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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 | 447,745 | 607,751 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 444,691 | 600,457 | 653,715 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 250,985 | 325,412 | 336,094 | 5,729 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 207,685 | 297,995 | 311,518 | 8,619 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.05 |
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 | 207,685 | 100.0 | 297,995 | 100.0 | 1,864 | 311,518 | 100.0 | 8,619 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 170,169 | 81.9 | 236,080 | 79.2 | 1,817 | 251,509 | 80.7 | 7,925 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 19,416 | 9.3 | 27,895 | 9.4 | 780 | 24,763 | 7.9 | 3,019 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,968 | 1.4 | 6,350 | 2.1 | 379 | 4,020 | 1.3 | 1,369 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,131 | 1.0 | 5,060 | 1.7 | 339 | 2,306 | 0.7 | 986 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 2,228 | 1.1 | 3,085 | 1.0 | 265 | 4,830 | 1.6 | 1,871 | No |
| Walked | 2,546 | 1.2 | 3,165 | 1.1 | 268 | 1,944 | 0.6 | 751 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,854 | 0.9 | 3,120 | 1.0 | 266 | 3,928 | 1.3 | 1,344 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,373 | 3.1 | 13,235 | 4.4 | 544 | 18,218 | 5.8 | 2,094 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 201,312 | 100.0 | 284,760 | 100.0 | 1,860 | 293,300 | 100.0 | 8,520 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 20,708 | 10.3 | 23,880 | 8.4 | 724 | 24,673 | 8.4 | 3,353 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 25,526 | 12.7 | 28,660 | 10.1 | 790 | 28,373 | 9.7 | 3,542 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 30,089 | 14.9 | 37,135 | 13.0 | 893 | 34,874 | 11.9 | 3,120 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 31,417 | 15.6 | 37,650 | 13.2 | 899 | 40,477 | 13.8 | 3,845 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 12,246 | 6.1 | 16,975 | 6.0 | 614 | 17,360 | 5.9 | 2,410 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 33,791 | 16.8 | 47,660 | 16.7 | 1,002 | 51,552 | 17.6 | 4,360 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 14,471 | 7.2 | 24,005 | 8.4 | 726 | 24,309 | 8.3 | 2,996 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 20,390 | 10.1 | 35,050 | 12.3 | 869 | 36,195 | 12.3 | 3,671 | No |
| 60 or more | 12,674 | 6.3 | 33,745 | 11.9 | 854 | 35,487 | 12.1 | 3,476 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.4 | (X) | 31.1 | (X) | NA | 29.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 201,312 | 100.0 | 284,760 | 100.0 | 1,860 | 293,300 | 100.0 | 8,520 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,969 | 2.5 | 9,855 | 3.5 | 471 | 15,231 | 5.2 | 2,837 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,478 | 4.2 | 14,115 | 5.0 | 561 | 15,981 | 5.4 | 2,012 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,608 | 9.2 | 27,385 | 9.6 | 773 | 29,188 | 10.0 | 3,152 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 26,817 | 13.3 | 37,040 | 13.0 | 892 | 33,876 | 11.5 | 3,229 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 37,222 | 18.5 | 47,605 | 16.7 | 1,002 | 44,913 | 15.3 | 3,515 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 32,595 | 16.2 | 42,955 | 15.1 | 955 | 43,101 | 14.7 | 3,828 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 21,477 | 10.7 | 24,075 | 8.5 | 727 | 28,774 | 9.8 | 3,116 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 48,475 | 24.1 | 71,960 | 25.3 | 1,204 | 76,942 | 26.2 | 5,666 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,671 | 1.3 | 4,725 | 1.7 | 327 | 5,294 | 1.8 | 1,495 | 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.
