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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 | 61,284 | 77,423 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 60,536 | 75,261 | 88,817 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 26,251 | 29,874 | 33,823 | 3,628 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 30,965 | 34,450 | 31,974 | 3,270 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.18 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.20 |
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 | 30,965 | 100.0 | 34,450 | 100.0 | 661 | 31,974 | 100.0 | 3,270 | No |
| Drove alone | 24,405 | 78.8 | 25,365 | 73.6 | 624 | 24,237 | 75.8 | 2,863 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,072 | 9.9 | 4,430 | 12.9 | 309 | 3,797 | 11.9 | 1,388 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 755 | 2.4 | 1,130 | 3.3 | 160 | 1,176 | 3.7 | 855 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 539 | 1.7 | 1,475 | 4.3 | 182 | 884 | 2.8 | 755 | No |
| Public Transportation | 142 | 0.5 | 154 | 0.4 | 59 | 66 | 0.2 | 111 | No |
| Walked | 821 | 2.7 | 620 | 1.8 | 119 | 532 | 1.7 | 372 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 793 | 2.6 | 874 | 2.5 | 141 | 1,025 | 3.2 | 757 | No |
| Worked at home | 438 | 1.4 | 395 | 1.1 | 95 | 257 | 0.8 | 233 | 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) | 30,527 | 100.0 | 34,055 | 100.0 | 660 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,948 | 22.8 | 6,465 | 19.0 | 368 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 8,105 | 26.6 | 8,745 | 25.7 | 421 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 6,842 | 22.4 | 7,420 | 21.8 | 392 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 3,079 | 10.1 | 3,855 | 11.3 | 289 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 919 | 3.0 | 1,210 | 3.6 | 165 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,416 | 7.9 | 3,355 | 9.9 | 271 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 764 | 2.5 | 965 | 2.8 | 148 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 688 | 2.3 | 1,005 | 3.0 | 151 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 766 | 2.5 | 1,030 | 3.0 | 152 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.2 | (X) | 18.4 | (X) | NA | 16.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 30,527 | 100.0 | 34,055 | 100.0 | 660 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,293 | 4.2 | 1,720 | 5.1 | 196 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,167 | 7.1 | 3,455 | 10.1 | 275 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,813 | 12.5 | 3,860 | 11.3 | 290 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,940 | 12.9 | 3,975 | 11.7 | 294 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 5,324 | 17.4 | 5,450 | 16.0 | 340 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,118 | 13.5 | 3,910 | 11.5 | 291 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,100 | 6.9 | 2,230 | 6.5 | 223 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,237 | 23.7 | 8,220 | 24.1 | 410 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 535 | 1.8 | 1,060 | 3.1 | 155 | 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.
