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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 | 59,393 | 65,632 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 58,787 | 64,726 | 66,492 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 29,473 | 31,041 | 29,096 | 1,588 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 25,785 | 27,140 | NA | NA |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.87 | 0.87 | #VALUE! | NA |
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 | 25,785 | 100.0 | 27,140 | 100.0 | 603 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 19,979 | 77.5 | 22,000 | 81.1 | 578 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2-person carpool | 3,698 | 14.3 | 2,795 | 10.3 | 247 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 3-person carpool | 597 | 2.3 | 515 | 1.9 | 108 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 237 | 0.9 | 635 | 2.3 | 120 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Public Transportation | 40 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.0 | 10 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Walked | 377 | 1.5 | 295 | 1.1 | 82 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 219 | 0.8 | 135 | 0.5 | 56 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Worked at home | 638 | 2.5 | 760 | 2.8 | 131 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 25,147 | 100.0 | 26,380 | 100.0 | 601 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 3,896 | 15.5 | 3,510 | 13.3 | 276 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 to 14 | 4,264 | 17.0 | 4,685 | 17.8 | 315 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 to 19 | 5,267 | 20.9 | 5,705 | 21.6 | 345 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 to 24 | 4,640 | 18.5 | 4,465 | 16.9 | 308 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 25 to 29 | 1,644 | 6.5 | 1,550 | 5.9 | 186 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 30 to 34 | 2,793 | 11.1 | 2,770 | 10.5 | 246 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 35 to 44 | 776 | 3.1 | 1,030 | 3.9 | 152 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 45 to 59 | 1,194 | 4.7 | 1,300 | 4.9 | 171 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 60 or more | 673 | 2.7 | 1,355 | 5.1 | 174 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.6 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | NA | NA | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 25,147 | 100.0 | 26,380 | 100.0 | 601 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 1,155 | 4.6 | 1,415 | 5.4 | 178 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 2,294 | 9.1 | 2,040 | 7.7 | 213 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 4,328 | 17.2 | 3,430 | 13.0 | 273 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 2,810 | 11.2 | 3,085 | 11.7 | 259 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 4,287 | 17.0 | 5,745 | 21.8 | 346 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 3,373 | 13.4 | 3,780 | 14.3 | 285 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,379 | 5.5 | 885 | 3.4 | 141 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 4,887 | 19.4 | 5,175 | 19.6 | 330 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 634 | 2.5 | 545 | 2.1 | 111 | 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.
