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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 | 96,397 | 94,911 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 94,454 | 92,373 | 90,074 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 44,806 | 43,694 | 38,375 | 2,112 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 71,315 | 69,545 | 63,855 | 3,538 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 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 | 71,315 | 100.0 | 69,545 | 100.0 | 602 | 63,855 | 100.0 | 3,538 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 58,952 | 82.7 | 58,710 | 84.4 | 661 | 56,344 | 88.2 | 3,478 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,543 | 10.6 | 6,250 | 9.0 | 337 | 3,847 | 6.0 | 971 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 865 | 1.2 | 835 | 1.2 | 127 | 566 | 0.9 | 330 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 410 | 0.6 | 385 | 0.6 | 86 | 316 | 0.5 | 410 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,158 | 1.6 | 1,080 | 1.6 | 144 | 735 | 1.2 | 367 | No |
| Walked | 1,278 | 1.8 | 795 | 1.1 | 124 | 265 | 0.4 | 209 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 524 | 0.7 | 665 | 1.0 | 113 | 753 | 1.2 | 427 | No |
| Worked at home | 585 | 0.8 | 825 | 1.2 | 126 | 1,029 | 1.6 | 476 | 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) | 70,730 | 100.0 | 68,720 | 100.0 | 608 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,750 | 11.0 | 6,665 | 9.7 | 347 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 12,126 | 17.1 | 10,705 | 15.6 | 430 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 16,947 | 24.0 | 14,775 | 21.5 | 493 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 13,385 | 18.9 | 12,430 | 18.1 | 459 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 4,022 | 5.7 | 4,205 | 6.1 | 280 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 8,176 | 11.6 | 8,175 | 11.9 | 382 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 2,445 | 3.5 | 3,255 | 4.7 | 247 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 3,811 | 5.4 | 4,405 | 6.4 | 286 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 2,068 | 2.9 | 4,090 | 6.0 | 276 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.4 | (X) | 24.7 | (X) | NA | 25.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 70,730 | 100.0 | 68,720 | 100.0 | 608 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,968 | 2.8 | 2,800 | 4.1 | 230 | 2,601 | 4.1 | 812 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,875 | 4.1 | 3,535 | 5.1 | 258 | 3,098 | 4.9 | 825 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,215 | 11.6 | 8,075 | 11.8 | 379 | 9,035 | 14.4 | 1,401 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 7,795 | 11.0 | 8,205 | 11.9 | 382 | 6,965 | 11.1 | 1,388 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,909 | 21.1 | 13,135 | 19.1 | 470 | 10,582 | 16.8 | 1,462 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,070 | 17.1 | 10,560 | 15.4 | 428 | 10,302 | 16.4 | 1,915 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,653 | 8.0 | 3,750 | 5.5 | 265 | 3,658 | 5.8 | 895 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,068 | 22.7 | 15,935 | 23.2 | 508 | 14,725 | 23.4 | 1,894 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,177 | 1.7 | 1,445 | 2.1 | 167 | 1,860 | 3.0 | 891 | 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.
