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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 | 152,585 | 150,336 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 150,202 | 143,110 | 139,811 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 63,417 | 62,702 | 62,482 | 1,978 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 53,202 | 51,580 | 53,061 | 2,771 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.05 |
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 | 53,202 | 100.0 | 51,580 | 100.0 | 677 | 53,061 | 100.0 | 2,771 | No |
| Drove alone | 38,527 | 72.4 | 41,190 | 79.9 | 636 | 41,107 | 77.5 | 2,355 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,469 | 12.2 | 4,695 | 9.1 | 248 | 5,539 | 10.4 | 1,057 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,231 | 2.3 | 720 | 1.4 | 98 | 1,238 | 2.3 | 629 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 625 | 1.2 | 425 | 0.8 | 76 | 418 | 0.8 | 318 | No |
| Public Transportation | 190 | 0.4 | 215 | 0.4 | 54 | 90 | 0.2 | 113 | No |
| Walked | 4,197 | 7.9 | 2,430 | 4.7 | 180 | 3,249 | 6.1 | 1,033 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 394 | 0.7 | 279 | 0.5 | 61 | 209 | 0.4 | 174 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,569 | 2.9 | 1,630 | 3.2 | 148 | 1,211 | 2.3 | 457 | 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) | 51,633 | 100.0 | 49,950 | 100.0 | 672 | 51,850 | 100.0 | 2,730 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,743 | 26.6 | 11,330 | 22.7 | 376 | 11,334 | 21.9 | 1,253 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,558 | 20.4 | 10,100 | 20.2 | 357 | 9,436 | 18.2 | 1,347 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 9,755 | 18.9 | 8,565 | 17.1 | 331 | 8,018 | 15.5 | 1,212 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,749 | 13.1 | 7,105 | 14.2 | 303 | 7,972 | 15.4 | 1,162 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,331 | 4.5 | 2,715 | 5.4 | 190 | 3,279 | 6.3 | 782 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,213 | 8.2 | 4,350 | 8.7 | 239 | 4,989 | 9.6 | 1,086 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,527 | 3.0 | 1,815 | 3.6 | 156 | 2,491 | 4.8 | 890 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,635 | 3.2 | 1,885 | 3.8 | 159 | 2,359 | 4.5 | 672 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,122 | 2.2 | 2,085 | 4.2 | 167 | 1,972 | 3.8 | 581 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.5 | (X) | 19.7 | (X) | NA | 19.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 51,633 | 100.0 | 49,950 | 100.0 | 672 | 51,850 | 100.0 | 2,730 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,130 | 6.1 | 3,580 | 7.2 | 217 | 4,066 | 7.8 | 915 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,103 | 6.0 | 3,280 | 6.6 | 208 | 3,213 | 6.2 | 724 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,436 | 18.3 | 6,745 | 13.5 | 295 | 7,978 | 15.4 | 1,298 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,105 | 11.8 | 5,325 | 10.7 | 264 | 6,155 | 11.9 | 1,076 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,851 | 13.3 | 7,015 | 14.0 | 301 | 5,328 | 10.3 | 976 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 5,355 | 10.4 | 5,585 | 11.2 | 270 | 4,553 | 8.8 | 733 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,240 | 6.3 | 2,940 | 5.9 | 197 | 3,112 | 6.0 | 748 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 13,175 | 25.5 | 13,790 | 27.6 | 412 | 16,005 | 30.9 | 1,828 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,238 | 2.4 | 1,490 | 3.0 | 141 | 1,440 | 2.8 | 452 | 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.
