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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 | 107,786 | 136,924 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 98,577 | 128,040 | 142,006 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 45,604 | 59,777 | 65,888 | 4,886 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 71,203 | 83,220 | 91,189 | 4,904 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 0.17 |
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 | 71,203 | 100.0 | 83,220 | 100.0 | 864 | 91,189 | 100.0 | 4,904 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 54,857 | 77.0 | 63,670 | 76.5 | 883 | 73,815 | 80.9 | 4,228 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,396 | 11.8 | 8,680 | 10.4 | 431 | 8,932 | 9.8 | 1,849 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,090 | 1.5 | 1,375 | 1.7 | 176 | 847 | 0.9 | 474 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 724 | 1.0 | 1,050 | 1.3 | 154 | 862 | 0.9 | 640 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,330 | 1.9 | 2,605 | 3.1 | 242 | 1,992 | 2.2 | 823 | No |
| Walked | 2,127 | 3.0 | 2,270 | 2.7 | 226 | 1,593 | 1.7 | 608 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,398 | 2.0 | 1,275 | 1.5 | 170 | 1,465 | 1.6 | 835 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,281 | 1.8 | 2,300 | 2.8 | 227 | 1,683 | 1.8 | 642 | 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) | 69,922 | 100.0 | 80,920 | 100.0 | 870 | 89,506 | 100.0 | 4,775 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,870 | 15.5 | 10,500 | 13.0 | 471 | 10,934 | 12.2 | 2,364 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 15,285 | 21.9 | 15,025 | 18.6 | 553 | 16,243 | 18.1 | 2,313 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 16,357 | 23.4 | 18,295 | 22.6 | 602 | 18,377 | 20.5 | 2,374 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,888 | 15.6 | 13,010 | 16.1 | 519 | 16,449 | 18.4 | 2,222 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,767 | 4.0 | 4,295 | 5.3 | 308 | 4,161 | 4.6 | 987 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,928 | 8.5 | 7,930 | 9.8 | 413 | 10,155 | 11.3 | 1,608 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,280 | 3.3 | 3,305 | 4.1 | 272 | 4,701 | 5.3 | 1,133 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 3,027 | 4.3 | 4,105 | 5.1 | 302 | 4,666 | 5.2 | 883 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,520 | 3.6 | 4,460 | 5.5 | 314 | 3,820 | 4.3 | 935 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.1 | (X) | 22.0 | (X) | NA | 21.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 69,922 | 100.0 | 80,920 | 100.0 | 870 | 89,506 | 100.0 | 4,775 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,851 | 4.1 | 3,790 | 4.7 | 290 | 4,532 | 5.1 | 1,171 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,299 | 4.7 | 4,110 | 5.1 | 302 | 4,085 | 4.6 | 1,043 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,208 | 8.9 | 8,440 | 10.4 | 426 | 10,588 | 11.8 | 1,975 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,279 | 14.7 | 10,965 | 13.6 | 480 | 10,962 | 12.2 | 1,995 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 16,627 | 23.8 | 16,585 | 20.5 | 577 | 17,853 | 19.9 | 2,173 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,641 | 13.8 | 10,600 | 13.1 | 473 | 9,213 | 10.3 | 1,608 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,280 | 6.1 | 4,265 | 5.3 | 307 | 6,923 | 7.7 | 1,341 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 15,626 | 22.3 | 19,395 | 24.0 | 617 | 23,612 | 26.4 | 2,766 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,111 | 1.6 | 2,070 | 2.6 | 216 | 1,738 | 1.9 | 624 | 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.
