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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 | 632,958 | 711,470 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 612,390 | 693,811 | 693,983 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 319,004 | 367,387 | 336,964 | 6,918 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 400,419 | 450,605 | 420,855 | 8,914 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 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 | 400,419 | 100.0 | 450,605 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 420,855 | 100.0 | 8,914 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 310,850 | 77.6 | 365,930 | 81.2 | 1,861 | 353,031 | 83.9 | 7,874 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 43,563 | 10.9 | 38,500 | 8.5 | 842 | 30,142 | 7.2 | 3,200 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 4,922 | 1.2 | 5,385 | 1.2 | 323 | 5,175 | 1.2 | 1,647 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,080 | 0.5 | 3,010 | 0.7 | 242 | 3,693 | 0.9 | 1,316 | No |
| Public Transportation | 16,044 | 4.0 | 14,440 | 3.2 | 525 | 9,496 | 2.3 | 1,396 | Yes |
| Walked | 13,998 | 3.5 | 11,320 | 2.5 | 466 | 5,844 | 1.4 | 1,217 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,343 | 0.8 | 3,610 | 0.8 | 265 | 4,207 | 1.0 | 1,039 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,619 | 1.4 | 8,405 | 1.9 | 402 | 9,267 | 2.2 | 1,425 | 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) | 394,800 | 100.0 | 442,200 | 100.0 | 1,806 | 411,588 | 100.0 | 8,843 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 38,320 | 9.7 | 39,180 | 8.9 | 849 | 32,416 | 7.9 | 3,184 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 51,486 | 13.0 | 54,345 | 12.3 | 989 | 48,590 | 11.8 | 3,357 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 73,510 | 18.6 | 75,935 | 17.2 | 1,150 | 76,848 | 18.7 | 4,580 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 79,870 | 20.2 | 87,240 | 19.7 | 1,221 | 86,236 | 21.0 | 4,351 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 33,252 | 8.4 | 37,645 | 8.5 | 833 | 38,305 | 9.3 | 2,786 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 57,889 | 14.7 | 66,340 | 15.0 | 1,083 | 56,065 | 13.6 | 2,922 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 21,665 | 5.5 | 25,695 | 5.8 | 695 | 24,515 | 6.0 | 2,818 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 20,615 | 5.2 | 26,555 | 6.0 | 706 | 24,696 | 6.0 | 2,508 | No |
| 60 or more | 18,193 | 4.6 | 29,260 | 6.6 | 739 | 23,917 | 5.8 | 2,419 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.1 | (X) | 25.9 | (X) | NA | 24.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 394,800 | 100.0 | 442,200 | 100.0 | 1,806 | 411,588 | 100.0 | 8,843 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,800 | 3.7 | 19,425 | 4.4 | 607 | 20,063 | 4.9 | 2,181 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 19,006 | 4.8 | 21,055 | 4.8 | 631 | 19,058 | 4.6 | 2,356 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 42,200 | 10.7 | 43,990 | 9.9 | 897 | 38,653 | 9.4 | 3,218 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 54,950 | 13.9 | 56,300 | 12.7 | 1,005 | 52,808 | 12.8 | 3,682 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 74,249 | 18.8 | 75,645 | 17.1 | 1,148 | 64,366 | 15.6 | 3,863 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 54,694 | 13.9 | 62,770 | 14.2 | 1,056 | 60,382 | 14.7 | 3,904 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 28,686 | 7.3 | 29,430 | 6.7 | 741 | 35,948 | 8.7 | 2,604 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 99,943 | 25.3 | 116,910 | 26.4 | 1,380 | 111,381 | 27.1 | 4,794 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,272 | 1.6 | 9,575 | 2.2 | 429 | 8,929 | 2.2 | 1,382 | 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.
