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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 | 82,628 | 87,704 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 81,375 | 86,028 | 87,999 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 39,784 | 44,047 | 43,900 | 1,755 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 29,590 | 34,915 | 35,246 | 2,625 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.09 |
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 | 29,590 | 100.0 | 34,915 | 100.0 | 533 | 35,246 | 100.0 | 2,625 | No |
| Drove alone | 22,574 | 76.3 | 27,870 | 79.8 | 507 | 27,986 | 79.4 | 2,305 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,787 | 9.4 | 3,680 | 10.5 | 218 | 2,950 | 8.4 | 743 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 391 | 1.3 | 460 | 1.3 | 79 | 401 | 1.1 | 242 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 205 | 0.7 | 180 | 0.5 | 49 | 483 | 1.4 | 400 | No |
| Public Transportation | 155 | 0.5 | 180 | 0.5 | 49 | 160 | 0.5 | 158 | No |
| Walked | 1,185 | 4.0 | 815 | 2.3 | 105 | 854 | 2.4 | 373 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 386 | 1.3 | 335 | 1.0 | 67 | 1,038 | 2.9 | 589 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,907 | 6.4 | 1,395 | 4.0 | 136 | 1,374 | 3.9 | 475 | 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) | 27,683 | 100.0 | 33,520 | 100.0 | 529 | 33,872 | 100.0 | 2,604 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,405 | 23.1 | 6,695 | 20.0 | 289 | 6,655 | 19.6 | 1,250 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 6,708 | 24.2 | 7,170 | 21.4 | 298 | 7,394 | 21.8 | 1,199 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 4,881 | 17.6 | 6,100 | 18.2 | 277 | 6,462 | 19.1 | 1,243 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 3,425 | 12.4 | 5,020 | 15.0 | 253 | 4,063 | 12.0 | 929 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,389 | 5.0 | 1,710 | 5.1 | 151 | 1,660 | 4.9 | 550 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 2,659 | 9.6 | 3,200 | 9.5 | 204 | 3,298 | 9.7 | 808 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 730 | 2.6 | 1,105 | 3.3 | 122 | 1,429 | 4.2 | 541 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 765 | 2.8 | 1,245 | 3.7 | 129 | 1,306 | 3.9 | 429 | No |
| 60 or more | 721 | 2.6 | 1,280 | 3.8 | 131 | 1,605 | 4.7 | 568 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.1 | (X) | 19.7 | (X) | NA | 19.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 27,683 | 100.0 | 33,520 | 100.0 | 529 | 33,872 | 100.0 | 2,604 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,291 | 4.7 | 1,945 | 5.8 | 160 | 1,926 | 5.7 | 681 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,449 | 5.2 | 2,000 | 6.0 | 163 | 1,774 | 5.2 | 454 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,665 | 9.6 | 3,350 | 10.0 | 209 | 3,890 | 11.5 | 830 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,439 | 12.4 | 4,080 | 12.2 | 229 | 3,509 | 10.4 | 763 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,462 | 19.7 | 6,355 | 19.0 | 282 | 6,072 | 17.9 | 1,281 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,359 | 12.1 | 3,345 | 10.0 | 209 | 3,213 | 9.5 | 707 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,444 | 5.2 | 1,590 | 4.7 | 145 | 2,038 | 6.0 | 761 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,864 | 28.4 | 9,550 | 28.5 | 339 | 10,631 | 31.4 | 1,612 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 710 | 2.6 | 1,035 | 3.1 | 118 | 819 | 2.4 | 404 | 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.
