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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 | 70,060 | 76,263 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 69,335 | 74,347 | 76,896 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 29,269 | 34,763 | 33,740 | 2,055 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 21,231 | 23,720 | 23,595 | 2,041 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.09 |
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 | 21,231 | 100.0 | 23,720 | 100.0 | 470 | 23,595 | 100.0 | 2,041 | No |
| Drove alone | 16,261 | 76.6 | 19,125 | 80.6 | 440 | 18,240 | 77.3 | 1,666 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,003 | 9.4 | 2,080 | 8.8 | 165 | 2,815 | 11.9 | 881 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 308 | 1.5 | 410 | 1.7 | 74 | 209 | 0.9 | 164 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 165 | 0.8 | 285 | 1.2 | 62 | 48 | 0.2 | 48 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 39 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.2 | 27 | 11 | 0.0 | 22 | Yes |
| Walked | 992 | 4.7 | 645 | 2.7 | 93 | 1,162 | 4.9 | 477 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 265 | 1.2 | 249 | 1.0 | 58 | 268 | 1.1 | 180 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,198 | 5.6 | 875 | 3.7 | 108 | 842 | 3.6 | 405 | 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) | 20,033 | 100.0 | 22,845 | 100.0 | 465 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 6,228 | 31.1 | 5,975 | 26.2 | 273 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,032 | 20.1 | 4,145 | 18.1 | 230 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 3,119 | 15.6 | 3,655 | 16.0 | 217 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 2,230 | 11.1 | 3,095 | 13.5 | 200 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 881 | 4.4 | 1,455 | 6.4 | 139 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,630 | 8.1 | 2,050 | 9.0 | 164 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 626 | 3.1 | 845 | 3.7 | 106 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 675 | 3.4 | 970 | 4.2 | 114 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 612 | 3.1 | 645 | 2.8 | 93 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.6 | (X) | 18.3 | (X) | NA | 17.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 20,033 | 100.0 | 22,845 | 100.0 | 465 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 783 | 3.9 | 1,215 | 5.3 | 127 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,083 | 5.4 | 1,090 | 4.8 | 121 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 2,324 | 11.6 | 2,740 | 12.0 | 189 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,488 | 12.4 | 2,760 | 12.1 | 190 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 3,852 | 19.2 | 4,455 | 19.5 | 238 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,861 | 14.3 | 2,750 | 12.0 | 189 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,249 | 6.2 | 1,445 | 6.3 | 138 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 5,065 | 25.3 | 5,690 | 24.9 | 267 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 328 | 1.6 | 565 | 2.5 | 87 | 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.
