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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 | 217,162 | 246,681 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 203,339 | 231,110 | 239,638 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 95,688 | 107,807 | 109,931 | 3,217 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 94,132 | 104,610 | 109,731 | 3,720 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
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 | 94,132 | 100.0 | 104,610 | 100.0 | 1,174 | 109,731 | 100.0 | 3,720 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 69,254 | 73.6 | 76,040 | 72.7 | 1,097 | 80,671 | 73.5 | 3,366 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 10,550 | 11.2 | 11,050 | 10.6 | 491 | 10,938 | 10.0 | 1,910 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,564 | 1.7 | 1,960 | 1.9 | 211 | 1,731 | 1.6 | 905 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,000 | 1.1 | 2,095 | 2.0 | 218 | 1,078 | 1.0 | 499 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 671 | 0.7 | 1,060 | 1.0 | 155 | 1,242 | 1.1 | 696 | No |
| Walked | 3,920 | 4.2 | 3,895 | 3.7 | 296 | 4,935 | 4.5 | 2,058 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,106 | 3.3 | 2,485 | 2.4 | 237 | 2,681 | 2.4 | 865 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,067 | 4.3 | 6,030 | 5.8 | 367 | 6,455 | 5.9 | 1,310 | 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) | 90,065 | 100.0 | 98,580 | 100.0 | 1,163 | 103,276 | 100.0 | 3,740 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 24,002 | 26.6 | 23,680 | 24.0 | 700 | 25,525 | 24.7 | 2,949 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 17,185 | 19.1 | 19,220 | 19.5 | 637 | 18,263 | 17.7 | 2,047 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 14,072 | 15.6 | 15,180 | 15.4 | 571 | 14,755 | 14.3 | 2,761 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,149 | 12.4 | 13,005 | 13.2 | 531 | 13,247 | 12.8 | 1,587 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,392 | 4.9 | 5,190 | 5.3 | 341 | 5,751 | 5.6 | 1,540 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 9,541 | 10.6 | 10,485 | 10.6 | 479 | 12,578 | 12.2 | 2,560 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,645 | 4.0 | 3,985 | 4.0 | 299 | 4,338 | 4.2 | 1,106 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,736 | 4.1 | 3,785 | 3.8 | 292 | 5,206 | 5.0 | 1,335 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,343 | 2.6 | 4,050 | 4.1 | 302 | 3,613 | 3.5 | 1,087 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.8 | (X) | 20.1 | (X) | NA | 19.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 90,065 | 100.0 | 98,580 | 100.0 | 1,163 | 103,276 | 100.0 | 3,740 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,622 | 4.0 | 4,695 | 4.8 | 325 | 4,509 | 4.4 | 1,222 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,258 | 4.7 | 5,965 | 6.1 | 365 | 6,829 | 6.6 | 1,697 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,723 | 9.7 | 9,390 | 9.5 | 454 | 10,200 | 9.9 | 2,217 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,995 | 12.2 | 11,265 | 11.4 | 496 | 11,431 | 11.1 | 1,659 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 15,952 | 17.7 | 15,315 | 15.5 | 573 | 15,503 | 15.0 | 2,258 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,959 | 14.4 | 14,100 | 14.3 | 551 | 14,612 | 14.1 | 2,009 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,903 | 7.7 | 7,435 | 7.5 | 406 | 7,705 | 7.5 | 1,949 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 24,947 | 27.7 | 28,775 | 29.2 | 762 | 29,933 | 29.0 | 2,693 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,706 | 1.9 | 2,310 | 2.3 | 229 | 2,554 | 2.5 | 829 | 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.
