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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 | 394,017 | 416,474 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 373,386 | 387,527 | 394,929 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 172,063 | 178,970 | 186,756 | 8,433 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 403,224 | 439,785 | 470,163 | 12,176 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.34 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 0.15 |
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 | 403,224 | 100.0 | 439,785 | 100.0 | X | 470,163 | 100.0 | 12,176 | NA |
| Drove alone | 287,528 | 71.3 | 320,225 | 72.8 | 1,301 | 361,053 | 76.8 | 10,272 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 43,771 | 10.9 | 43,020 | 9.8 | 939 | 36,781 | 7.8 | 5,380 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,592 | 1.6 | 8,600 | 2.0 | 439 | 7,116 | 1.5 | 2,333 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,500 | 1.1 | 7,295 | 1.7 | 405 | 4,670 | 1.0 | 1,386 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 45,850 | 11.4 | 41,650 | 9.5 | 926 | 37,290 | 7.9 | 4,265 | No |
| Walked | 6,983 | 1.7 | 6,445 | 1.5 | 381 | 6,356 | 1.4 | 1,463 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,942 | 1.0 | 5,810 | 1.3 | 362 | 8,084 | 1.7 | 1,697 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 4,058 | 1.0 | 6,740 | 1.5 | 389 | 8,813 | 1.9 | 1,672 | 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) | 399,166 | 100.0 | 433,045 | 100.0 | X | 461,350 | 100.0 | 11,967 | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,459 | 4.9 | 19,770 | 4.6 | 656 | 25,820 | 5.6 | 3,873 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 30,071 | 7.5 | 28,530 | 6.6 | 780 | 32,448 | 7.0 | 3,782 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 46,790 | 11.7 | 42,805 | 9.9 | 937 | 38,135 | 8.3 | 3,533 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 54,790 | 13.7 | 52,875 | 12.2 | 1,027 | 61,391 | 13.3 | 5,357 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 26,870 | 6.7 | 26,220 | 6.1 | 750 | 26,937 | 5.8 | 3,428 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 80,590 | 20.2 | 79,225 | 18.3 | 1,211 | 87,520 | 19.0 | 7,401 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 40,410 | 10.1 | 44,080 | 10.2 | 949 | 45,169 | 9.8 | 4,401 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 60,097 | 15.1 | 67,620 | 15.6 | 1,138 | 62,814 | 13.6 | 4,758 | No |
| 60 or more | 40,089 | 10.0 | 71,920 | 16.6 | 1,166 | 81,116 | 17.6 | 7,219 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 30.8 | (X) | 36.5 | (X) | NA | 35.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 399,166 | 100.0 | 433,045 | 100.0 | X | 461,350 | 100.0 | 11,967 | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 11,124 | 2.8 | 15,295 | 3.5 | 580 | 17,600 | 3.8 | 2,470 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,334 | 3.8 | 19,120 | 4.4 | 646 | 22,627 | 4.9 | 2,857 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 35,524 | 8.9 | 38,530 | 8.9 | 894 | 40,571 | 8.8 | 3,399 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 54,250 | 13.6 | 52,780 | 12.2 | 1,027 | 51,189 | 11.1 | 4,662 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 72,227 | 18.1 | 68,355 | 15.8 | 1,143 | 66,513 | 14.4 | 5,338 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 68,953 | 17.3 | 65,835 | 15.2 | 1,126 | 68,977 | 15.0 | 5,592 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 44,293 | 11.1 | 40,120 | 9.3 | 910 | 51,379 | 11.1 | 4,254 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 91,287 | 22.9 | 117,010 | 27.0 | 1,387 | 131,750 | 28.6 | 7,029 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,174 | 1.5 | 7,740 | 1.8 | 417 | 10,744 | 2.3 | 2,294 | 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.
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