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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 | 93,613 | 102,361 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 91,055 | 99,574 | 102,204 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 53,687 | 54,676 | 47,913 | 4,598 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 108,924 | 119,290 | 93,558 | 5,735 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.03 | 2.18 | 1.95 | 0.32 |
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 | 108,924 | 100.0 | 119,290 | 100.0 | X | 93,558 | 100.0 | 5,735 | NA |
| Drove alone | 86,573 | 79.5 | 94,595 | 79.3 | 405 | 75,722 | 80.9 | 5,660 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 13,156 | 12.1 | 13,050 | 10.9 | 510 | 7,949 | 8.5 | 1,839 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,743 | 1.6 | 2,120 | 1.8 | 218 | 820 | 0.9 | 516 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 874 | 0.8 | 715 | 0.6 | 127 | 788 | 0.8 | 402 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,369 | 2.2 | 3,935 | 3.3 | 294 | 2,426 | 2.6 | 828 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,605 | 1.5 | 1,775 | 1.5 | 200 | 1,460 | 1.6 | 680 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,655 | 1.5 | 1,850 | 1.6 | 204 | 3,148 | 3.4 | 1,330 | No |
| Worked at home | 949 | 0.9 | 1,240 | 1.0 | 167 | 1,245 | 1.3 | 489 | 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) | 107,975 | 100.0 | 118,050 | 100.0 | X | 92,313 | 100.0 | 5,697 | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,660 | 6.2 | 6,040 | 5.1 | 361 | 6,451 | 7.0 | 2,059 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 11,062 | 10.2 | 10,905 | 9.2 | 472 | 9,890 | 10.7 | 1,686 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 16,263 | 15.1 | 16,205 | 13.7 | 558 | 15,696 | 17.0 | 2,353 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 19,410 | 18.0 | 18,695 | 15.8 | 591 | 15,120 | 16.4 | 2,545 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 7,769 | 7.2 | 8,265 | 7.0 | 417 | 6,008 | 6.5 | 1,192 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 18,953 | 17.6 | 19,555 | 16.6 | 601 | 13,730 | 14.9 | 2,126 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 8,550 | 7.9 | 9,290 | 7.9 | 439 | 7,211 | 7.8 | 1,610 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 10,074 | 9.3 | 12,515 | 10.6 | 501 | 8,618 | 9.3 | 1,895 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 9,234 | 8.6 | 16,570 | 14.0 | 564 | 9,589 | 10.4 | 1,855 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.8 | (X) | 32.7 | (X) | NA | 28.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 107,975 | 100.0 | 118,050 | 100.0 | X | 92,313 | 100.0 | 5,697 | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,364 | 5.9 | 6,740 | 5.7 | 379 | 6,108 | 6.6 | 1,469 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,119 | 6.6 | 6,185 | 5.2 | 365 | 5,302 | 5.7 | 1,647 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 11,077 | 10.3 | 8,515 | 7.2 | 423 | 5,278 | 5.7 | 1,059 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,564 | 11.6 | 11,690 | 9.9 | 487 | 8,358 | 9.1 | 1,635 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 17,217 | 15.9 | 16,795 | 14.2 | 567 | 12,596 | 13.6 | 2,145 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,772 | 14.6 | 17,395 | 14.7 | 575 | 13,018 | 14.1 | 2,335 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,358 | 9.6 | 12,335 | 10.4 | 498 | 9,098 | 9.9 | 1,670 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 25,244 | 23.4 | 34,525 | 29.2 | 723 | 29,993 | 32.5 | 2,824 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,260 | 2.1 | 2,410 | 2.0 | 232 | 2,562 | 2.8 | 1,175 | 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.
