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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 | 154,429 | 152,538 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 148,564 | 147,346 | 150,163 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 75,088 | 73,830 | 73,995 | 2,397 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 51,949 | 52,920 | 58,663 | 4,098 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.08 |
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 | 51,949 | 100.0 | 52,920 | 100.0 | 752 | 58,663 | 100.0 | 4,098 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 37,712 | 72.6 | 40,900 | 77.3 | 700 | 45,419 | 77.4 | 3,770 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,541 | 10.7 | 4,310 | 8.1 | 262 | 4,768 | 8.1 | 1,186 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 728 | 1.4 | 640 | 1.2 | 102 | 282 | 0.5 | 256 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 282 | 0.5 | 215 | 0.4 | 59 | 565 | 1.0 | 391 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,586 | 3.1 | 1,555 | 2.9 | 159 | 2,034 | 3.5 | 1,085 | No |
| Walked | 3,912 | 7.5 | 2,900 | 5.5 | 216 | 3,423 | 5.8 | 932 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 475 | 0.9 | 484 | 0.9 | 89 | 460 | 0.8 | 239 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,713 | 3.3 | 1,910 | 3.6 | 176 | 1,712 | 2.9 | 601 | 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) | 50,236 | 100.0 | 51,010 | 100.0 | 746 | 56,951 | 100.0 | 4,095 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,396 | 20.7 | 8,755 | 17.2 | 368 | 8,923 | 15.7 | 1,494 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 9,071 | 18.1 | 8,610 | 16.9 | 365 | 9,189 | 16.1 | 1,645 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,077 | 18.1 | 8,970 | 17.6 | 372 | 9,228 | 16.2 | 1,620 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 8,463 | 16.8 | 7,975 | 15.6 | 352 | 10,306 | 18.1 | 2,425 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,899 | 5.8 | 3,450 | 6.8 | 235 | 6,423 | 11.3 | 2,343 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 5,176 | 10.3 | 5,535 | 10.9 | 296 | 5,728 | 10.1 | 984 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,036 | 4.1 | 2,625 | 5.1 | 206 | 2,843 | 5.0 | 963 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,790 | 3.6 | 2,550 | 5.0 | 203 | 2,462 | 4.3 | 836 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,328 | 2.6 | 2,540 | 5.0 | 202 | 1,849 | 3.2 | 619 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.4 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | NA | 19.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 50,236 | 100.0 | 51,010 | 100.0 | 746 | 56,951 | 100.0 | 4,095 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,472 | 2.9 | 1,955 | 3.8 | 178 | 2,625 | 4.6 | 935 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,041 | 4.1 | 2,220 | 4.4 | 189 | 2,821 | 5.0 | 966 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,992 | 9.9 | 4,965 | 9.7 | 280 | 6,714 | 11.8 | 2,042 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,270 | 12.5 | 5,985 | 11.7 | 307 | 5,736 | 10.1 | 1,216 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,846 | 17.6 | 9,375 | 18.4 | 380 | 10,906 | 19.1 | 2,809 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,495 | 14.9 | 7,820 | 15.3 | 349 | 8,241 | 14.5 | 1,439 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,829 | 9.6 | 3,710 | 7.3 | 243 | 5,412 | 9.5 | 1,160 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 13,478 | 26.8 | 13,435 | 26.3 | 448 | 13,336 | 23.4 | 1,975 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 813 | 1.6 | 925 | 1.8 | 123 | 1,160 | 2.0 | 450 | 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.
