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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 | 148,723 | 149,374 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 144,838 | 144,729 | 143,140 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 65,316 | 70,250 | 65,606 | 2,171 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 80,718 | 81,330 | 73,197 | 2,985 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 0.07 |
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 | 80,718 | 100.0 | 81,330 | 100.0 | 779 | 73,197 | 100.0 | 2,985 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 65,075 | 80.6 | 68,255 | 83.9 | 779 | 62,420 | 85.3 | 2,798 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,761 | 10.9 | 6,635 | 8.2 | 322 | 4,849 | 6.6 | 1,473 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,216 | 1.5 | 725 | 0.9 | 109 | 956 | 1.3 | 624 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 684 | 0.8 | 540 | 0.7 | 94 | 224 | 0.3 | 197 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 752 | 0.9 | 1,074 | 1.3 | 132 | 391 | 0.5 | 314 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,190 | 2.7 | 1,875 | 2.3 | 174 | 1,556 | 2.1 | 689 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 664 | 0.8 | 685 | 0.8 | 106 | 1,099 | 1.5 | 559 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,376 | 1.7 | 1,530 | 1.9 | 157 | 1,702 | 2.3 | 573 | 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) | 79,342 | 100.0 | 79,800 | 100.0 | 780 | 71,495 | 100.0 | 3,013 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,161 | 15.3 | 12,215 | 15.3 | 429 | 13,569 | 19.0 | 1,782 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 14,856 | 18.7 | 15,300 | 19.2 | 474 | 11,448 | 16.0 | 1,331 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 16,632 | 21.0 | 15,760 | 19.7 | 480 | 14,351 | 20.1 | 1,932 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 14,744 | 18.6 | 14,450 | 18.1 | 462 | 14,271 | 20.0 | 1,630 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,420 | 6.8 | 5,425 | 6.8 | 293 | 4,961 | 6.9 | 923 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,491 | 9.4 | 7,975 | 10.0 | 352 | 5,202 | 7.3 | 981 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,927 | 3.7 | 2,855 | 3.6 | 214 | 2,598 | 3.6 | 565 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,976 | 3.8 | 2,975 | 3.7 | 218 | 3,051 | 4.3 | 790 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,135 | 2.7 | 2,835 | 3.6 | 213 | 2,044 | 2.9 | 567 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 20.5 | (X) | NA | 19.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 79,342 | 100.0 | 79,800 | 100.0 | 780 | 71,495 | 100.0 | 3,013 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,949 | 7.5 | 7,920 | 9.9 | 350 | 7,932 | 11.1 | 1,203 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,794 | 8.6 | 5,435 | 6.8 | 293 | 4,801 | 6.7 | 1,050 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,769 | 16.1 | 9,600 | 12.0 | 383 | 9,354 | 13.1 | 1,219 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,383 | 11.8 | 9,040 | 11.3 | 373 | 8,818 | 12.3 | 1,420 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 12,250 | 15.4 | 13,100 | 16.4 | 442 | 9,376 | 13.1 | 1,241 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,872 | 9.9 | 8,400 | 10.5 | 360 | 7,761 | 10.9 | 1,380 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,944 | 5.0 | 3,345 | 4.2 | 231 | 4,988 | 7.0 | 1,163 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,378 | 23.2 | 18,900 | 23.7 | 520 | 15,919 | 22.3 | 2,025 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,003 | 2.5 | 3,050 | 3.8 | 221 | 2,546 | 3.6 | 675 | 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.
