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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 | 58,012 | 67,088 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 57,769 | 66,733 | 64,842 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 26,773 | 24,812 | 29,733 | 3,527 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 14,039 | 12,810 | 12,833 | 2,130 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.13 |
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 | 14,039 | 100.0 | 12,810 | 100.0 | 449 | 12,833 | 100.0 | 2,130 | No |
| Drove alone | 5,978 | 42.6 | 5,435 | 42.4 | 312 | 6,075 | 47.3 | 1,631 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 1,741 | 12.4 | 1,180 | 9.2 | 150 | 922 | 7.2 | 672 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 336 | 2.4 | 270 | 2.1 | 72 | 181 | 1.4 | 179 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 232 | 1.7 | 280 | 2.2 | 74 | 255 | 2.0 | 431 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,095 | 14.9 | 2,549 | 19.9 | 219 | 1,835 | 14.3 | 695 | No |
| Walked | 3,103 | 22.1 | 2,535 | 19.8 | 218 | 3,037 | 23.7 | 1,156 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 262 | 1.9 | 204 | 1.6 | 63 | 276 | 2.2 | 259 | No |
| Worked at home | 292 | 2.1 | 350 | 2.7 | 82 | 252 | 2.0 | 232 | 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) | 13,747 | 100.0 | 12,460 | 100.0 | 445 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 2,398 | 17.4 | 1,470 | 11.8 | 167 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 2,516 | 18.3 | 2,045 | 16.4 | 197 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 2,264 | 16.5 | 1,935 | 15.5 | 191 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 2,084 | 15.2 | 1,650 | 13.2 | 177 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 513 | 3.7 | 590 | 4.7 | 107 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,806 | 13.1 | 1,640 | 13.2 | 177 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 593 | 4.3 | 685 | 5.5 | 115 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 747 | 5.4 | 1,000 | 8.0 | 139 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 826 | 6.0 | 1,450 | 11.6 | 166 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.4 | (X) | 27.6 | (X) | NA | 23.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 13,747 | 100.0 | 12,460 | 100.0 | 445 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 477 | 3.5 | 365 | 2.9 | 84 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 487 | 3.5 | 465 | 3.7 | 95 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 899 | 6.5 | 910 | 7.3 | 132 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 1,988 | 14.5 | 1,605 | 12.9 | 175 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 2,401 | 17.5 | 1,990 | 16.0 | 194 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,113 | 15.4 | 1,645 | 13.2 | 177 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,201 | 8.7 | 1,175 | 9.4 | 150 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 3,968 | 28.9 | 3,970 | 31.9 | 270 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 213 | 1.5 | 230 | 1.8 | 67 | 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.
