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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 | 229,734 | 255,602 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 222,196 | 246,574 | 240,367 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 115,199 | 126,106 | 122,626 | 3,384 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 102,674 | 107,405 | 112,030 | 4,601 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.07 |
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 | 102,674 | 100.0 | 107,405 | 100.0 | 1,193 | 112,030 | 100.0 | 4,601 | No |
| Drove alone | 71,233 | 69.4 | 71,465 | 66.5 | 1,085 | 78,495 | 70.1 | 4,664 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 11,138 | 10.8 | 10,995 | 10.2 | 491 | 8,308 | 7.4 | 1,736 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,881 | 1.8 | 2,585 | 2.4 | 242 | 1,441 | 1.3 | 725 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 970 | 0.9 | 2,140 | 2.0 | 220 | 1,515 | 1.4 | 1,160 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,629 | 3.5 | 3,920 | 3.6 | 297 | 2,808 | 2.5 | 1,321 | No |
| Walked | 4,681 | 4.6 | 5,730 | 5.3 | 358 | 4,548 | 4.1 | 1,139 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,663 | 3.6 | 3,830 | 3.6 | 294 | 4,580 | 4.1 | 1,340 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,479 | 5.3 | 6,745 | 6.3 | 388 | 10,335 | 9.2 | 1,953 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 97,195 | 100.0 | 100,660 | 100.0 | 1,181 | 101,695 | 100.0 | 4,646 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 18,491 | 19.0 | 17,700 | 17.6 | 614 | 21,535 | 21.2 | 2,562 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 18,880 | 19.4 | 19,450 | 19.3 | 641 | 18,614 | 18.3 | 2,638 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 20,045 | 20.6 | 18,485 | 18.4 | 626 | 18,781 | 18.5 | 2,278 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 13,108 | 13.5 | 14,470 | 14.4 | 559 | 13,993 | 13.8 | 1,994 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,211 | 4.3 | 4,740 | 4.7 | 326 | 5,482 | 5.4 | 1,240 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 10,782 | 11.1 | 11,120 | 11.0 | 493 | 10,205 | 10.0 | 2,134 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,560 | 3.7 | 4,335 | 4.3 | 312 | 4,623 | 4.5 | 1,160 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,357 | 4.5 | 5,100 | 5.1 | 338 | 4,438 | 4.4 | 1,481 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,761 | 3.9 | 5,260 | 5.2 | 343 | 4,024 | 4.0 | 1,274 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.3 | (X) | 21.6 | (X) | NA | 18.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 97,195 | 100.0 | 100,660 | 100.0 | 1,181 | 101,695 | 100.0 | 4,646 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,511 | 3.6 | 4,080 | 4.1 | 303 | 2,689 | 2.6 | 1,263 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,117 | 4.2 | 4,330 | 4.3 | 312 | 4,722 | 4.6 | 1,161 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,375 | 8.6 | 7,940 | 7.9 | 419 | 8,050 | 7.9 | 1,890 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 11,635 | 12.0 | 10,925 | 10.9 | 489 | 13,783 | 13.6 | 2,233 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 16,885 | 17.4 | 17,085 | 17.0 | 604 | 16,141 | 15.9 | 2,176 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,793 | 16.2 | 14,985 | 14.9 | 568 | 12,893 | 12.7 | 1,844 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,619 | 7.8 | 8,415 | 8.4 | 431 | 8,355 | 8.2 | 1,783 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 27,039 | 27.8 | 29,895 | 29.7 | 777 | 31,765 | 31.2 | 3,316 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,221 | 2.3 | 2,675 | 2.7 | 246 | 3,297 | 3.2 | 1,225 | 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.
