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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 | 3,191 | 137,946 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 3,191 | 136,697 | 138,618 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,785 | 66,569 | 66,640 | 5,426 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 68 | 99,000 | 110,193 | 5,889 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.04 | 1.49 | 1.65 | 0.23 |
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 | 68 | 100.0 | 99,000 | 100.0 | 799 | 110,193 | 100.0 | 5,889 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 8 | 11.8 | 76,150 | 76.9 | 883 | 89,009 | 80.8 | 5,426 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 0 | 0.0 | 10,730 | 10.8 | 476 | 10,362 | 9.4 | 1,985 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 0 | 0.0 | 2,480 | 2.5 | 236 | 1,206 | 1.1 | 511 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 0 | 0.0 | 1,435 | 1.4 | 180 | 1,290 | 1.2 | 524 | No |
| Public Transportation | 0 | 0.0 | 2,939 | 3.0 | 256 | 3,134 | 2.8 | 906 | No |
| Walked | 0 | 0.0 | 1,415 | 1.4 | 179 | 1,265 | 1.1 | 668 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 0 | 0.0 | 1,525 | 1.5 | 186 | 2,009 | 1.8 | 780 | No |
| Worked at home | 60 | 88.2 | 2,320 | 2.3 | 228 | 1,918 | 1.7 | 700 | 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) | 8 | 100.0 | 96,680 | 100.0 | 813 | 108,275 | 100.0 | 5,884 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 0 | 0.0 | 7,975 | 8.2 | 415 | 9,569 | 8.8 | 2,242 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 13,405 | 13.9 | 526 | 11,946 | 11.0 | 2,144 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 16,895 | 17.5 | 582 | 19,523 | 18.0 | 3,221 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 14,830 | 15.3 | 550 | 17,482 | 16.1 | 2,938 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,300 | 5.5 | 341 | 8,398 | 7.8 | 1,741 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 14,000 | 14.5 | 536 | 15,199 | 14.0 | 2,258 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 8 | 100.0 | 6,120 | 6.3 | 366 | 7,628 | 7.0 | 2,408 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,830 | 8.1 | 411 | 8,454 | 7.8 | 1,578 | No |
| 60 or more | 0 | 0.0 | 10,320 | 10.7 | 467 | 10,076 | 9.3 | 1,706 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 40.0 | (X) | 28.0 | (X) | NA | 27.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 8 | 100.0 | 96,680 | 100.0 | 813 | 108,275 | 100.0 | 5,884 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 6,145 | 6.4 | 366 | 7,795 | 7.2 | 2,134 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 4,840 | 5.0 | 327 | 6,509 | 6.0 | 1,442 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 8,090 | 8.4 | 417 | 9,542 | 8.8 | 2,098 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 10,535 | 10.9 | 472 | 10,076 | 9.3 | 1,899 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 13,880 | 14.4 | 534 | 16,442 | 15.2 | 2,605 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 13,870 | 14.3 | 534 | 13,617 | 12.6 | 1,975 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 8,350 | 8.6 | 424 | 10,504 | 9.7 | 2,171 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8 | 100.0 | 26,900 | 27.8 | 704 | 29,969 | 27.7 | 3,360 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 0 | 0.0 | 2,765 | 2.9 | 249 | 3,821 | 3.5 | 1,469 | 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.
