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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 | 151,309 | 174,706 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 148,337 | 170,032 | 185,465 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 65,846 | 76,267 | 80,601 | 2,637 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 69,799 | 84,770 | 89,196 | 3,704 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 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 | 69,799 | 100.0 | 84,770 | 100.0 | 999 | 89,196 | 100.0 | 3,704 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 57,301 | 82.1 | 69,690 | 82.2 | 979 | 72,150 | 80.9 | 3,580 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,551 | 10.8 | 8,420 | 9.9 | 428 | 9,931 | 11.1 | 2,167 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 926 | 1.3 | 1,765 | 2.1 | 200 | 1,257 | 1.4 | 637 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 623 | 0.9 | 785 | 0.9 | 134 | 1,298 | 1.5 | 837 | No |
| Public Transportation | 136 | 0.2 | 155 | 0.2 | 60 | 368 | 0.4 | 456 | No |
| Walked | 1,070 | 1.5 | 820 | 1.0 | 137 | 735 | 0.8 | 447 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 736 | 1.1 | 1,165 | 1.4 | 163 | 1,089 | 1.2 | 585 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,456 | 2.1 | 1,970 | 2.3 | 211 | 2,368 | 2.7 | 780 | 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) | 68,343 | 100.0 | 82,800 | 100.0 | 998 | 86,828 | 100.0 | 3,631 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,272 | 15.0 | 10,750 | 13.0 | 480 | 12,882 | 14.8 | 2,036 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 11,857 | 17.3 | 13,530 | 16.3 | 534 | 12,641 | 14.6 | 2,023 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 14,694 | 21.5 | 15,670 | 18.9 | 571 | 16,624 | 19.1 | 2,119 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 11,428 | 16.7 | 13,095 | 15.8 | 526 | 13,281 | 15.3 | 2,090 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,901 | 4.2 | 4,635 | 5.6 | 321 | 6,137 | 7.1 | 1,259 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 8,674 | 12.7 | 11,630 | 14.0 | 498 | 11,050 | 12.7 | 2,002 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,289 | 3.3 | 3,700 | 4.5 | 288 | 3,601 | 4.1 | 1,126 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,529 | 5.2 | 5,140 | 6.2 | 338 | 5,473 | 6.3 | 1,391 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,699 | 3.9 | 4,655 | 5.6 | 322 | 5,139 | 5.9 | 1,205 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.6 | (X) | 24.1 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 68,343 | 100.0 | 82,800 | 100.0 | 998 | 86,828 | 100.0 | 3,631 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,334 | 3.4 | 4,260 | 5.1 | 308 | 5,887 | 6.8 | 1,279 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,070 | 4.5 | 4,610 | 5.6 | 320 | 3,970 | 4.6 | 977 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,871 | 10.1 | 7,855 | 9.5 | 414 | 7,948 | 9.2 | 1,580 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,232 | 12.0 | 10,665 | 12.9 | 479 | 11,987 | 13.8 | 1,904 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 15,245 | 22.3 | 17,735 | 21.4 | 604 | 15,474 | 17.8 | 1,993 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 9,702 | 14.2 | 11,650 | 14.1 | 499 | 13,375 | 15.4 | 2,080 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,990 | 5.8 | 3,680 | 4.4 | 287 | 3,634 | 4.2 | 1,051 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 17,264 | 25.3 | 19,190 | 23.2 | 625 | 21,772 | 25.1 | 2,312 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,635 | 2.4 | 2,335 | 2.8 | 230 | 2,781 | 3.2 | 922 | 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.
