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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 | 139,426 | 150,115 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 135,455 | 145,789 | 139,173 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 64,215 | 66,617 | 59,429 | 3,520 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 91,666 | 96,990 | 89,599 | 4,254 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 0.12 |
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 | 91,666 | 100.0 | 96,990 | 100.0 | 886 | 89,599 | 100.0 | 4,254 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 76,300 | 83.2 | 82,800 | 85.4 | 921 | 78,361 | 87.5 | 4,161 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 9,045 | 9.9 | 8,350 | 8.6 | 425 | 6,594 | 7.4 | 1,654 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,051 | 1.1 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 151 | 626 | 0.7 | 417 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 499 | 0.5 | 495 | 0.5 | 106 | 307 | 0.3 | 305 | No |
| Public Transportation | 851 | 0.9 | 879 | 0.9 | 141 | 727 | 0.8 | 459 | No |
| Walked | 1,785 | 1.9 | 1,250 | 1.3 | 168 | 804 | 0.9 | 356 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 696 | 0.8 | 685 | 0.7 | 125 | 613 | 0.7 | 380 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,439 | 1.6 | 1,530 | 1.6 | 186 | 1,567 | 1.7 | 726 | 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) | 90,227 | 100.0 | 95,460 | 100.0 | 891 | 88,032 | 100.0 | 4,247 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 14,227 | 15.8 | 12,860 | 13.5 | 519 | 11,613 | 13.2 | 1,705 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 20,273 | 22.5 | 18,450 | 19.3 | 608 | 16,284 | 18.5 | 1,998 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 20,096 | 22.3 | 20,780 | 21.8 | 640 | 15,618 | 17.7 | 1,836 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 15,243 | 16.9 | 17,690 | 18.5 | 597 | 19,369 | 22.0 | 2,177 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,237 | 5.8 | 6,275 | 6.6 | 371 | 5,706 | 6.5 | 1,063 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 7,467 | 8.3 | 8,940 | 9.4 | 438 | 9,846 | 11.2 | 1,568 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,521 | 2.8 | 3,280 | 3.4 | 271 | 3,417 | 3.9 | 1,102 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,605 | 2.9 | 3,070 | 3.2 | 262 | 3,574 | 4.1 | 973 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,558 | 2.8 | 4,115 | 4.3 | 303 | 2,605 | 3.0 | 594 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.4 | (X) | 21.0 | (X) | NA | 20.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 90,227 | 100.0 | 95,460 | 100.0 | 891 | 88,032 | 100.0 | 4,247 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,359 | 7.0 | 7,795 | 8.2 | 411 | 6,584 | 7.5 | 1,237 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,643 | 6.3 | 6,140 | 6.4 | 367 | 6,006 | 6.8 | 1,493 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,412 | 13.8 | 11,080 | 11.6 | 484 | 9,722 | 11.0 | 1,605 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 11,496 | 12.7 | 11,345 | 11.9 | 490 | 10,734 | 12.2 | 1,462 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 16,522 | 18.3 | 16,805 | 17.6 | 584 | 12,679 | 14.4 | 1,894 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,962 | 12.1 | 10,390 | 10.9 | 470 | 10,590 | 12.0 | 1,290 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,694 | 5.2 | 4,275 | 4.5 | 308 | 5,075 | 5.8 | 992 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 20,630 | 22.9 | 23,390 | 24.5 | 672 | 24,038 | 27.3 | 2,829 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,509 | 1.7 | 3,015 | 3.2 | 260 | 2,604 | 3.0 | 837 | 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.
