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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 | 46,380 | 143,560 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 44,611 | 141,478 | 155,488 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 19,820 | 67,015 | 73,948 | 4,725 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 34,983 | 75,005 | 82,212 | 4,745 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.77 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 0.12 |
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 | 34,983 | 100.0 | 75,005 | 100.0 | 905 | 82,212 | 100.0 | 4,745 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 28,993 | 82.9 | 60,880 | 81.2 | 895 | 68,108 | 82.8 | 4,516 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 3,211 | 9.2 | 6,680 | 8.9 | 382 | 6,370 | 7.7 | 1,569 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 279 | 0.8 | 870 | 1.2 | 141 | 667 | 0.8 | 372 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 131 | 0.4 | 385 | 0.5 | 94 | 464 | 0.6 | 358 | No |
| Public Transportation | 644 | 1.8 | 1,674 | 2.2 | 195 | 1,284 | 1.6 | 652 | No |
| Walked | 745 | 2.1 | 1,240 | 1.7 | 168 | 1,114 | 1.4 | 598 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 412 | 1.2 | 860 | 1.1 | 140 | 951 | 1.2 | 453 | No |
| Worked at home | 568 | 1.6 | 2,415 | 3.2 | 233 | 3,254 | 4.0 | 1,066 | 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) | 34,415 | 100.0 | 72,590 | 100.0 | 906 | 78,958 | 100.0 | 4,562 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 4,980 | 14.5 | 9,630 | 13.3 | 453 | 9,839 | 12.5 | 1,746 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 7,038 | 20.5 | 12,785 | 17.6 | 516 | 14,412 | 18.3 | 2,010 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,326 | 21.3 | 15,470 | 21.3 | 562 | 16,092 | 20.4 | 1,901 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,045 | 17.6 | 13,470 | 18.6 | 528 | 14,424 | 18.3 | 2,703 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 1,950 | 5.7 | 4,580 | 6.3 | 318 | 4,599 | 5.8 | 1,240 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 3,560 | 10.3 | 7,830 | 10.8 | 411 | 10,125 | 12.8 | 1,520 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,389 | 4.0 | 2,955 | 4.1 | 257 | 2,559 | 3.2 | 708 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,230 | 3.6 | 3,085 | 4.2 | 263 | 3,259 | 4.1 | 1,057 | No |
| 60 or more | 897 | 2.6 | 2,780 | 3.8 | 250 | 3,649 | 4.6 | 1,079 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 21.3 | (X) | NA | 20.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 34,415 | 100.0 | 72,590 | 100.0 | 906 | 78,958 | 100.0 | 4,562 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,566 | 4.6 | 4,650 | 6.4 | 321 | 4,266 | 5.4 | 1,194 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 1,946 | 5.7 | 3,940 | 5.4 | 296 | 4,675 | 5.9 | 1,025 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,042 | 11.7 | 7,490 | 10.3 | 403 | 8,679 | 11.0 | 1,899 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 4,642 | 13.5 | 9,460 | 13.0 | 450 | 9,766 | 12.4 | 1,670 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 6,736 | 19.6 | 12,515 | 17.2 | 511 | 11,949 | 15.1 | 1,690 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,269 | 12.4 | 8,820 | 12.2 | 435 | 10,200 | 12.9 | 1,397 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,480 | 7.2 | 4,430 | 6.1 | 313 | 6,445 | 8.2 | 1,195 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 8,046 | 23.4 | 18,725 | 25.8 | 610 | 20,774 | 26.3 | 2,910 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 688 | 2.0 | 1,750 | 2.4 | 199 | 2,204 | 2.8 | 886 | 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.
