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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 | 105,227 | 111,454 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 103,191 | 108,898 | 110,262 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 52,944 | 56,027 | 55,135 | 3,159 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 87,506 | 93,150 | 92,037 | 2,918 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 0.13 |
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 | 87,506 | 100.0 | 93,150 | 100.0 | 591 | 92,037 | 100.0 | 2,918 | No |
| Drove alone | 65,753 | 75.1 | 75,825 | 81.4 | 744 | 78,157 | 84.9 | 3,096 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 12,565 | 14.4 | 10,055 | 10.8 | 457 | 7,945 | 8.6 | 1,333 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,871 | 2.1 | 1,630 | 1.7 | 192 | 546 | 0.6 | 282 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,698 | 1.9 | 745 | 0.8 | 130 | 512 | 0.6 | 319 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,534 | 1.8 | 1,399 | 1.5 | 178 | 764 | 0.8 | 515 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,187 | 2.5 | 1,565 | 1.7 | 188 | 1,311 | 1.4 | 535 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 734 | 0.8 | 730 | 0.8 | 129 | 802 | 0.9 | 410 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,164 | 1.3 | 1,195 | 1.3 | 164 | 2,000 | 2.2 | 929 | 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) | 86,342 | 100.0 | 91,955 | 100.0 | 607 | 90,037 | 100.0 | 2,985 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,361 | 12.0 | 9,730 | 10.6 | 451 | 11,960 | 13.3 | 1,805 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 17,887 | 20.7 | 16,975 | 18.5 | 574 | 15,533 | 17.3 | 2,005 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 19,766 | 22.9 | 20,235 | 22.0 | 615 | 18,867 | 21.0 | 2,510 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 13,868 | 16.1 | 15,905 | 17.3 | 558 | 14,956 | 16.6 | 2,670 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,082 | 4.7 | 4,640 | 5.0 | 319 | 5,160 | 5.7 | 980 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 8,021 | 9.3 | 9,230 | 10.0 | 440 | 8,680 | 9.6 | 1,348 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,354 | 3.9 | 4,730 | 5.1 | 322 | 4,276 | 4.7 | 758 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,849 | 5.6 | 5,520 | 6.0 | 346 | 6,018 | 6.7 | 1,132 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,154 | 4.8 | 4,995 | 5.4 | 330 | 4,587 | 5.1 | 1,211 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.0 | (X) | 23.1 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 86,342 | 100.0 | 91,955 | 100.0 | 607 | 90,037 | 100.0 | 2,985 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,953 | 2.3 | 2,770 | 3.0 | 249 | 2,434 | 2.7 | 628 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,032 | 3.5 | 3,505 | 3.8 | 279 | 3,345 | 3.7 | 922 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,004 | 8.1 | 9,135 | 9.9 | 438 | 10,967 | 12.2 | 1,347 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 11,203 | 13.0 | 11,260 | 12.2 | 481 | 11,076 | 12.3 | 1,309 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,185 | 26.9 | 22,430 | 24.4 | 640 | 22,037 | 24.5 | 1,974 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 17,313 | 20.1 | 17,760 | 19.3 | 584 | 14,276 | 15.9 | 1,672 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,051 | 7.0 | 4,025 | 4.4 | 298 | 6,827 | 7.6 | 1,572 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 15,555 | 18.0 | 16,770 | 18.2 | 571 | 16,872 | 18.7 | 1,902 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,046 | 1.2 | 1,525 | 1.7 | 185 | 2,203 | 2.4 | 706 | 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.
