 1,729 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.1 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 68,373 | 100.0 | 107,705 | 100.0 | 1,181 | 134,835 | 100.0 | 5,493 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,817 | 5.6 | 6,340 | 5.9 | 376 | 7,368 | 5.5 | 1,328 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,355 | 6.4 | 6,470 | 6.0 | 380 | 7,832 | 5.8 | 1,956 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,267 | 10.6 | 11,295 | 10.5 | 497 | 14,769 | 11.0 | 2,097 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,678 | 12.7 | 13,550 | 12.6 | 541 | 17,536 | 13.0 | 2,356 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 11,684 | 17.1 | 18,845 | 17.5 | 631 | 21,762 | 16.1 | 2,305 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,392 | 13.7 | 14,975 | 13.9 | 567 | 19,298 | 14.3 | 3,103 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,067 | 7.4 | 6,360 | 5.9 | 376 | 10,312 | 7.6 | 1,815 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,744 | 24.5 | 25,685 | 23.8 | 726 | 31,789 | 23.6 | 2,767 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,369 | 2.0 | 2,985 | 2.8 | 260 | 4,169 | 3.1 | 1,326 | No |
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.
