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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 | 295,039 | 309,969 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 278,920 | 298,571 | 317,770 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 145,452 | 143,921 | 153,354 | 4,378 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 191,003 | 184,365 | 201,513 | 5,751 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 0.06 |
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 | 191,003 | 100.0 | 184,365 | 100.0 | 1,307 | 201,513 | 100.0 | 5,751 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 137,554 | 72.0 | 144,645 | 78.5 | 1,328 | 166,586 | 82.7 | 5,212 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 22,821 | 11.9 | 18,275 | 9.9 | 627 | 15,987 | 7.9 | 2,129 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 4,863 | 2.5 | 3,755 | 2.0 | 291 | 2,952 | 1.5 | 808 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,897 | 1.5 | 2,385 | 1.3 | 233 | 1,434 | 0.7 | 715 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 3,969 | 2.1 | 2,745 | 1.5 | 249 | 1,593 | 0.8 | 999 | Yes |
| Walked | 6,365 | 3.3 | 5,300 | 2.9 | 345 | 4,830 | 2.4 | 1,376 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,682 | 2.5 | 3,410 | 1.8 | 278 | 3,477 | 1.7 | 933 | No |
| Worked at home | 7,852 | 4.1 | 3,855 | 2.1 | 295 | 4,654 | 2.3 | 1,235 | 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) | 183,151 | 100.0 | 180,510 | 100.0 | 1,313 | 196,859 | 100.0 | 5,523 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 20,174 | 11.0 | 19,595 | 10.9 | 648 | 19,643 | 10.0 | 2,647 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 21,576 | 11.8 | 24,435 | 13.5 | 717 | 26,215 | 13.3 | 2,765 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 29,628 | 16.2 | 30,715 | 17.0 | 795 | 32,570 | 16.5 | 3,399 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 32,411 | 17.7 | 31,185 | 17.3 | 801 | 34,261 | 17.4 | 3,768 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 11,160 | 6.1 | 11,950 | 6.6 | 513 | 13,416 | 6.8 | 2,339 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 33,879 | 18.5 | 29,300 | 16.2 | 779 | 29,409 | 14.9 | 2,894 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 12,173 | 6.6 | 10,210 | 5.7 | 475 | 12,475 | 6.3 | 1,865 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 13,996 | 7.6 | 12,605 | 7.0 | 526 | 17,420 | 8.8 | 2,156 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 8,154 | 4.5 | 10,515 | 5.8 | 482 | 11,450 | 5.8 | 1,863 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.8 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | NA | 24.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 183,151 | 100.0 | 180,510 | 100.0 | 1,313 | 196,859 | 100.0 | 5,523 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,478 | 3.5 | 6,480 | 3.6 | 381 | 10,456 | 5.3 | 2,099 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 10,987 | 6.0 | 8,855 | 4.9 | 444 | 10,587 | 5.4 | 1,851 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 24,071 | 13.1 | 19,640 | 10.9 | 649 | 21,713 | 11.0 | 2,393 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 28,870 | 15.8 | 24,445 | 13.5 | 718 | 27,959 | 14.2 | 3,049 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,048 | 17.0 | 30,175 | 16.7 | 789 | 29,722 | 15.1 | 2,653 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 24,818 | 13.6 | 26,475 | 14.7 | 744 | 25,165 | 12.8 | 2,317 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 14,025 | 7.7 | 13,235 | 7.3 | 538 | 16,900 | 8.6 | 2,031 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 39,776 | 21.7 | 44,725 | 24.8 | 935 | 51,848 | 26.3 | 4,309 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,078 | 1.7 | 3,415 | 1.9 | 278 | 2,509 | 1.3 | 781 | 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.
