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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 | 510,784 | 569,891 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 489,689 | 545,726 | 549,850 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 261,683 | 285,980 | 268,826 | 4,857 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 343,335 | 399,690 | 386,562 | 7,657 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.31 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 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 | 343,335 | 100.0 | 399,690 | 100.0 | 1,652 | 386,562 | 100.0 | 7,657 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 269,253 | 78.4 | 321,450 | 80.4 | 1,790 | 325,639 | 84.2 | 8,089 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 40,227 | 11.7 | 42,725 | 10.7 | 951 | 30,987 | 8.0 | 3,398 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,958 | 1.7 | 6,570 | 1.6 | 385 | 4,140 | 1.1 | 1,715 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,335 | 1.3 | 5,040 | 1.3 | 338 | 3,089 | 0.8 | 985 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 7,828 | 2.3 | 4,879 | 1.2 | 333 | 3,857 | 1.0 | 963 | Yes |
| Walked | 6,706 | 2.0 | 6,770 | 1.7 | 391 | 5,327 | 1.4 | 1,561 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,032 | 0.9 | 3,390 | 0.8 | 278 | 4,316 | 1.1 | 1,248 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,996 | 1.7 | 8,865 | 2.2 | 447 | 9,207 | 2.4 | 1,964 | 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) | 337,339 | 100.0 | 390,825 | 100.0 | 1,676 | 377,355 | 100.0 | 8,110 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 30,322 | 9.0 | 30,855 | 7.9 | 817 | 30,329 | 8.0 | 4,302 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 39,840 | 11.8 | 40,145 | 10.3 | 924 | 34,987 | 9.3 | 3,297 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 59,646 | 17.7 | 55,920 | 14.3 | 1,074 | 53,811 | 14.3 | 4,265 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 60,931 | 18.1 | 62,815 | 16.1 | 1,130 | 61,109 | 16.2 | 4,368 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 22,747 | 6.7 | 26,580 | 6.8 | 761 | 25,828 | 6.8 | 3,173 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 55,539 | 16.5 | 70,765 | 18.1 | 1,190 | 67,699 | 17.9 | 4,043 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 20,447 | 6.1 | 29,560 | 7.6 | 801 | 31,644 | 8.4 | 2,694 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 27,487 | 8.1 | 40,515 | 10.4 | 928 | 41,957 | 11.1 | 3,217 | No |
| 60 or more | 20,380 | 6.0 | 33,670 | 8.6 | 851 | 29,991 | 7.9 | 3,367 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.0 | (X) | 29.2 | (X) | NA | 27.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 337,339 | 100.0 | 390,825 | 100.0 | 1,676 | 377,355 | 100.0 | 8,110 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 15,409 | 4.6 | 20,455 | 5.2 | 672 | 21,668 | 5.7 | 2,895 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,610 | 6.1 | 24,585 | 6.3 | 733 | 27,949 | 7.4 | 3,254 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 42,561 | 12.6 | 45,290 | 11.6 | 976 | 42,617 | 11.3 | 3,711 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 50,083 | 14.8 | 55,595 | 14.2 | 1,071 | 51,533 | 13.7 | 3,000 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 62,602 | 18.6 | 69,465 | 17.8 | 1,181 | 61,512 | 16.3 | 4,340 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 42,833 | 12.7 | 48,970 | 12.5 | 1,012 | 48,742 | 12.9 | 3,804 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 21,330 | 6.3 | 21,280 | 5.4 | 684 | 29,318 | 7.8 | 2,828 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 75,043 | 22.2 | 89,155 | 22.8 | 1,311 | 83,888 | 22.2 | 4,947 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,868 | 2.0 | 10,765 | 2.8 | 491 | 10,128 | 2.7 | 1,915 | 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.
