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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 | 78,218 | 80,023 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 77,029 | 76,529 | 74,617 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 31,193 | 34,049 | 33,421 | 1,488 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 27,174 | 29,410 | 27,911 | 1,731 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 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 | 27,174 | 100.0 | 29,410 | 100.0 | 401 | 27,911 | 100.0 | 1,731 | No |
| Drove alone | 19,525 | 71.9 | 22,965 | 78.1 | 377 | 22,525 | 80.7 | 1,737 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 3,248 | 12.0 | 2,940 | 10.0 | 157 | 1,855 | 6.6 | 513 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 614 | 2.3 | 405 | 1.4 | 59 | 386 | 1.4 | 195 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 389 | 1.4 | 275 | 0.9 | 49 | 476 | 1.7 | 368 | No |
| Public Transportation | 31 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | No |
| Walked | 1,665 | 6.1 | 1,085 | 3.7 | 96 | 844 | 3.0 | 298 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 241 | 0.9 | 244 | 0.8 | 46 | 158 | 0.6 | 145 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,461 | 5.4 | 1,495 | 5.1 | 113 | 1,667 | 6.0 | 700 | 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) | 25,713 | 100.0 | 27,915 | 100.0 | 397 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,895 | 26.8 | 6,440 | 23.1 | 226 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,134 | 16.1 | 4,370 | 15.7 | 189 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 4,218 | 16.4 | 4,615 | 16.5 | 194 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 3,596 | 14.0 | 4,020 | 14.4 | 182 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,385 | 5.4 | 1,595 | 5.7 | 116 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,785 | 10.8 | 2,910 | 10.4 | 156 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 835 | 3.2 | 1,080 | 3.9 | 96 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 975 | 3.8 | 1,335 | 4.8 | 107 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 890 | 3.5 | 1,555 | 5.6 | 115 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.1 | (X) | 21.5 | (X) | NA | 18.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 25,713 | 100.0 | 27,915 | 100.0 | 397 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,918 | 7.5 | 2,630 | 9.4 | 148 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,598 | 6.2 | 1,710 | 6.1 | 120 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,036 | 15.7 | 3,660 | 13.1 | 174 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 3,304 | 12.8 | 3,365 | 12.1 | 167 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 4,468 | 17.4 | 4,780 | 17.1 | 197 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,835 | 11.0 | 2,925 | 10.5 | 156 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,508 | 5.9 | 1,330 | 4.8 | 106 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,330 | 20.7 | 6,300 | 22.6 | 224 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 716 | 2.8 | 1,085 | 3.9 | 96 | 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.
