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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 | 145,896 | 201,130 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 143,123 | 197,939 | 217,021 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 75,493 | 107,454 | 116,248 | 2,632 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 46,905 | 69,735 | 81,333 | 3,489 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.06 |
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 | 46,905 | 100.0 | 69,735 | 100.0 | 785 | 81,333 | 100.0 | 3,489 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 36,667 | 78.2 | 56,720 | 81.3 | 742 | 67,984 | 83.6 | 3,073 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 4,458 | 9.5 | 5,390 | 7.7 | 266 | 5,204 | 6.4 | 971 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 643 | 1.4 | 860 | 1.2 | 108 | 832 | 1.0 | 482 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 483 | 1.0 | 750 | 1.1 | 101 | 774 | 1.0 | 404 | No |
| Public Transportation | 829 | 1.8 | 334 | 0.5 | 67 | 81 | 0.1 | 94 | Yes |
| Walked | 1,108 | 2.4 | 1,160 | 1.7 | 125 | 1,166 | 1.4 | 501 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 329 | 0.7 | 445 | 0.6 | 78 | 481 | 0.6 | 232 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,388 | 5.1 | 4,085 | 5.9 | 233 | 4,811 | 5.9 | 951 | 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) | 44,517 | 100.0 | 65,650 | 100.0 | 774 | 76,522 | 100.0 | 3,576 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 9,656 | 21.7 | 12,190 | 18.6 | 394 | 14,962 | 19.6 | 1,814 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 8,073 | 18.1 | 11,340 | 17.3 | 381 | 11,176 | 14.6 | 1,835 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 7,379 | 16.6 | 10,410 | 15.9 | 365 | 11,624 | 15.2 | 1,570 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 6,289 | 14.1 | 9,335 | 14.2 | 347 | 10,367 | 13.5 | 1,597 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,847 | 6.4 | 4,620 | 7.0 | 247 | 5,052 | 6.6 | 955 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,540 | 10.2 | 7,270 | 11.1 | 308 | 9,842 | 12.9 | 1,395 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 2,153 | 4.8 | 4,025 | 6.1 | 231 | 5,255 | 6.9 | 1,051 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 2,060 | 4.6 | 3,785 | 5.8 | 224 | 4,716 | 6.2 | 916 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,520 | 3.4 | 2,690 | 4.1 | 189 | 3,528 | 4.6 | 665 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.4 | (X) | 21.7 | (X) | NA | 20.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 44,517 | 100.0 | 65,650 | 100.0 | 774 | 76,522 | 100.0 | 3,576 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,571 | 3.5 | 3,785 | 5.8 | 224 | 5,140 | 6.7 | 1,143 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 3,074 | 6.9 | 4,400 | 6.7 | 241 | 6,389 | 8.3 | 1,124 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 5,493 | 12.3 | 7,720 | 11.8 | 317 | 8,466 | 11.1 | 1,297 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,540 | 14.7 | 9,060 | 13.8 | 342 | 9,712 | 12.7 | 1,230 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 7,831 | 17.6 | 10,570 | 16.1 | 368 | 10,832 | 14.2 | 1,501 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 4,719 | 10.6 | 7,170 | 10.9 | 306 | 7,585 | 9.9 | 1,060 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,225 | 5.0 | 3,320 | 5.1 | 210 | 4,414 | 5.8 | 873 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 12,211 | 27.4 | 17,900 | 27.3 | 470 | 21,929 | 28.7 | 2,220 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 853 | 1.9 | 1,220 | 1.9 | 128 | 2,055 | 2.7 | 601 | Yes |
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.
