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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 | 328,123 | 292,648 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 318,203 | 281,522 | 256,492 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 127,790 | 110,640 | 99,176 | 6,253 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 191,769 | 158,435 | 146,677 | 5,353 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 0.08 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 191,769 | 100.0 | 158,435 | 100.0 | 1,289 | 146,677 | 100.0 | 5,353 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 132,253 | 69.0 | 119,360 | 75.3 | 1,271 | 114,000 | 77.7 | 5,335 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 21,238 | 11.1 | 14,685 | 9.3 | 565 | 12,156 | 8.3 | 2,167 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,657 | 1.4 | 1,915 | 1.2 | 209 | 542 | 0.4 | 287 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,063 | 0.6 | 875 | 0.6 | 141 | 371 | 0.3 | 315 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 19,249 | 10.0 | 12,615 | 8.0 | 525 | 9,916 | 6.8 | 1,877 | Yes |
| Walked | 11,321 | 5.9 | 5,850 | 3.7 | 362 | 5,525 | 3.8 | 1,683 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,996 | 1.0 | 1,290 | 0.8 | 171 | 1,740 | 1.2 | 771 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,992 | 1.0 | 1,840 | 1.2 | 204 | 2,427 | 1.7 | 1,036 | 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) | 189,777 | 100.0 | 156,595 | 100.0 | 1,290 | 144,250 | 100.0 | 5,304 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,813 | 10.4 | 15,020 | 9.6 | 571 | 15,476 | 10.7 | 2,582 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 25,829 | 13.6 | 21,470 | 13.7 | 674 | 19,935 | 13.8 | 2,883 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 33,753 | 17.8 | 27,935 | 17.8 | 760 | 24,948 | 17.3 | 2,555 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 38,598 | 20.3 | 32,395 | 20.7 | 812 | 29,117 | 20.2 | 3,503 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 16,025 | 8.4 | 13,845 | 8.8 | 549 | 13,123 | 9.1 | 1,965 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 30,141 | 15.9 | 23,005 | 14.7 | 696 | 21,178 | 14.7 | 2,562 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 10,794 | 5.7 | 8,935 | 5.7 | 445 | 7,469 | 5.2 | 1,205 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 9,291 | 4.9 | 7,590 | 4.8 | 411 | 7,279 | 5.0 | 1,300 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,533 | 2.9 | 6,395 | 4.1 | 378 | 5,725 | 4.0 | 1,157 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 23.7 | (X) | NA | 22.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 189,777 | 100.0 | 156,595 | 100.0 | 1,290 | 144,250 | 100.0 | 5,304 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,331 | 2.8 | 5,660 | 3.6 | 356 | 6,680 | 4.6 | 1,451 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,264 | 4.4 | 7,005 | 4.5 | 395 | 7,061 | 4.9 | 1,251 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,717 | 9.9 | 16,170 | 10.3 | 591 | 13,208 | 9.2 | 2,051 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,220 | 11.7 | 17,765 | 11.3 | 618 | 17,244 | 12.0 | 2,452 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 33,773 | 17.8 | 27,970 | 17.9 | 761 | 22,828 | 15.8 | 2,284 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 31,527 | 16.6 | 25,165 | 16.1 | 725 | 23,501 | 16.3 | 2,821 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 20,061 | 10.6 | 11,780 | 7.5 | 508 | 12,715 | 8.8 | 2,217 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 47,431 | 25.0 | 38,295 | 24.5 | 872 | 39,038 | 27.1 | 3,480 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,453 | 1.3 | 2,975 | 1.9 | 259 | 1,975 | 1.4 | 627 | 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.
