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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 | 113,229 | 156,638 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 111,163 | 153,199 | 173,111 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 51,785 | 68,123 | 77,929 | 2,505 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 49,164 | 61,400 | 71,553 | 2,869 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.05 |
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 | 49,164 | 100.0 | 61,400 | 100.0 | 782 | 71,553 | 100.0 | 2,869 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 37,889 | 77.1 | 48,240 | 78.6 | 739 | 55,044 | 76.9 | 2,572 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,005 | 10.2 | 6,025 | 9.8 | 308 | 6,679 | 9.3 | 1,532 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 911 | 1.9 | 1,005 | 1.6 | 128 | 1,281 | 1.8 | 537 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 584 | 1.2 | 790 | 1.3 | 113 | 554 | 0.8 | 407 | No |
| Public Transportation | 541 | 1.1 | 310 | 0.5 | 71 | 847 | 1.2 | 612 | No |
| Walked | 1,420 | 2.9 | 1,495 | 2.4 | 156 | 1,489 | 2.1 | 540 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 700 | 1.4 | 730 | 1.2 | 109 | 1,677 | 2.3 | 866 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,114 | 4.3 | 2,805 | 4.6 | 212 | 3,982 | 5.6 | 1,006 | 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) | 47,050 | 100.0 | 58,595 | 100.0 | 775 | 67,571 | 100.0 | 3,070 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 10,128 | 21.5 | 11,380 | 19.4 | 416 | 12,926 | 19.1 | 1,728 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 8,013 | 17.0 | 9,775 | 16.7 | 387 | 9,652 | 14.3 | 1,625 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 8,533 | 18.1 | 9,245 | 15.8 | 377 | 10,962 | 16.2 | 1,773 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,622 | 14.1 | 8,385 | 14.3 | 360 | 10,969 | 16.2 | 1,824 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,603 | 5.5 | 3,695 | 6.3 | 243 | 4,587 | 6.8 | 999 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,755 | 12.2 | 7,055 | 12.0 | 332 | 7,229 | 10.7 | 1,384 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,174 | 4.6 | 3,250 | 5.5 | 228 | 3,782 | 5.6 | 944 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,987 | 4.2 | 3,125 | 5.3 | 224 | 3,735 | 5.5 | 1,116 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,235 | 2.6 | 2,690 | 4.6 | 208 | 3,729 | 5.5 | 1,115 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.8 | (X) | 22.0 | (X) | NA | 20.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 47,050 | 100.0 | 58,595 | 100.0 | 775 | 67,571 | 100.0 | 3,070 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,854 | 3.9 | 2,565 | 4.4 | 203 | 3,306 | 4.9 | 987 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,283 | 4.9 | 3,115 | 5.3 | 224 | 4,231 | 6.3 | 979 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,475 | 11.6 | 5,775 | 9.9 | 302 | 7,297 | 10.8 | 1,274 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,867 | 14.6 | 7,850 | 13.4 | 349 | 11,047 | 16.3 | 1,473 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 9,256 | 19.7 | 11,100 | 18.9 | 411 | 11,984 | 17.7 | 1,691 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,651 | 14.1 | 8,190 | 14.0 | 356 | 9,285 | 13.7 | 1,663 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,413 | 7.3 | 3,245 | 5.5 | 228 | 4,734 | 7.0 | 896 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 10,166 | 21.6 | 14,395 | 24.6 | 463 | 14,138 | 20.9 | 1,830 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,085 | 2.3 | 1,640 | 2.8 | 163 | 1,549 | 2.3 | 681 | 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.
