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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 | 177,196 | 195,629 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 171,996 | 189,477 | 192,777 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 74,810 | 88,299 | 90,517 | 4,890 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 98,907 | 115,530 | 114,305 | 4,708 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 0.09 |
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 | 98,907 | 100.0 | 115,530 | 100.0 | 1,040 | 114,305 | 100.0 | 4,708 | No |
| Drove alone | 78,008 | 78.9 | 89,750 | 77.7 | 1,054 | 94,570 | 82.7 | 4,252 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 9,205 | 9.3 | 11,725 | 10.1 | 502 | 8,692 | 7.6 | 1,735 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 912 | 0.9 | 1,655 | 1.4 | 194 | 1,350 | 1.2 | 716 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 400 | 0.4 | 635 | 0.5 | 120 | 472 | 0.4 | 323 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,628 | 3.7 | 4,034 | 3.5 | 301 | 2,579 | 2.3 | 712 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,393 | 3.4 | 3,105 | 2.7 | 264 | 3,275 | 2.9 | 1,288 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,119 | 1.1 | 1,440 | 1.2 | 181 | 888 | 0.8 | 491 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,242 | 2.3 | 3,180 | 2.8 | 267 | 2,479 | 2.2 | 662 | 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) | 96,665 | 100.0 | 112,350 | 100.0 | 1,046 | 111,826 | 100.0 | 4,579 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 12,889 | 13.3 | 14,160 | 12.6 | 548 | 14,596 | 13.1 | 2,204 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 17,984 | 18.6 | 18,775 | 16.7 | 623 | 19,195 | 17.2 | 2,367 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 21,802 | 22.6 | 22,565 | 20.1 | 676 | 21,819 | 19.5 | 2,177 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 18,846 | 19.5 | 20,690 | 18.4 | 650 | 22,804 | 20.4 | 2,896 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 6,050 | 6.3 | 7,495 | 6.7 | 406 | 5,403 | 4.8 | 972 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 10,176 | 10.5 | 13,595 | 12.1 | 538 | 14,569 | 13.0 | 1,804 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,438 | 3.6 | 5,305 | 4.7 | 344 | 5,942 | 5.3 | 1,372 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,294 | 3.4 | 5,275 | 4.7 | 343 | 4,420 | 4.0 | 1,092 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,186 | 2.3 | 4,490 | 4.0 | 317 | 3,078 | 2.8 | 754 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 22.0 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 96,665 | 100.0 | 112,350 | 100.0 | 1,046 | 111,826 | 100.0 | 4,579 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,639 | 3.8 | 5,430 | 4.8 | 347 | 6,892 | 6.2 | 1,729 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,084 | 4.2 | 6,080 | 5.4 | 367 | 6,548 | 5.9 | 1,366 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 9,233 | 9.6 | 10,920 | 9.7 | 486 | 12,809 | 11.5 | 1,589 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 13,139 | 13.6 | 13,935 | 12.4 | 544 | 13,569 | 12.1 | 1,649 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 19,152 | 19.8 | 21,090 | 18.8 | 656 | 17,336 | 15.5 | 2,056 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,587 | 13.0 | 14,545 | 12.9 | 555 | 11,693 | 10.5 | 1,548 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,969 | 7.2 | 6,580 | 5.9 | 381 | 7,973 | 7.1 | 1,375 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 25,894 | 26.8 | 29,505 | 26.3 | 757 | 31,192 | 27.9 | 3,355 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,968 | 2.0 | 3,020 | 2.7 | 261 | 3,814 | 3.4 | 1,034 | 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.
