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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 | 88,675 | 85,403 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 84,938 | 81,002 | 77,471 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 36,560 | 31,364 | 32,878 | 4,062 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 58,227 | 50,865 | 50,039 | 3,551 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 0.31 |
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 | 58,227 | 100.0 | 50,865 | 100.0 | 633 | 50,039 | 100.0 | 3,551 | No |
| Drove alone | 41,515 | 71.3 | 38,985 | 76.6 | 643 | 38,904 | 77.7 | 2,994 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 7,724 | 13.3 | 5,120 | 10.1 | 306 | 4,565 | 9.1 | 1,093 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,366 | 2.3 | 805 | 1.6 | 125 | 687 | 1.4 | 422 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 916 | 1.6 | 875 | 1.7 | 130 | 463 | 0.9 | 461 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,871 | 4.9 | 2,315 | 4.6 | 209 | 3,335 | 6.7 | 1,265 | No |
| Walked | 2,814 | 4.8 | 1,800 | 3.5 | 185 | 1,066 | 2.1 | 529 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 602 | 1.0 | 475 | 0.9 | 96 | 746 | 1.5 | 367 | No |
| Worked at home | 419 | 0.7 | 495 | 1.0 | 98 | 273 | 0.5 | 240 | 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) | 57,808 | 100.0 | 50,370 | 100.0 | 634 | 49,766 | 100.0 | 3,552 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,886 | 11.9 | 4,680 | 9.3 | 294 | 4,128 | 8.3 | 1,146 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,646 | 18.4 | 7,190 | 14.3 | 358 | 5,327 | 10.7 | 1,268 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 11,631 | 20.1 | 9,005 | 17.9 | 396 | 9,103 | 18.3 | 1,676 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 8,263 | 14.3 | 7,065 | 14.0 | 355 | 8,264 | 16.6 | 1,558 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,159 | 5.5 | 2,925 | 5.8 | 235 | 2,504 | 5.0 | 732 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 6,687 | 11.6 | 5,640 | 11.2 | 320 | 5,503 | 11.1 | 1,127 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,866 | 5.0 | 3,415 | 6.8 | 253 | 4,111 | 8.3 | 1,259 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,816 | 6.6 | 4,620 | 9.2 | 292 | 5,208 | 10.5 | 1,203 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,854 | 6.7 | 5,835 | 11.6 | 325 | 5,618 | 11.3 | 1,359 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.8 | (X) | 28.2 | (X) | NA | 29.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 57,808 | 100.0 | 50,370 | 100.0 | 634 | 49,766 | 100.0 | 3,552 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,708 | 3.0 | 1,480 | 2.9 | 168 | 1,314 | 2.6 | 641 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,053 | 3.6 | 1,620 | 3.2 | 176 | 1,519 | 3.1 | 617 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,907 | 8.5 | 3,795 | 7.5 | 266 | 4,236 | 8.5 | 1,074 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,056 | 10.5 | 4,955 | 9.8 | 302 | 5,374 | 10.8 | 962 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,637 | 18.4 | 9,240 | 18.3 | 401 | 9,010 | 18.1 | 1,432 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 12,636 | 21.9 | 10,075 | 20.0 | 416 | 11,363 | 22.8 | 2,308 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,774 | 13.4 | 6,265 | 12.4 | 336 | 6,338 | 12.7 | 1,651 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 11,391 | 19.7 | 10,865 | 21.6 | 430 | 9,978 | 20.0 | 1,636 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 646 | 1.1 | 725 | 1.4 | 118 | 634 | 1.3 | 318 | 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.
