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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 | 78,380 | 81,207 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 76,615 | 79,082 | 81,302 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 33,474 | 30,586 | 33,403 | 2,930 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 54,620 | 41,495 | 37,194 | 3,015 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.63 | 1.36 | 1.11 | 0.15 |
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 | 54,620 | 100.0 | 41,495 | 100.0 | 629 | 37,194 | 100.0 | 3,015 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 40,660 | 74.4 | 31,925 | 76.9 | 614 | 29,725 | 79.9 | 2,552 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,740 | 10.5 | 3,765 | 9.1 | 264 | 3,454 | 9.3 | 1,163 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 754 | 1.4 | 570 | 1.4 | 105 | 266 | 0.7 | 193 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 362 | 0.7 | 420 | 1.0 | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 2,035 | 3.7 | 1,383 | 3.3 | 163 | 1,626 | 4.4 | 856 | No |
| Walked | 3,935 | 7.2 | 2,495 | 6.0 | 217 | 1,688 | 4.5 | 613 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 594 | 1.1 | 505 | 1.2 | 99 | 148 | 0.4 | 131 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 540 | 1.0 | 425 | 1.0 | 91 | 287 | 0.8 | 295 | 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) | 54,080 | 100.0 | 41,070 | 100.0 | 629 | 36,907 | 100.0 | 2,981 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,779 | 14.4 | 5,215 | 12.7 | 308 | 5,250 | 14.2 | 1,236 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,380 | 21.0 | 7,945 | 19.3 | 374 | 7,380 | 20.0 | 1,657 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 11,756 | 21.7 | 8,460 | 20.6 | 384 | 8,096 | 21.9 | 1,718 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 9,011 | 16.7 | 6,455 | 15.7 | 340 | 5,682 | 15.4 | 1,120 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,970 | 5.5 | 2,335 | 5.7 | 210 | 1,822 | 4.9 | 583 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,020 | 9.3 | 4,115 | 10.0 | 276 | 2,791 | 7.6 | 651 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,845 | 3.4 | 1,835 | 4.5 | 187 | 1,748 | 4.7 | 602 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,359 | 4.4 | 2,175 | 5.3 | 203 | 2,154 | 5.8 | 619 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,960 | 3.6 | 2,535 | 6.2 | 219 | 1,984 | 5.4 | 676 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.5 | (X) | 22.5 | (X) | NA | 21.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 54,080 | 100.0 | 41,070 | 100.0 | 629 | 36,907 | 100.0 | 2,981 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,576 | 4.8 | 2,600 | 6.3 | 221 | 2,495 | 6.8 | 731 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,938 | 7.3 | 3,010 | 7.3 | 238 | 2,376 | 6.4 | 581 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,453 | 13.8 | 4,835 | 11.8 | 298 | 4,030 | 10.9 | 935 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,273 | 11.6 | 4,700 | 11.4 | 294 | 5,293 | 14.3 | 1,371 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,074 | 18.6 | 7,700 | 18.7 | 369 | 5,647 | 15.3 | 1,285 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,731 | 12.4 | 4,455 | 10.8 | 286 | 4,242 | 11.5 | 952 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,867 | 5.3 | 2,105 | 5.1 | 200 | 1,696 | 4.6 | 531 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 13,012 | 24.1 | 9,970 | 24.3 | 413 | 10,180 | 27.6 | 1,429 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,156 | 2.1 | 1,275 | 3.1 | 156 | 948 | 2.6 | 452 | 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.
