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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 | 376,396 | 433,501 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 363,486 | 418,757 | 458,141 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 195,507 | 218,153 | 231,853 | 3,555 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 175,975 | 215,465 | 226,276 | 7,007 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.05 |
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 | 175,975 | 100.0 | 215,465 | 100.0 | 1,211 | 226,276 | 100.0 | 7,007 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 138,280 | 78.6 | 174,135 | 80.8 | 1,187 | 187,483 | 82.9 | 6,034 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 15,781 | 9.0 | 16,585 | 7.7 | 465 | 14,782 | 6.5 | 2,736 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,562 | 1.5 | 2,685 | 1.2 | 190 | 2,607 | 1.2 | 770 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,517 | 0.9 | 1,545 | 0.7 | 144 | 1,931 | 0.9 | 709 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,283 | 1.3 | 2,735 | 1.3 | 192 | 1,885 | 0.8 | 766 | Yes |
| Walked | 7,275 | 4.1 | 5,590 | 2.6 | 273 | 4,739 | 2.1 | 1,247 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,688 | 1.0 | 1,490 | 0.7 | 142 | 1,899 | 0.8 | 744 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,589 | 3.7 | 10,705 | 5.0 | 376 | 10,950 | 4.8 | 1,626 | 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) | 169,386 | 100.0 | 204,760 | 100.0 | 1,209 | 215,326 | 100.0 | 6,889 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 26,052 | 15.4 | 25,035 | 12.2 | 565 | 30,203 | 14.0 | 3,482 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 25,801 | 15.2 | 26,985 | 13.2 | 585 | 29,507 | 13.7 | 2,534 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 25,900 | 15.3 | 26,535 | 13.0 | 581 | 28,520 | 13.2 | 2,905 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 23,528 | 13.9 | 27,560 | 13.5 | 591 | 27,915 | 13.0 | 2,648 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 10,992 | 6.5 | 12,640 | 6.2 | 407 | 14,155 | 6.6 | 1,667 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 21,443 | 12.7 | 28,125 | 13.7 | 597 | 24,983 | 11.6 | 2,646 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 13,287 | 7.8 | 17,255 | 8.4 | 473 | 19,808 | 9.2 | 2,671 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 14,225 | 8.4 | 21,580 | 10.5 | 527 | 21,560 | 10.0 | 2,134 | No |
| 60 or more | 8,158 | 4.8 | 19,045 | 9.3 | 496 | 18,675 | 8.7 | 2,069 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.9 | (X) | 27.9 | (X) | NA | 25.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 169,386 | 100.0 | 204,760 | 100.0 | 1,209 | 215,326 | 100.0 | 6,889 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,378 | 3.2 | 7,680 | 3.8 | 319 | 9,471 | 4.4 | 1,636 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,005 | 4.1 | 8,935 | 4.4 | 344 | 9,803 | 4.6 | 1,875 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 16,460 | 9.7 | 18,745 | 9.2 | 493 | 22,498 | 10.4 | 2,645 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,398 | 13.2 | 26,805 | 13.1 | 583 | 26,232 | 12.2 | 2,382 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,462 | 18.6 | 35,795 | 17.5 | 667 | 33,380 | 15.5 | 2,577 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 28,630 | 16.9 | 32,360 | 15.8 | 637 | 32,399 | 15.0 | 3,037 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 17,334 | 10.2 | 17,340 | 8.5 | 475 | 24,776 | 11.5 | 2,661 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 37,688 | 22.2 | 47,140 | 23.0 | 754 | 52,342 | 24.3 | 3,654 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,031 | 1.8 | 4,475 | 2.2 | 245 | 4,425 | 2.1 | 1,206 | 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.
