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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 | 336,523 | 373,638 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 326,794 | 361,219 | 382,917 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 163,573 | 177,831 | 187,535 | 3,885 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 157,186 | 167,090 | 165,564 | 4,803 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 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 | 157,186 | 100.0 | 167,090 | 100.0 | 1,118 | 165,564 | 100.0 | 4,803 | No |
| Drove alone | 120,550 | 76.7 | 134,270 | 80.4 | 1,079 | 131,786 | 79.6 | 4,449 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 15,518 | 9.9 | 13,480 | 8.1 | 419 | 15,287 | 9.2 | 2,974 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,135 | 1.4 | 1,900 | 1.1 | 160 | 1,579 | 1.0 | 709 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,189 | 0.8 | 1,615 | 1.0 | 148 | 533 | 0.3 | 385 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 3,303 | 2.1 | 2,514 | 1.5 | 184 | 2,865 | 1.7 | 1,287 | No |
| Walked | 8,444 | 5.4 | 6,585 | 3.9 | 296 | 5,705 | 3.4 | 1,711 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,423 | 0.9 | 1,600 | 1.0 | 147 | 2,687 | 1.6 | 1,352 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,624 | 2.9 | 5,125 | 3.1 | 262 | 5,122 | 3.1 | 1,176 | 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) | 152,562 | 100.0 | 161,965 | 100.0 | 1,114 | 160,442 | 100.0 | 5,040 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 28,567 | 18.7 | 26,410 | 16.3 | 576 | 28,904 | 18.0 | 3,369 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 30,348 | 19.9 | 29,340 | 18.1 | 605 | 29,589 | 18.4 | 3,695 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 31,046 | 20.3 | 30,900 | 19.1 | 619 | 30,383 | 18.9 | 2,580 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 24,049 | 15.8 | 25,510 | 15.8 | 567 | 25,385 | 15.8 | 2,689 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 8,704 | 5.7 | 9,470 | 5.8 | 353 | 8,886 | 5.5 | 1,409 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,607 | 8.9 | 16,820 | 10.4 | 466 | 14,461 | 9.0 | 2,088 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 5,237 | 3.4 | 7,190 | 4.4 | 309 | 6,929 | 4.3 | 1,274 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,373 | 4.2 | 7,870 | 4.9 | 323 | 8,695 | 5.4 | 1,442 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,631 | 3.0 | 8,455 | 5.2 | 334 | 7,210 | 4.5 | 1,326 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.6 | (X) | 21.7 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 152,562 | 100.0 | 161,965 | 100.0 | 1,114 | 160,442 | 100.0 | 5,040 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 8,782 | 5.8 | 11,025 | 6.8 | 380 | 13,968 | 8.7 | 1,945 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 10,836 | 7.1 | 11,405 | 7.0 | 387 | 12,181 | 7.6 | 1,603 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 22,220 | 14.6 | 19,690 | 12.2 | 502 | 15,772 | 9.8 | 1,593 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 17,551 | 11.5 | 18,100 | 11.2 | 483 | 20,108 | 12.5 | 2,246 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 24,979 | 16.4 | 26,830 | 16.6 | 580 | 21,163 | 13.2 | 2,015 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 17,534 | 11.5 | 17,645 | 10.9 | 477 | 18,227 | 11.4 | 2,108 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 8,475 | 5.6 | 8,330 | 5.1 | 332 | 9,816 | 6.1 | 1,524 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 38,765 | 25.4 | 42,110 | 26.0 | 711 | 44,614 | 27.8 | 2,850 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,420 | 2.2 | 5,290 | 3.3 | 266 | 4,593 | 2.9 | 1,038 | 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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