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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 | 99,358 | 143,293 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 97,539 | 141,618 | 169,822 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 49,622 | 73,773 | 90,721 | 2,357 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 36,942 | 59,825 | 71,552 | 4,404 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.08 |
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 | 36,942 | 100.0 | 59,825 | 100.0 | 755 | 71,552 | 100.0 | 4,404 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 29,863 | 80.8 | 49,365 | 82.5 | 728 | 58,873 | 82.3 | 3,601 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 3,814 | 10.3 | 5,360 | 9.0 | 291 | 5,873 | 8.2 | 1,372 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,019 | 2.8 | 1,100 | 1.8 | 134 | 1,177 | 1.6 | 673 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 358 | 1.0 | 550 | 0.9 | 95 | 685 | 1.0 | 465 | No |
| Public Transportation | 63 | 0.2 | 75 | 0.1 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | No |
| Walked | 567 | 1.5 | 695 | 1.2 | 106 | 603 | 0.8 | 384 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 226 | 0.6 | 300 | 0.5 | 70 | 727 | 1.0 | 457 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,032 | 2.8 | 2,380 | 4.0 | 196 | 3,614 | 5.1 | 1,198 | 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) | 35,910 | 100.0 | 57,445 | 100.0 | 751 | 67,938 | 100.0 | 4,268 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 5,546 | 15.4 | 6,745 | 11.7 | 324 | 8,561 | 12.6 | 1,743 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 5,014 | 14.0 | 6,460 | 11.2 | 318 | 7,916 | 11.7 | 1,292 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 5,207 | 14.5 | 8,190 | 14.3 | 356 | 9,207 | 13.6 | 1,655 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 5,059 | 14.1 | 8,145 | 14.2 | 355 | 9,028 | 13.3 | 1,821 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,800 | 5.0 | 3,545 | 6.2 | 238 | 3,943 | 5.8 | 996 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 6,063 | 16.9 | 9,990 | 17.4 | 390 | 10,894 | 16.0 | 1,677 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,361 | 6.6 | 4,505 | 7.8 | 267 | 4,547 | 6.7 | 1,032 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,115 | 8.7 | 5,720 | 10.0 | 300 | 9,317 | 13.7 | 1,932 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,745 | 4.9 | 4,140 | 7.2 | 257 | 4,525 | 6.7 | 1,030 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.2 | (X) | 27.4 | (X) | NA | 25.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 35,910 | 100.0 | 57,445 | 100.0 | 751 | 67,938 | 100.0 | 4,268 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,653 | 4.6 | 3,300 | 5.7 | 230 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,356 | 6.6 | 3,960 | 6.9 | 251 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,302 | 17.5 | 7,365 | 12.8 | 338 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,209 | 17.3 | 9,665 | 16.8 | 384 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,239 | 20.2 | 11,240 | 19.6 | 412 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,969 | 11.1 | 7,195 | 12.5 | 334 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,696 | 4.7 | 2,630 | 4.6 | 206 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,804 | 16.2 | 9,745 | 17.0 | 386 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 682 | 1.9 | 1,520 | 2.6 | 157 | 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.
