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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 | 86,064 | 91,928 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 85,242 | 90,742 | 91,419 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 41,840 | 41,638 | 40,797 | 2,023 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 36,080 | 33,935 | 33,837 | 2,982 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.10 |
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 | 36,080 | 100.0 | 33,935 | 100.0 | 700 | 33,837 | 100.0 | 2,982 | No |
| Drove alone | 27,753 | 76.9 | 27,195 | 80.1 | 662 | 27,389 | 80.9 | 2,577 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,000 | 13.9 | 3,990 | 11.8 | 295 | 4,326 | 12.8 | 1,204 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 889 | 2.5 | 685 | 2.0 | 125 | 489 | 1.4 | 302 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 461 | 1.3 | 365 | 1.1 | 91 | 319 | 0.9 | 270 | No |
| Public Transportation | 60 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.1 | 21 | 58 | 0.2 | 97 | No |
| Walked | 645 | 1.8 | 505 | 1.5 | 107 | 484 | 1.4 | 493 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 534 | 1.5 | 305 | 0.9 | 83 | 171 | 0.5 | 168 | No |
| Worked at home | 738 | 2.0 | 875 | 2.6 | 141 | 601 | 1.8 | 433 | 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) | 35,342 | 100.0 | 33,060 | 100.0 | 696 | 33,236 | 100.0 | 2,962 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,953 | 19.7 | 5,505 | 16.7 | 344 | 8,959 | 27.0 | 1,862 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 7,927 | 22.4 | 6,360 | 19.2 | 368 | 5,093 | 15.3 | 1,229 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 6,718 | 19.0 | 6,045 | 18.3 | 359 | 4,984 | 15.0 | 1,253 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,054 | 14.3 | 4,560 | 13.8 | 315 | 4,606 | 13.9 | 1,171 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,058 | 5.8 | 2,070 | 6.3 | 215 | 2,008 | 6.0 | 868 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,415 | 9.7 | 3,620 | 10.9 | 282 | 4,210 | 12.7 | 1,211 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,254 | 3.5 | 1,505 | 4.6 | 184 | 1,064 | 3.2 | 617 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,028 | 2.9 | 1,910 | 5.8 | 207 | 1,247 | 3.8 | 606 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 935 | 2.6 | 1,490 | 4.5 | 183 | 1,065 | 3.2 | 497 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.9 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 35,342 | 100.0 | 33,060 | 100.0 | 696 | 33,236 | 100.0 | 2,962 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,046 | 3.0 | 1,555 | 4.7 | 187 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,299 | 6.5 | 2,230 | 6.7 | 223 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,943 | 19.6 | 4,795 | 14.5 | 322 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,875 | 11.0 | 4,030 | 12.2 | 297 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,759 | 16.3 | 6,060 | 18.3 | 360 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,722 | 10.5 | 3,515 | 10.6 | 278 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,686 | 4.8 | 1,430 | 4.3 | 179 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 9,429 | 26.7 | 8,175 | 24.7 | 413 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 583 | 1.6 | 920 | 2.8 | 144 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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.
