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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 | 38,974 | 54,977 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 38,839 | 54,829 | 77,445 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 17,588 | 24,307 | 36,624 | 4,118 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 23,031 | 27,040 | 32,880 | 3,849 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.31 | 1.11 | 0.90 | 0.27 |
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 | 23,031 | 100.0 | 27,040 | 100.0 | 561 | 32,880 | 100.0 | 3,849 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 17,665 | 76.7 | 20,400 | 75.4 | 542 | 25,071 | 76.3 | 3,181 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 3,022 | 13.1 | 3,180 | 11.8 | 262 | 3,088 | 9.4 | 1,055 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 592 | 2.6 | 625 | 2.3 | 119 | 823 | 2.5 | 587 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 318 | 1.4 | 275 | 1.0 | 79 | 395 | 1.2 | 427 | No |
| Public Transportation | 343 | 1.5 | 714 | 2.6 | 127 | 988 | 3.0 | 1,022 | No |
| Walked | 301 | 1.3 | 475 | 1.8 | 104 | 894 | 2.7 | 573 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 428 | 1.9 | 340 | 1.3 | 88 | 427 | 1.3 | 337 | No |
| Worked at home | 362 | 1.6 | 1,035 | 3.8 | 152 | 1,194 | 3.6 | 439 | 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) | 22,669 | 100.0 | 26,005 | 100.0 | 560 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 2,476 | 10.9 | 2,170 | 8.3 | 218 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 3,932 | 17.3 | 4,085 | 15.7 | 294 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 4,830 | 21.3 | 4,915 | 18.9 | 320 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 4,150 | 18.3 | 4,610 | 17.7 | 311 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,402 | 6.2 | 1,585 | 6.1 | 188 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,596 | 11.5 | 3,650 | 14.0 | 279 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 1,261 | 5.6 | 1,575 | 6.1 | 187 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 1,099 | 4.8 | 1,700 | 6.5 | 194 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 923 | 4.1 | 1,720 | 6.6 | 195 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.5 | (X) | 25.1 | (X) | NA | 22.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 22,669 | 100.0 | 26,005 | 100.0 | 560 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,334 | 5.9 | 1,875 | 7.2 | 203 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,509 | 6.7 | 1,680 | 6.5 | 193 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,678 | 16.2 | 3,180 | 12.2 | 262 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,445 | 15.2 | 3,455 | 13.3 | 272 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,537 | 15.6 | 3,935 | 15.1 | 289 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,415 | 10.7 | 3,010 | 11.6 | 255 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,544 | 6.8 | 1,620 | 6.2 | 190 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 4,644 | 20.5 | 6,140 | 23.6 | 353 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 563 | 2.5 | 835 | 3.2 | 137 | 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.
