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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 | 226,800 | 253,791 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 220,739 | 246,352 | 259,224 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 109,230 | 117,096 | 117,588 | 3,544 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 108,717 | 122,370 | 127,994 | 5,108 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 0.07 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 108,717 | 100.0 | 122,370 | 100.0 | 1,204 | 127,994 | 100.0 | 5,108 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 87,145 | 80.2 | 101,175 | 82.7 | 1,179 | 109,581 | 85.6 | 5,280 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 12,862 | 11.8 | 12,070 | 9.9 | 513 | 9,892 | 7.7 | 1,985 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,134 | 2.0 | 2,440 | 2.0 | 235 | 2,134 | 1.7 | 946 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,213 | 1.1 | 1,385 | 1.1 | 177 | 1,251 | 1.0 | 668 | No |
| Public Transportation | 616 | 0.6 | 484 | 0.4 | 105 | 321 | 0.3 | 271 | No |
| Walked | 2,084 | 1.9 | 1,530 | 1.3 | 186 | 1,156 | 0.9 | 726 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,181 | 1.1 | 985 | 0.8 | 150 | 1,152 | 0.9 | 618 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,482 | 1.4 | 2,295 | 1.9 | 228 | 2,507 | 2.0 | 818 | 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) | 107,235 | 100.0 | 120,075 | 100.0 | 1,203 | 125,487 | 100.0 | 5,293 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 15,914 | 14.8 | 14,400 | 12.0 | 557 | 14,128 | 11.3 | 2,312 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 19,237 | 17.9 | 18,975 | 15.8 | 634 | 23,800 | 19.0 | 2,948 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 24,009 | 22.4 | 23,230 | 19.3 | 695 | 21,759 | 17.3 | 3,021 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 18,710 | 17.4 | 21,610 | 18.0 | 672 | 21,303 | 17.0 | 2,482 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 6,669 | 6.2 | 8,655 | 7.2 | 437 | 8,533 | 6.8 | 1,675 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,319 | 12.4 | 15,850 | 13.2 | 583 | 17,381 | 13.9 | 2,920 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,634 | 3.4 | 5,595 | 4.7 | 354 | 5,967 | 4.8 | 1,214 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,523 | 3.3 | 6,175 | 5.1 | 371 | 6,773 | 5.4 | 1,237 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,220 | 2.1 | 5,585 | 4.7 | 353 | 5,843 | 4.7 | 1,463 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.0 | (X) | 23.4 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 107,235 | 100.0 | 120,075 | 100.0 | 1,203 | 125,487 | 100.0 | 5,293 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,185 | 3.0 | 4,830 | 4.0 | 329 | 6,826 | 5.4 | 1,885 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,157 | 3.9 | 6,125 | 5.1 | 370 | 5,779 | 4.6 | 1,195 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,527 | 13.5 | 15,175 | 12.6 | 571 | 16,117 | 12.8 | 2,250 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 14,934 | 13.9 | 16,525 | 13.8 | 594 | 14,597 | 11.6 | 2,244 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 22,334 | 20.8 | 23,520 | 19.6 | 699 | 24,876 | 19.8 | 2,672 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 13,206 | 12.3 | 14,580 | 12.1 | 561 | 15,954 | 12.7 | 2,255 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,470 | 6.0 | 5,525 | 4.6 | 352 | 5,593 | 4.5 | 1,044 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 26,507 | 24.7 | 29,780 | 24.8 | 775 | 32,719 | 26.1 | 3,609 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,915 | 1.8 | 2,655 | 2.2 | 245 | 3,026 | 2.4 | 1,577 | 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.
