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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 | 84,724 | 86,602 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 83,615 | 85,660 | 80,284 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 42,842 | 42,760 | 38,231 | 3,647 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 19,745 | 23,000 | 23,291 | 2,638 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 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 | 19,745 | 100.0 | 23,000 | 100.0 | 574 | 23,291 | 100.0 | 2,638 | No |
| Drove alone | 16,443 | 83.3 | 18,685 | 81.2 | 534 | 19,860 | 85.3 | 2,351 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 2,074 | 10.5 | 2,200 | 9.6 | 204 | 1,002 | 4.3 | 490 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 149 | 0.8 | 375 | 1.6 | 85 | 541 | 2.3 | 337 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 78 | 0.4 | 165 | 0.7 | 57 | 292 | 1.3 | 346 | No |
| Public Transportation | 65 | 0.3 | 175 | 0.8 | 58 | 105 | 0.5 | 123 | No |
| Walked | 467 | 2.4 | 560 | 2.4 | 104 | 674 | 2.9 | 549 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 192 | 1.0 | 275 | 1.2 | 73 | 53 | 0.2 | 87 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 277 | 1.4 | 565 | 2.5 | 105 | 764 | 3.3 | 436 | 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) | 19,468 | 100.0 | 22,435 | 100.0 | 569 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,946 | 20.3 | 3,450 | 15.4 | 254 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 3,911 | 20.1 | 4,135 | 18.4 | 277 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 3,718 | 19.1 | 4,360 | 19.4 | 284 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 2,523 | 13.0 | 3,130 | 14.0 | 242 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,128 | 5.8 | 1,160 | 5.2 | 149 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 1,929 | 9.9 | 2,500 | 11.1 | 217 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 850 | 4.4 | 1,180 | 5.3 | 151 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 917 | 4.7 | 1,430 | 6.4 | 166 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 546 | 2.8 | 1,080 | 4.8 | 144 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.8 | (X) | 22.5 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 19,468 | 100.0 | 22,435 | 100.0 | 569 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 636 | 3.3 | 1,025 | 4.6 | 140 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 728 | 3.7 | 1,020 | 4.5 | 140 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,560 | 8.0 | 1,990 | 8.9 | 195 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 1,639 | 8.4 | 2,075 | 9.2 | 199 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 2,895 | 14.9 | 3,115 | 13.9 | 242 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 2,541 | 13.1 | 2,700 | 12.0 | 226 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,085 | 10.7 | 1,785 | 8.0 | 185 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 7,099 | 36.5 | 8,190 | 36.5 | 380 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 285 | 1.5 | 475 | 2.1 | 96 | 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.
