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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 | 1,336,449 | 1,281,666 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,303,090 | 1,241,049 | 1,195,503 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 595,405 | 582,362 | 553,416 | 6,963 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 675,875 | 682,720 | 659,494 | 9,555 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 0.02 |
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 | 675,875 | 100.0 | 682,720 | 100.0 | 2,493 | 659,494 | 100.0 | 9,555 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 461,523 | 68.3 | 504,735 | 73.9 | 2,442 | 498,306 | 75.6 | 8,793 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 74,394 | 11.0 | 59,605 | 8.7 | 1,052 | 50,897 | 7.7 | 4,068 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 10,943 | 1.6 | 7,260 | 1.1 | 375 | 6,604 | 1.0 | 1,165 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,580 | 0.8 | 3,615 | 0.5 | 265 | 2,615 | 0.4 | 732 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 73,754 | 10.9 | 62,960 | 9.2 | 1,080 | 56,358 | 8.5 | 3,840 | Yes |
| Walked | 33,161 | 4.9 | 24,115 | 3.5 | 679 | 21,335 | 3.2 | 3,019 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 5,229 | 0.8 | 5,840 | 0.9 | 337 | 7,338 | 1.1 | 1,541 | No |
| Worked at home | 11,291 | 1.7 | 14,585 | 2.1 | 530 | 16,041 | 2.4 | 2,004 | 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) | 664,584 | 100.0 | 668,135 | 100.0 | 2,496 | 643,453 | 100.0 | 9,260 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 73,962 | 11.1 | 68,895 | 10.3 | 1,127 | 70,008 | 10.9 | 3,924 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 86,255 | 13.0 | 82,680 | 12.4 | 1,228 | 79,506 | 12.4 | 5,440 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 101,461 | 15.3 | 93,110 | 13.9 | 1,297 | 88,312 | 13.7 | 4,846 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 105,230 | 15.8 | 100,210 | 15.0 | 1,342 | 96,666 | 15.0 | 4,425 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 46,136 | 6.9 | 44,190 | 6.6 | 912 | 45,300 | 7.0 | 3,116 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 100,190 | 15.1 | 100,240 | 15.0 | 1,342 | 92,691 | 14.4 | 5,075 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 51,283 | 7.7 | 55,715 | 8.3 | 1,019 | 58,027 | 9.0 | 3,769 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 60,450 | 9.1 | 66,530 | 10.0 | 1,109 | 63,404 | 9.9 | 3,875 | No |
| 60 or more | 39,617 | 6.0 | 56,565 | 8.5 | 1,026 | 49,539 | 7.7 | 3,447 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.7 | (X) | 27.9 | (X) | NA | 26.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 664,584 | 100.0 | 668,135 | 100.0 | 2,496 | 643,453 | 100.0 | 9,260 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 20,595 | 3.1 | 26,810 | 4.0 | 715 | 29,854 | 4.6 | 2,385 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 31,224 | 4.7 | 34,895 | 5.2 | 813 | 37,836 | 5.9 | 3,109 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 67,170 | 10.1 | 68,280 | 10.2 | 1,122 | 67,329 | 10.5 | 4,695 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 85,957 | 12.9 | 80,455 | 12.0 | 1,212 | 74,173 | 11.5 | 4,706 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 115,441 | 17.4 | 110,750 | 16.6 | 1,404 | 95,599 | 14.9 | 4,427 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 99,313 | 14.9 | 94,710 | 14.2 | 1,307 | 84,280 | 13.1 | 4,096 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 61,740 | 9.3 | 48,465 | 7.3 | 953 | 58,828 | 9.1 | 3,874 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 174,273 | 26.2 | 179,020 | 26.8 | 1,732 | 183,369 | 28.5 | 6,339 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 8,871 | 1.3 | 12,695 | 1.9 | 495 | 12,185 | 1.9 | 1,819 | 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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