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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 | 156,983 | 152,082 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 150,086 | 146,549 | 146,948 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 63,926 | 58,967 | 55,827 | 3,804 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 84,052 | 76,855 | 73,000 | 3,595 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.10 |
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 | 84,052 | 100.0 | 76,855 | 100.0 | 861 | 73,000 | 100.0 | 3,595 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 67,199 | 79.9 | 62,775 | 81.7 | 847 | 60,028 | 82.2 | 3,318 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,609 | 9.1 | 5,990 | 7.8 | 335 | 5,856 | 8.0 | 1,274 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 709 | 0.8 | 855 | 1.1 | 129 | 904 | 1.2 | 513 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 402 | 0.5 | 535 | 0.7 | 102 | 370 | 0.5 | 320 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,290 | 3.9 | 2,625 | 3.4 | 224 | 1,792 | 2.5 | 680 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,200 | 3.8 | 2,385 | 3.1 | 214 | 2,267 | 3.1 | 1,167 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 609 | 0.7 | 540 | 0.7 | 102 | 266 | 0.4 | 179 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,034 | 1.2 | 1,155 | 1.5 | 149 | 1,517 | 2.1 | 610 | 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) | 83,018 | 100.0 | 75,700 | 100.0 | 861 | 71,483 | 100.0 | 3,641 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 11,068 | 13.3 | 8,820 | 11.7 | 402 | 8,643 | 12.1 | 1,764 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 16,463 | 19.8 | 13,125 | 17.3 | 483 | 13,191 | 18.5 | 1,723 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 19,568 | 23.6 | 15,840 | 20.9 | 526 | 16,555 | 23.2 | 2,211 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 15,137 | 18.2 | 13,980 | 18.5 | 497 | 12,066 | 16.9 | 1,589 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 4,620 | 5.6 | 5,255 | 6.9 | 314 | 5,752 | 8.0 | 1,148 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 8,339 | 10.0 | 8,500 | 11.2 | 395 | 7,669 | 10.7 | 1,633 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,898 | 3.5 | 3,590 | 4.7 | 261 | 2,981 | 4.2 | 974 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,786 | 3.4 | 3,330 | 4.4 | 252 | 2,458 | 3.4 | 668 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,139 | 2.6 | 3,260 | 4.3 | 249 | 2,168 | 3.0 | 598 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.0 | (X) | 22.1 | (X) | NA | 20.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 83,018 | 100.0 | 75,700 | 100.0 | 861 | 71,483 | 100.0 | 3,641 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,739 | 3.3 | 2,850 | 3.8 | 233 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,786 | 4.6 | 3,830 | 5.1 | 270 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,226 | 9.9 | 7,370 | 9.7 | 370 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 9,845 | 11.9 | 9,175 | 12.1 | 410 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,431 | 17.4 | 12,505 | 16.5 | 473 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 13,882 | 16.7 | 11,390 | 15.0 | 453 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,701 | 9.3 | 5,670 | 7.5 | 326 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 21,257 | 25.6 | 19,570 | 25.9 | 576 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,151 | 1.4 | 1,670 | 2.2 | 179 | 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.
