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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 | 55,031 | 82,384 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 54,641 | 81,834 | 102,331 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 28,024 | 43,499 | 53,872 | 4,209 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 11,770 | 22,220 | 24,418 | 2,587 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.11 |
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 | 11,770 | 100.0 | 22,220 | 100.0 | 609 | 24,418 | 100.0 | 2,587 | No |
| Drove alone | 8,984 | 76.3 | 17,155 | 77.2 | 557 | 19,392 | 79.4 | 2,504 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 1,281 | 10.9 | 2,345 | 10.6 | 228 | 2,171 | 8.9 | 872 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 231 | 2.0 | 275 | 1.2 | 79 | 49 | 0.2 | 80 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 53 | 0.5 | 210 | 0.9 | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | No |
| Public Transportation | 125 | 1.1 | 399 | 1.8 | 95 | 236 | 1.0 | 255 | No |
| Walked | 428 | 3.6 | 375 | 1.7 | 92 | 647 | 2.6 | 360 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 105 | 0.9 | 220 | 1.0 | 71 | 301 | 1.2 | 237 | No |
| Worked at home | 563 | 4.8 | 1,250 | 5.6 | 168 | 1,622 | 6.6 | 950 | 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) | 11,207 | 100.0 | 20,970 | 100.0 | 598 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 2,156 | 19.2 | 2,815 | 13.4 | 249 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 2,258 | 20.1 | 3,675 | 17.5 | 283 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 2,121 | 18.9 | 3,690 | 17.6 | 284 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 1,685 | 15.0 | 3,215 | 15.3 | 266 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 579 | 5.2 | 1,480 | 7.1 | 182 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,166 | 10.4 | 2,625 | 12.5 | 241 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 445 | 4.0 | 1,360 | 6.5 | 175 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 490 | 4.4 | 1,135 | 5.4 | 160 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 307 | 2.7 | 975 | 4.6 | 148 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 22.6 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 11,207 | 100.0 | 20,970 | 100.0 | 598 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 489 | 4.4 | 1,530 | 7.3 | 185 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 648 | 5.8 | 1,120 | 5.3 | 159 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,134 | 10.1 | 2,325 | 11.1 | 227 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 1,493 | 13.3 | 2,720 | 13.0 | 245 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,830 | 16.3 | 3,045 | 14.5 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,260 | 11.2 | 2,220 | 10.6 | 222 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 757 | 6.8 | 1,250 | 6.0 | 168 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 3,322 | 29.6 | 6,050 | 28.9 | 358 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 274 | 2.4 | 510 | 2.4 | 108 | 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.
