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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 | 67,643 | 82,103 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 65,269 | 78,468 | 86,804 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 32,996 | 37,043 | 37,870 | 4,030 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 76,676 | 76,425 | 84,425 | 4,457 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.32 | 2.06 | 2.23 | 0.24 |
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 | 76,676 | 100.0 | 76,425 | 100.0 | 348 | 84,425 | 100.0 | 4,457 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 61,771 | 80.6 | 62,520 | 81.8 | 584 | 71,271 | 84.4 | 4,281 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 8,109 | 10.6 | 7,035 | 9.2 | 384 | 5,635 | 6.7 | 1,380 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,094 | 1.4 | 1,250 | 1.6 | 168 | 1,144 | 1.4 | 802 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 594 | 0.8 | 820 | 1.1 | 136 | 1,021 | 1.2 | 656 | No |
| Public Transportation | 932 | 1.2 | 1,114 | 1.5 | 159 | 2,204 | 2.6 | 1,278 | No |
| Walked | 1,892 | 2.5 | 1,300 | 1.7 | 171 | 848 | 1.0 | 430 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,750 | 2.3 | 1,555 | 2.0 | 187 | 1,280 | 1.5 | 558 | No |
| Worked at home | 534 | 0.7 | 835 | 1.1 | 137 | 1,022 | 1.2 | 466 | 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) | 76,142 | 100.0 | 75,590 | 100.0 | 370 | 83,403 | 100.0 | 4,388 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 7,375 | 9.7 | 5,925 | 7.8 | 355 | 6,478 | 7.8 | 1,548 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 10,833 | 14.2 | 7,850 | 10.4 | 403 | 7,679 | 9.2 | 1,518 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 15,130 | 19.9 | 11,450 | 15.1 | 475 | 9,879 | 11.8 | 1,753 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 14,572 | 19.1 | 13,455 | 17.8 | 507 | 12,228 | 14.7 | 2,223 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,207 | 6.8 | 5,195 | 6.9 | 334 | 7,984 | 9.6 | 1,789 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 12,336 | 16.2 | 14,145 | 18.7 | 517 | 16,239 | 19.5 | 2,606 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,835 | 5.0 | 5,510 | 7.3 | 343 | 6,788 | 8.1 | 1,264 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,967 | 5.2 | 6,255 | 8.3 | 363 | 8,028 | 9.6 | 1,765 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,887 | 3.8 | 5,800 | 7.7 | 351 | 8,100 | 9.7 | 1,718 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.2 | (X) | 28.2 | (X) | NA | 29.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 76,142 | 100.0 | 75,590 | 100.0 | 370 | 83,403 | 100.0 | 4,388 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,027 | 2.7 | 2,130 | 2.8 | 218 | 3,589 | 4.3 | 1,649 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,872 | 3.8 | 2,890 | 3.8 | 253 | 3,311 | 4.0 | 977 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 6,370 | 8.4 | 6,230 | 8.2 | 363 | 9,240 | 11.1 | 1,772 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,202 | 13.4 | 9,520 | 12.6 | 439 | 9,364 | 11.2 | 1,411 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 13,077 | 17.2 | 13,570 | 18.0 | 509 | 14,397 | 17.3 | 2,218 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 13,982 | 18.4 | 13,615 | 18.0 | 510 | 13,479 | 16.2 | 1,735 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 8,256 | 10.8 | 6,625 | 8.8 | 373 | 7,381 | 8.8 | 1,324 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 17,910 | 23.5 | 17,325 | 22.9 | 559 | 20,154 | 24.2 | 2,829 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,446 | 1.9 | 1,320 | 1.7 | 172 | 2,488 | 3.0 | 1,118 | 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.
