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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 | 169,759 | 172,648 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 157,272 | 161,541 | 154,398 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 73,981 | 75,537 | 69,745 | 5,787 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 102,784 | 96,725 | 93,721 | 5,698 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 0.16 |
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 | 102,784 | 100.0 | 96,725 | 100.0 | 910 | 93,721 | 100.0 | 5,698 | No |
| Drove alone | 79,080 | 76.9 | 77,490 | 80.1 | 912 | 81,032 | 86.5 | 5,463 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 10,074 | 9.8 | 8,150 | 8.4 | 389 | 5,953 | 6.4 | 1,541 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,110 | 1.1 | 870 | 0.9 | 130 | 1,098 | 1.2 | 573 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 557 | 0.5 | 585 | 0.6 | 107 | 426 | 0.5 | 311 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,046 | 3.0 | 2,515 | 2.6 | 220 | 1,832 | 2.0 | 1,053 | No |
| Walked | 6,700 | 6.5 | 4,925 | 5.1 | 305 | 2,239 | 2.4 | 1,219 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 985 | 1.0 | 920 | 1.0 | 134 | 777 | 0.8 | 415 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,232 | 1.2 | 1,265 | 1.3 | 156 | 364 | 0.4 | 238 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 101,552 | 100.0 | 95,460 | 100.0 | 912 | 93,357 | 100.0 | 5,695 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 15,512 | 15.3 | 12,615 | 13.2 | 477 | 8,809 | 9.4 | 1,715 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 19,079 | 18.8 | 17,290 | 18.1 | 551 | 14,461 | 15.5 | 2,176 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 20,745 | 20.4 | 16,205 | 17.0 | 535 | 18,393 | 19.7 | 3,080 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 15,322 | 15.1 | 14,910 | 15.6 | 515 | 14,842 | 15.9 | 2,833 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,981 | 5.9 | 6,055 | 6.3 | 337 | 6,954 | 7.4 | 1,833 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 11,540 | 11.4 | 11,565 | 12.1 | 459 | 11,000 | 11.8 | 1,793 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,500 | 4.4 | 5,455 | 5.7 | 321 | 6,007 | 6.4 | 1,308 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,850 | 4.8 | 6,170 | 6.5 | 340 | 7,146 | 7.7 | 1,545 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,023 | 4.0 | 5,200 | 5.4 | 313 | 5,745 | 6.2 | 1,073 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.3 | (X) | 23.2 | (X) | NA | 24.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 101,552 | 100.0 | 95,460 | 100.0 | 912 | 93,357 | 100.0 | 5,695 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,663 | 3.6 | 4,175 | 4.4 | 282 | 5,120 | 5.5 | 1,223 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,223 | 5.1 | 5,175 | 5.4 | 313 | 5,024 | 5.4 | 1,590 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 11,545 | 11.4 | 10,290 | 10.8 | 434 | 10,939 | 11.7 | 2,065 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,557 | 12.4 | 12,140 | 12.7 | 469 | 12,014 | 12.9 | 2,199 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 17,067 | 16.8 | 15,655 | 16.4 | 527 | 13,056 | 14.0 | 2,606 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 16,051 | 15.8 | 13,835 | 14.5 | 498 | 12,045 | 12.9 | 1,710 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,174 | 9.0 | 7,125 | 7.5 | 365 | 8,710 | 9.3 | 1,414 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 24,451 | 24.1 | 23,650 | 24.8 | 631 | 25,016 | 26.8 | 2,749 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,821 | 1.8 | 2,130 | 2.2 | 202 | 1,433 | 1.5 | 569 | 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.
