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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 | 94,097 | 96,501 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 82,093 | 84,546 | 87,080 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 45,175 | 47,394 | 43,972 | 2,159 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 52,815 | 57,030 | 51,414 | 2,571 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 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 | 52,815 | 100.0 | 57,030 | 100.0 | 618 | 51,414 | 100.0 | 2,571 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 32,196 | 61.0 | 35,495 | 62.2 | 606 | 33,991 | 66.1 | 2,570 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 6,488 | 12.3 | 6,670 | 11.7 | 319 | 5,081 | 9.9 | 1,130 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 981 | 1.9 | 825 | 1.4 | 116 | 531 | 1.0 | 315 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 361 | 0.7 | 310 | 0.5 | 71 | 128 | 0.2 | 155 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,478 | 2.8 | 2,510 | 4.4 | 200 | 2,552 | 5.0 | 1,034 | No |
| Walked | 8,591 | 16.3 | 8,165 | 14.3 | 350 | 5,359 | 10.4 | 1,455 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 730 | 1.4 | 630 | 1.1 | 101 | 1,582 | 3.1 | 587 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 1,990 | 3.8 | 2,425 | 4.3 | 197 | 2,190 | 4.3 | 781 | 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) | 50,825 | 100.0 | 54,605 | 100.0 | 623 | 49,224 | 100.0 | 2,588 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,873 | 19.4 | 9,725 | 17.8 | 378 | 8,273 | 16.8 | 1,692 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 9,450 | 18.6 | 10,005 | 18.3 | 383 | 8,356 | 17.0 | 1,501 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 9,746 | 19.2 | 9,860 | 18.1 | 381 | 9,380 | 19.1 | 1,599 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 7,831 | 15.4 | 8,195 | 15.0 | 350 | 8,447 | 17.2 | 1,681 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,813 | 5.5 | 3,105 | 5.7 | 222 | 2,852 | 5.8 | 756 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,116 | 10.1 | 5,975 | 10.9 | 303 | 4,335 | 8.8 | 924 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,192 | 4.3 | 2,760 | 5.1 | 210 | 2,690 | 5.5 | 660 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,336 | 4.6 | 2,695 | 4.9 | 207 | 2,835 | 5.8 | 887 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,468 | 2.9 | 2,290 | 4.2 | 191 | 2,056 | 4.2 | 615 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.0 | (X) | 21.3 | (X) | NA | 20.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 50,825 | 100.0 | 54,605 | 100.0 | 623 | 49,224 | 100.0 | 2,588 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,262 | 2.5 | 1,795 | 3.3 | 170 | 1,744 | 3.5 | 715 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,526 | 3.0 | 1,815 | 3.3 | 171 | 1,615 | 3.3 | 523 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 3,874 | 7.6 | 3,890 | 7.1 | 247 | 2,955 | 6.0 | 704 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 5,032 | 9.9 | 4,815 | 8.8 | 274 | 5,117 | 10.4 | 982 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,746 | 17.2 | 8,565 | 15.7 | 357 | 8,414 | 17.1 | 1,300 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,441 | 16.6 | 7,690 | 14.1 | 340 | 7,195 | 14.6 | 1,485 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,955 | 9.7 | 4,845 | 8.9 | 274 | 5,048 | 10.3 | 956 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,115 | 31.7 | 19,005 | 34.8 | 500 | 16,287 | 33.1 | 2,193 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 874 | 1.7 | 1,395 | 2.6 | 150 | 849 | 1.7 | 389 | Yes |
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.
