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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 | 188,823 | 222,581 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 185,017 | 218,844 | 227,809 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 75,938 | 86,583 | 96,621 | 3,592 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 74,430 | 86,250 | 94,638 | 4,019 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.08 |
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 | 74,430 | 100.0 | 86,250 | 100.0 | 1,099 | 94,638 | 100.0 | 4,019 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 55,442 | 74.5 | 67,160 | 77.9 | 1,036 | 75,937 | 80.2 | 3,651 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 7,402 | 9.9 | 8,740 | 10.1 | 438 | 10,583 | 11.2 | 2,438 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,870 | 2.5 | 2,020 | 2.3 | 214 | 1,116 | 1.2 | 539 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,732 | 2.3 | 1,285 | 1.5 | 171 | 1,277 | 1.3 | 747 | No |
| Public Transportation | 522 | 0.7 | 395 | 0.5 | 95 | 186 | 0.2 | 237 | No |
| Walked | 2,967 | 4.0 | 2,335 | 2.7 | 230 | 1,944 | 2.1 | 643 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,419 | 1.9 | 1,265 | 1.5 | 170 | 1,015 | 1.1 | 445 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,076 | 4.1 | 3,050 | 3.5 | 262 | 2,580 | 2.7 | 871 | 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) | 71,354 | 100.0 | 83,200 | 100.0 | 1,091 | 92,058 | 100.0 | 4,074 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 17,457 | 24.5 | 16,000 | 19.2 | 583 | 18,637 | 20.2 | 2,453 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 16,497 | 23.1 | 18,025 | 21.7 | 615 | 17,351 | 18.8 | 2,396 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 16,172 | 22.7 | 18,190 | 21.9 | 618 | 21,770 | 23.6 | 2,621 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 8,344 | 11.7 | 11,900 | 14.3 | 508 | 15,420 | 16.8 | 2,563 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 2,744 | 3.8 | 3,770 | 4.5 | 291 | 4,548 | 4.9 | 1,193 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 5,862 | 8.2 | 7,715 | 9.3 | 413 | 8,760 | 9.5 | 1,883 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 1,303 | 1.8 | 2,380 | 2.9 | 232 | 1,737 | 1.9 | 611 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 1,723 | 2.4 | 2,410 | 2.9 | 233 | 2,294 | 2.5 | 756 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,252 | 1.8 | 2,825 | 3.4 | 253 | 1,541 | 1.7 | 557 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.8 | (X) | 19.1 | (X) | NA | 16.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 71,354 | 100.0 | 83,200 | 100.0 | 1,091 | 92,058 | 100.0 | 4,074 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,330 | 6.1 | 5,815 | 7.0 | 360 | 8,409 | 9.1 | 1,686 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,256 | 6.0 | 5,775 | 6.9 | 359 | 7,347 | 8.0 | 1,515 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 8,353 | 11.7 | 9,890 | 11.9 | 465 | 12,957 | 14.1 | 2,049 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 10,958 | 15.4 | 11,315 | 13.6 | 496 | 12,652 | 13.7 | 1,769 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,444 | 20.2 | 15,200 | 18.3 | 569 | 15,813 | 17.2 | 2,116 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 8,625 | 12.1 | 9,755 | 11.7 | 462 | 7,940 | 8.6 | 1,226 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 3,665 | 5.1 | 3,865 | 4.6 | 295 | 3,847 | 4.2 | 1,062 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 15,005 | 21.0 | 18,175 | 21.8 | 618 | 20,395 | 22.2 | 2,852 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,718 | 2.4 | 2,880 | 3.5 | 255 | 2,698 | 2.9 | 718 | No |
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.
