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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 | 121,393 | 131,923 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 113,345 | 122,503 | 132,574 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 56,103 | 60,597 | 64,735 | 2,384 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 56,398 | 64,670 | 68,850 | 3,398 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.08 |
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 | 56,398 | 100.0 | 64,670 | 100.0 | 735 | 68,850 | 100.0 | 3,398 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 44,382 | 78.7 | 53,440 | 82.6 | 721 | 56,803 | 82.5 | 3,698 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 5,748 | 10.2 | 5,680 | 8.8 | 298 | 5,606 | 8.1 | 1,199 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 933 | 1.7 | 795 | 1.2 | 114 | 838 | 1.2 | 429 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 603 | 1.1 | 395 | 0.6 | 80 | 725 | 1.1 | 439 | No |
| Public Transportation | 438 | 0.8 | 305 | 0.5 | 71 | 554 | 0.8 | 499 | No |
| Walked | 1,881 | 3.3 | 1,265 | 2.0 | 143 | 1,270 | 1.8 | 933 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 741 | 1.3 | 770 | 1.2 | 112 | 1,212 | 1.8 | 631 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,672 | 3.0 | 2,010 | 3.1 | 180 | 1,842 | 2.7 | 629 | 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) | 54,726 | 100.0 | 62,660 | 100.0 | 734 | 67,008 | 100.0 | 3,419 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,501 | 17.4 | 8,390 | 13.4 | 359 | 9,627 | 14.4 | 2,572 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,434 | 19.1 | 10,410 | 16.6 | 396 | 11,097 | 16.6 | 1,866 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 11,043 | 20.2 | 12,815 | 20.5 | 435 | 11,227 | 16.8 | 1,612 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 9,130 | 16.7 | 10,340 | 16.5 | 395 | 11,790 | 17.6 | 1,789 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,951 | 5.4 | 4,000 | 6.4 | 252 | 5,857 | 8.7 | 1,446 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 5,383 | 9.8 | 6,825 | 10.9 | 326 | 6,189 | 9.2 | 1,283 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 2,208 | 4.0 | 3,200 | 5.1 | 226 | 4,330 | 6.5 | 1,303 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 2,309 | 4.2 | 3,245 | 5.2 | 228 | 2,692 | 4.0 | 773 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,767 | 3.2 | 3,435 | 5.5 | 234 | 4,199 | 6.3 | 903 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 22.9 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 54,726 | 100.0 | 62,660 | 100.0 | 734 | 67,008 | 100.0 | 3,419 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,916 | 5.3 | 4,250 | 6.8 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,647 | 6.7 | 3,975 | 6.3 | 251 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,706 | 14.1 | 7,335 | 11.7 | 337 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 8,089 | 14.8 | 7,800 | 12.4 | 347 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 8,793 | 16.1 | 9,715 | 15.5 | 384 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 6,329 | 11.6 | 7,090 | 11.3 | 331 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,123 | 5.7 | 2,935 | 4.7 | 217 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,813 | 23.4 | 16,310 | 26.0 | 484 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,310 | 2.4 | 2,485 | 4.0 | 200 | 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.
