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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 | 547,651 | 550,864 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 529,696 | 529,123 | 531,609 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 261,607 | 253,922 | 252,234 | 3,840 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 207,309 | 216,060 | 193,309 | 6,047 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.03 |
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 | 207,309 | 100.0 | 216,060 | 100.0 | 1,600 | 193,309 | 100.0 | 6,047 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 153,692 | 74.1 | 164,375 | 76.1 | 1,499 | 147,991 | 76.6 | 5,690 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 19,909 | 9.6 | 17,215 | 8.0 | 570 | 13,563 | 7.0 | 2,318 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,936 | 1.4 | 2,510 | 1.2 | 221 | 1,674 | 0.9 | 699 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,769 | 0.9 | 1,485 | 0.7 | 170 | 1,274 | 0.7 | 473 | No |
| Public Transportation | 9,477 | 4.6 | 11,580 | 5.4 | 470 | 10,653 | 5.5 | 2,195 | No |
| Walked | 12,174 | 5.9 | 9,190 | 4.3 | 420 | 8,795 | 4.5 | 1,723 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,064 | 1.0 | 2,955 | 1.4 | 239 | 1,349 | 0.7 | 664 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 5,288 | 2.6 | 6,745 | 3.1 | 360 | 8,010 | 4.1 | 1,403 | 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) | 202,021 | 100.0 | 209,315 | 100.0 | 1,590 | 185,299 | 100.0 | 5,941 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 30,526 | 15.1 | 28,210 | 13.5 | 722 | 26,503 | 14.3 | 2,209 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 34,366 | 17.0 | 29,355 | 14.0 | 736 | 27,501 | 14.8 | 2,710 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 35,567 | 17.6 | 30,735 | 14.7 | 752 | 27,456 | 14.8 | 2,609 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 30,307 | 15.0 | 30,060 | 14.4 | 744 | 26,302 | 14.2 | 2,504 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 11,764 | 5.8 | 12,690 | 6.1 | 491 | 11,307 | 6.1 | 1,527 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 23,435 | 11.6 | 27,175 | 13.0 | 709 | 23,989 | 12.9 | 2,649 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 12,108 | 6.0 | 14,645 | 7.0 | 527 | 12,689 | 6.8 | 1,651 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 14,028 | 6.9 | 17,885 | 8.5 | 581 | 15,295 | 8.3 | 1,851 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 9,920 | 4.9 | 18,560 | 8.9 | 591 | 14,257 | 7.7 | 2,406 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.9 | (X) | 27.1 | (X) | NA | 23.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 202,021 | 100.0 | 209,315 | 100.0 | 1,590 | 185,299 | 100.0 | 5,941 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,861 | 2.4 | 7,840 | 3.7 | 388 | 9,957 | 5.4 | 1,948 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,394 | 4.2 | 9,570 | 4.6 | 428 | 10,005 | 5.4 | 1,606 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 17,783 | 8.8 | 16,920 | 8.1 | 565 | 16,540 | 8.9 | 1,825 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 24,147 | 12.0 | 23,380 | 11.2 | 660 | 20,781 | 11.2 | 2,305 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 32,433 | 16.1 | 31,340 | 15.0 | 759 | 22,674 | 12.2 | 2,516 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 33,495 | 16.6 | 31,615 | 15.1 | 762 | 27,261 | 14.7 | 2,295 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 23,944 | 11.9 | 18,705 | 8.9 | 593 | 19,036 | 10.3 | 2,270 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 54,016 | 26.7 | 61,025 | 29.2 | 1,028 | 54,893 | 29.6 | 3,721 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,948 | 1.5 | 4,335 | 2.1 | 289 | 4,152 | 2.2 | 893 | 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.
