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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 | 97,874 | 113,546 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 95,961 | 106,522 | 111,882 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 40,948 | 45,745 | 48,799 | 1,892 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 62,340 | 69,920 | 70,475 | 3,440 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.44 | 0.11 |
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 | 62,340 | 100.0 | 69,920 | 100.0 | 784 | 70,475 | 100.0 | 3,440 | No |
| Drove alone | 51,321 | 82.3 | 58,350 | 83.5 | 805 | 57,924 | 82.2 | 3,363 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,162 | 9.9 | 7,055 | 10.1 | 389 | 8,119 | 11.5 | 1,805 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,135 | 1.8 | 1,220 | 1.7 | 166 | 1,306 | 1.9 | 583 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 774 | 1.2 | 690 | 1.0 | 125 | 914 | 1.3 | 498 | No |
| Public Transportation | 486 | 0.8 | 215 | 0.3 | 70 | 70 | 0.1 | 115 | Yes |
| Walked | 875 | 1.4 | 755 | 1.1 | 131 | 365 | 0.5 | 288 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 667 | 1.1 | 710 | 1.0 | 127 | 882 | 1.3 | 460 | No |
| Worked at home | 920 | 1.5 | 930 | 1.3 | 145 | 895 | 1.3 | 500 | 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) | 61,420 | 100.0 | 68,990 | 100.0 | 787 | 69,580 | 100.0 | 3,399 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,838 | 16.0 | 10,525 | 15.3 | 467 | 11,232 | 16.1 | 2,022 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 15,388 | 25.1 | 16,935 | 24.5 | 574 | 17,681 | 25.4 | 2,196 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 16,599 | 27.0 | 17,060 | 24.7 | 576 | 18,048 | 25.9 | 1,888 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 8,963 | 14.6 | 10,960 | 15.9 | 476 | 10,937 | 15.7 | 1,579 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,874 | 3.1 | 2,685 | 3.9 | 245 | 1,304 | 1.9 | 513 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 4,086 | 6.7 | 5,615 | 8.1 | 349 | 4,301 | 6.2 | 957 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,189 | 1.9 | 1,240 | 1.8 | 167 | 1,098 | 1.6 | 453 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,552 | 2.5 | 1,635 | 2.4 | 192 | 1,892 | 2.7 | 661 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,931 | 3.1 | 2,335 | 3.4 | 229 | 3,087 | 4.4 | 924 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.5 | (X) | 18.6 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 61,420 | 100.0 | 68,990 | 100.0 | 787 | 69,580 | 100.0 | 3,399 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,710 | 4.4 | 3,000 | 4.3 | 258 | 3,742 | 5.4 | 860 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,151 | 3.5 | 3,035 | 4.4 | 260 | 3,159 | 4.5 | 880 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,804 | 7.8 | 4,720 | 6.8 | 322 | 5,964 | 8.6 | 1,334 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,324 | 10.3 | 7,040 | 10.2 | 389 | 7,654 | 11.0 | 1,285 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 15,291 | 24.9 | 16,260 | 23.6 | 564 | 14,161 | 20.4 | 1,715 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,935 | 16.2 | 10,460 | 15.2 | 466 | 8,630 | 12.4 | 1,528 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,809 | 6.2 | 3,805 | 5.5 | 290 | 3,549 | 5.1 | 936 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 15,142 | 24.7 | 18,655 | 27.0 | 597 | 20,778 | 29.9 | 2,106 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,254 | 2.0 | 1,695 | 2.5 | 195 | 1,943 | 2.8 | 686 | 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.
