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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 | 85,486 | 92,482 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 83,868 | 91,166 | 93,481 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 47,192 | 47,247 | 46,107 | 3,523 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 45,069 | 46,440 | 48,628 | 3,783 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.16 |
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 | 45,069 | 100.0 | 46,440 | 100.0 | 727 | 48,628 | 100.0 | 3,783 | No |
| Drove alone | 35,342 | 78.4 | 35,370 | 76.2 | 707 | 37,049 | 76.2 | 3,507 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,803 | 8.4 | 4,370 | 9.4 | 309 | 4,546 | 9.3 | 1,337 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 728 | 1.6 | 990 | 2.1 | 150 | 698 | 1.4 | 436 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 370 | 0.8 | 405 | 0.9 | 96 | 167 | 0.3 | 164 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,631 | 3.6 | 1,779 | 3.8 | 200 | 2,695 | 5.5 | 1,015 | No |
| Walked | 1,471 | 3.3 | 1,180 | 2.5 | 163 | 1,068 | 2.2 | 546 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 649 | 1.4 | 685 | 1.5 | 125 | 342 | 0.7 | 275 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,075 | 2.4 | 1,665 | 3.6 | 193 | 2,063 | 4.2 | 688 | 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) | 43,994 | 100.0 | 44,775 | 100.0 | 727 | 46,565 | 100.0 | 3,719 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 5,922 | 13.5 | 4,800 | 10.7 | 323 | 6,313 | 13.6 | 1,626 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,058 | 18.3 | 6,985 | 15.6 | 384 | 5,691 | 12.2 | 1,209 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 7,839 | 17.8 | 5,965 | 13.3 | 357 | 6,421 | 13.8 | 1,305 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,484 | 12.5 | 5,215 | 11.6 | 335 | 4,319 | 9.3 | 1,081 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,309 | 5.2 | 2,125 | 4.7 | 218 | 3,603 | 7.7 | 1,122 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 6,028 | 13.7 | 6,195 | 13.8 | 364 | 7,798 | 16.7 | 1,619 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,742 | 6.2 | 3,200 | 7.1 | 266 | 4,967 | 10.7 | 1,084 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 2,962 | 6.7 | 4,615 | 10.3 | 317 | 4,285 | 9.2 | 1,114 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,650 | 6.0 | 5,680 | 12.7 | 349 | 3,168 | 6.8 | 842 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.0 | (X) | 29.9 | (X) | NA | 25.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 43,994 | 100.0 | 44,775 | 100.0 | 727 | 46,565 | 100.0 | 3,719 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,117 | 2.5 | 1,375 | 3.1 | 176 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,357 | 3.1 | 1,855 | 4.1 | 204 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,986 | 6.8 | 2,810 | 6.3 | 250 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 4,325 | 9.8 | 4,240 | 9.5 | 304 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,679 | 17.5 | 6,625 | 14.8 | 375 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,385 | 19.1 | 7,520 | 16.8 | 397 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,476 | 12.4 | 4,745 | 10.6 | 321 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,084 | 27.5 | 13,720 | 30.6 | 517 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 585 | 1.3 | 830 | 1.9 | 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.
