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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 | 541,174 | 597,635 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 533,043 | 588,611 | 612,210 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 279,551 | 303,586 | 306,589 | 5,511 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 220,820 | 241,605 | 243,463 | 7,316 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 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 | 220,820 | 100.0 | 241,605 | 100.0 | 1,675 | 243,463 | 100.0 | 7,316 | No |
| Drove alone | 176,000 | 79.7 | 197,255 | 81.6 | 1,605 | 201,114 | 82.6 | 6,492 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 21,716 | 9.8 | 19,490 | 8.1 | 606 | 18,101 | 7.4 | 2,845 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,865 | 1.3 | 2,550 | 1.1 | 222 | 2,195 | 0.9 | 901 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,432 | 0.6 | 1,815 | 0.8 | 188 | 1,789 | 0.7 | 942 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,594 | 1.2 | 2,760 | 1.1 | 231 | 3,004 | 1.2 | 1,408 | No |
| Walked | 6,796 | 3.1 | 5,070 | 2.1 | 313 | 5,205 | 2.1 | 1,436 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,504 | 1.1 | 1,870 | 0.8 | 191 | 1,660 | 0.7 | 680 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,913 | 3.1 | 10,790 | 4.5 | 454 | 10,395 | 4.3 | 1,596 | 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) | 213,907 | 100.0 | 230,815 | 100.0 | 1,661 | 233,068 | 100.0 | 7,280 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 37,493 | 17.5 | 36,150 | 15.7 | 813 | 34,402 | 14.8 | 3,269 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 39,708 | 18.6 | 39,480 | 17.1 | 848 | 38,394 | 16.5 | 3,386 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 39,307 | 18.4 | 38,215 | 16.6 | 835 | 41,291 | 17.7 | 3,652 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 29,569 | 13.8 | 33,175 | 14.4 | 781 | 30,497 | 13.1 | 2,635 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 11,685 | 5.5 | 12,800 | 5.5 | 494 | 12,909 | 5.5 | 2,183 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 23,597 | 11.0 | 25,405 | 11.0 | 688 | 28,883 | 12.4 | 2,600 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 11,117 | 5.2 | 13,880 | 6.0 | 514 | 13,530 | 5.8 | 2,426 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 12,359 | 5.8 | 15,695 | 6.8 | 546 | 16,117 | 6.9 | 1,778 | No |
| 60 or more | 9,072 | 4.2 | 16,020 | 6.9 | 551 | 17,045 | 7.3 | 2,498 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 24.0 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 213,907 | 100.0 | 230,815 | 100.0 | 1,661 | 233,068 | 100.0 | 7,280 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,743 | 3.2 | 9,600 | 4.2 | 429 | 10,712 | 4.6 | 1,600 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 9,725 | 4.5 | 10,780 | 4.7 | 454 | 12,740 | 5.5 | 1,873 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 23,465 | 11.0 | 23,325 | 10.1 | 661 | 26,606 | 11.4 | 3,564 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 27,000 | 12.6 | 26,565 | 11.5 | 703 | 26,412 | 11.3 | 2,874 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 34,752 | 16.2 | 35,510 | 15.4 | 807 | 28,703 | 12.3 | 2,444 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 32,525 | 15.2 | 34,755 | 15.1 | 799 | 34,072 | 14.6 | 2,646 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 21,374 | 10.0 | 19,490 | 8.4 | 606 | 21,096 | 9.1 | 2,599 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 55,117 | 25.8 | 61,350 | 26.6 | 1,036 | 66,472 | 28.5 | 3,851 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,206 | 1.5 | 4,980 | 2.2 | 310 | 6,255 | 2.7 | 1,297 | 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.
