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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 | 117,229 | 131,760 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 116,717 | 130,885 | 132,725 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 69,322 | 71,736 | 65,244 | 5,397 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 109,864 | 89,945 | 82,045 | 6,350 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.58 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 0.20 |
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 | 109,864 | 100.0 | 89,945 | 100.0 | 808 | 82,045 | 100.0 | 6,350 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 85,470 | 77.8 | 70,845 | 78.8 | 865 | 64,887 | 79.1 | 4,989 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 13,679 | 12.5 | 9,620 | 10.7 | 452 | 6,345 | 7.7 | 1,138 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,832 | 1.7 | 1,490 | 1.7 | 184 | 976 | 1.2 | 456 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,142 | 1.0 | 750 | 0.8 | 131 | 466 | 0.6 | 303 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,770 | 2.5 | 2,865 | 3.2 | 253 | 2,789 | 3.4 | 1,260 | No |
| Walked | 1,299 | 1.2 | 980 | 1.1 | 149 | 2,042 | 2.5 | 1,149 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,103 | 1.9 | 1,515 | 1.7 | 185 | 916 | 1.1 | 405 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,569 | 1.4 | 1,880 | 2.1 | 206 | 3,624 | 4.4 | 1,073 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 108,295 | 100.0 | 88,065 | 100.0 | 817 | 78,421 | 100.0 | 6,138 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 8,320 | 7.7 | 5,710 | 6.5 | 353 | 5,900 | 7.5 | 1,612 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,166 | 12.2 | 9,490 | 10.8 | 449 | 9,852 | 12.6 | 1,849 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 16,223 | 15.0 | 10,900 | 12.4 | 478 | 10,784 | 13.8 | 2,052 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 16,287 | 15.0 | 13,240 | 15.0 | 522 | 12,931 | 16.5 | 2,374 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 7,069 | 6.5 | 5,465 | 6.2 | 346 | 4,931 | 6.3 | 1,068 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 17,017 | 15.7 | 14,215 | 16.1 | 538 | 13,370 | 17.0 | 2,258 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 9,003 | 8.3 | 6,930 | 7.9 | 387 | 4,463 | 5.7 | 1,031 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 12,022 | 11.1 | 9,930 | 11.3 | 458 | 8,941 | 11.4 | 1,663 | No |
| 60 or more | 9,188 | 8.5 | 12,180 | 13.8 | 503 | 7,249 | 9.2 | 1,260 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.6 | (X) | 32.4 | (X) | NA | 27.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 108,295 | 100.0 | 88,065 | 100.0 | 817 | 78,421 | 100.0 | 6,138 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,395 | 6.8 | 5,235 | 5.9 | 339 | 3,315 | 4.2 | 953 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,028 | 7.4 | 5,145 | 5.8 | 336 | 3,750 | 4.8 | 1,007 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 13,462 | 12.4 | 7,020 | 8.0 | 390 | 6,116 | 7.8 | 1,642 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 16,141 | 14.9 | 9,480 | 10.8 | 449 | 8,067 | 10.3 | 1,766 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 17,508 | 16.2 | 11,880 | 13.5 | 497 | 9,023 | 11.5 | 2,064 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 14,324 | 13.2 | 13,050 | 14.8 | 519 | 12,190 | 15.5 | 2,150 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 8,866 | 8.2 | 9,020 | 10.2 | 438 | 11,171 | 14.2 | 2,037 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 20,531 | 19.0 | 24,525 | 27.8 | 676 | 22,523 | 28.7 | 2,413 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,040 | 1.9 | 2,195 | 2.5 | 222 | 2,266 | 2.9 | 1,024 | 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.
