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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 | 128,932 | 146,798 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 125,265 | 143,268 | 154,188 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 60,571 | 72,441 | 73,052 | 2,413 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 46,341 | 56,140 | 57,112 | 3,450 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.07 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 46,341 | 100.0 | 56,140 | 100.0 | 890 | 57,112 | 100.0 | 3,450 | No |
| Drove alone | 38,140 | 82.3 | 47,355 | 84.4 | 856 | 49,223 | 86.2 | 3,222 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 4,038 | 8.7 | 3,970 | 7.1 | 297 | 2,929 | 5.1 | 805 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 519 | 1.1 | 460 | 0.8 | 102 | 364 | 0.6 | 300 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 177 | 0.4 | 300 | 0.5 | 83 | 499 | 0.9 | 297 | No |
| Public Transportation | 137 | 0.3 | 95 | 0.2 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | No |
| Walked | 1,497 | 3.2 | 1,535 | 2.7 | 186 | 835 | 1.5 | 422 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 402 | 0.9 | 590 | 1.1 | 116 | 763 | 1.3 | 489 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,431 | 3.1 | 1,830 | 3.3 | 203 | 2,499 | 4.4 | 844 | 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) | 44,910 | 100.0 | 54,310 | 100.0 | 885 | 54,613 | 100.0 | 3,561 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,733 | 21.7 | 10,880 | 20.0 | 480 | 10,713 | 19.6 | 1,436 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,155 | 18.2 | 9,660 | 17.8 | 454 | 10,450 | 19.1 | 1,825 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,270 | 16.2 | 8,510 | 15.7 | 428 | 8,306 | 15.2 | 1,532 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,889 | 15.3 | 8,195 | 15.1 | 421 | 8,923 | 16.3 | 1,806 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,883 | 6.4 | 3,685 | 6.8 | 287 | 2,648 | 4.8 | 701 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 4,585 | 10.2 | 5,825 | 10.7 | 358 | 5,524 | 10.1 | 1,001 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,270 | 5.1 | 2,590 | 4.8 | 241 | 2,916 | 5.3 | 991 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,885 | 4.2 | 2,650 | 4.9 | 244 | 2,852 | 5.2 | 872 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,240 | 2.8 | 2,310 | 4.3 | 228 | 2,281 | 4.2 | 712 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.0 | (X) | 20.9 | (X) | NA | 20.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 44,910 | 100.0 | 54,310 | 100.0 | 885 | 54,613 | 100.0 | 3,561 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,829 | 4.1 | 2,920 | 5.4 | 256 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,165 | 7.0 | 4,130 | 7.6 | 303 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,341 | 14.1 | 7,240 | 13.3 | 397 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,342 | 14.1 | 7,220 | 13.3 | 396 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,060 | 15.7 | 8,205 | 15.1 | 421 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,910 | 8.7 | 5,280 | 9.7 | 341 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,812 | 6.3 | 2,670 | 4.9 | 245 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,593 | 28.0 | 14,425 | 26.6 | 545 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 858 | 1.9 | 1,650 | 3.0 | 193 | 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.
