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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 | 550,043 | 626,932 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 529,342 | 607,583 | 641,724 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 263,761 | 290,597 | 294,690 | 5,226 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 269,948 | 295,715 | 298,923 | 5,561 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.04 |
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 | 269,948 | 100.0 | 295,715 | 100.0 | 1,454 | 298,923 | 100.0 | 5,561 | No |
| Drove alone | 166,564 | 61.7 | 194,360 | 65.7 | 1,347 | 201,624 | 67.5 | 5,975 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 32,627 | 12.1 | 35,800 | 12.1 | 676 | 35,257 | 11.8 | 2,959 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 4,831 | 1.8 | 6,455 | 2.2 | 294 | 6,389 | 2.1 | 1,494 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,531 | 1.3 | 3,305 | 1.1 | 211 | 2,971 | 1.0 | 1,105 | No |
| Public Transportation | 5,188 | 1.9 | 4,220 | 1.4 | 238 | 3,701 | 1.2 | 987 | No |
| Walked | 27,907 | 10.3 | 22,155 | 7.5 | 538 | 19,766 | 6.6 | 1,970 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 18,254 | 6.8 | 17,445 | 5.9 | 479 | 17,148 | 5.7 | 2,055 | No |
| Worked at home | 11,046 | 4.1 | 11,980 | 4.1 | 399 | 12,067 | 4.0 | 1,657 | 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) | 258,902 | 100.0 | 283,735 | 100.0 | 1,450 | 286,856 | 100.0 | 5,845 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 75,196 | 29.0 | 74,670 | 26.3 | 943 | 80,287 | 28.0 | 3,946 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 50,662 | 19.6 | 56,790 | 20.0 | 836 | 54,632 | 19.0 | 3,743 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 51,103 | 19.7 | 54,150 | 19.1 | 818 | 54,224 | 18.9 | 3,453 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 33,876 | 13.1 | 37,425 | 13.2 | 690 | 38,960 | 13.6 | 2,787 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,864 | 3.4 | 10,890 | 3.8 | 381 | 12,153 | 4.2 | 1,633 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 16,946 | 6.5 | 19,535 | 6.9 | 506 | 16,604 | 5.8 | 2,096 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 5,034 | 1.9 | 6,365 | 2.2 | 292 | 7,471 | 2.6 | 1,497 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,061 | 2.3 | 7,765 | 2.7 | 322 | 9,017 | 3.1 | 1,298 | No |
| 60 or more | 11,160 | 4.3 | 16,155 | 5.7 | 461 | 13,508 | 4.7 | 1,648 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.9 | (X) | 20.2 | (X) | NA | 17.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 258,902 | 100.0 | 283,735 | 100.0 | 1,450 | 286,856 | 100.0 | 5,845 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 13,807 | 5.3 | 12,730 | 4.5 | 411 | 14,298 | 5.0 | 1,857 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 12,049 | 4.7 | 14,645 | 5.2 | 440 | 17,219 | 6.0 | 1,956 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 21,896 | 8.5 | 23,975 | 8.4 | 559 | 26,766 | 9.3 | 2,734 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 35,896 | 13.9 | 34,190 | 12.0 | 661 | 32,554 | 11.3 | 2,795 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 50,401 | 19.5 | 52,675 | 18.6 | 808 | 50,504 | 17.6 | 3,423 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 37,652 | 14.5 | 39,135 | 13.8 | 705 | 37,139 | 12.9 | 2,913 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 17,864 | 6.9 | 22,215 | 7.8 | 538 | 24,660 | 8.6 | 2,334 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 64,006 | 24.7 | 79,150 | 27.9 | 967 | 77,259 | 26.9 | 3,839 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,331 | 2.1 | 6,130 | 2.2 | 287 | 6,457 | 2.3 | 1,398 | 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.
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