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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 | 127,780 | 166,814 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 122,932 | 161,845 | 178,425 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 60,439 | 79,263 | 88,763 | 2,391 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 59,613 | 75,375 | 86,956 | 2,818 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.05 |
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 | 59,613 | 100.0 | 75,375 | 100.0 | 972 | 86,956 | 100.0 | 2,818 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 44,728 | 75.0 | 57,255 | 76.0 | 927 | 64,220 | 73.9 | 3,206 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 5,595 | 9.4 | 6,475 | 8.6 | 377 | 8,594 | 9.9 | 2,029 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 659 | 1.1 | 1,045 | 1.4 | 154 | 624 | 0.7 | 513 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 437 | 0.7 | 440 | 0.6 | 100 | 1,338 | 1.5 | 863 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 928 | 1.6 | 1,483 | 2.0 | 183 | 1,700 | 2.0 | 630 | No |
| Walked | 3,121 | 5.2 | 3,215 | 4.3 | 269 | 3,039 | 3.5 | 979 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,224 | 2.1 | 1,465 | 1.9 | 182 | 2,897 | 3.3 | 1,045 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,921 | 4.9 | 4,000 | 5.3 | 299 | 4,544 | 5.2 | 1,210 | 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) | 56,692 | 100.0 | 71,375 | 100.0 | 966 | 82,412 | 100.0 | 2,930 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,316 | 23.5 | 15,580 | 21.8 | 568 | 16,511 | 20.0 | 2,097 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 13,236 | 23.3 | 15,405 | 21.6 | 565 | 16,631 | 20.2 | 2,229 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 10,720 | 18.9 | 13,290 | 18.6 | 529 | 17,716 | 21.5 | 2,757 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 7,597 | 13.4 | 9,720 | 13.6 | 457 | 10,236 | 12.4 | 1,707 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 2,857 | 5.0 | 4,130 | 5.8 | 303 | 3,895 | 4.7 | 896 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 4,727 | 8.3 | 6,245 | 8.7 | 371 | 8,058 | 9.8 | 1,161 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 1,503 | 2.7 | 2,410 | 3.4 | 233 | 3,400 | 4.1 | 884 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,320 | 2.3 | 1,950 | 2.7 | 210 | 3,468 | 4.2 | 1,236 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,416 | 2.5 | 2,640 | 3.7 | 244 | 2,497 | 3.0 | 819 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.8 | (X) | 19.0 | (X) | NA | 17.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 56,692 | 100.0 | 71,375 | 100.0 | 966 | 82,412 | 100.0 | 2,930 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,341 | 4.1 | 3,800 | 5.3 | 291 | 5,135 | 6.2 | 1,190 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,767 | 4.9 | 3,855 | 5.4 | 293 | 4,209 | 5.1 | 905 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,818 | 8.5 | 6,495 | 9.1 | 378 | 6,793 | 8.2 | 1,437 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 6,998 | 12.3 | 8,045 | 11.3 | 418 | 10,076 | 12.2 | 1,781 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 10,574 | 18.7 | 11,825 | 16.6 | 501 | 12,543 | 15.2 | 1,612 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 7,760 | 13.7 | 8,555 | 12.0 | 431 | 8,450 | 10.3 | 1,504 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,044 | 7.1 | 5,040 | 7.1 | 334 | 6,240 | 7.6 | 1,288 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 16,043 | 28.3 | 21,905 | 30.7 | 660 | 25,971 | 31.5 | 2,371 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,347 | 2.4 | 1,960 | 2.7 | 210 | 2,995 | 3.6 | 900 | 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.
