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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 | 467,610 | 554,636 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 456,760 | 541,917 | 545,198 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 231,503 | 278,715 | 270,025 | 4,774 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 378,315 | 434,200 | 435,075 | 8,857 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 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 | 378,315 | 100.0 | 434,200 | 100.0 | 1,468 | 435,075 | 100.0 | 8,857 | No |
| Drove alone | 273,023 | 72.2 | 313,040 | 72.1 | 1,766 | 324,116 | 74.5 | 9,573 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 42,968 | 11.4 | 41,570 | 9.6 | 938 | 32,308 | 7.4 | 3,859 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,324 | 1.4 | 7,285 | 1.7 | 405 | 5,434 | 1.2 | 1,476 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,455 | 0.6 | 3,965 | 0.9 | 300 | 3,029 | 0.7 | 1,165 | No |
| Public Transportation | 29,190 | 7.7 | 39,320 | 9.1 | 914 | 35,895 | 8.3 | 3,468 | No |
| Walked | 12,256 | 3.2 | 12,390 | 2.9 | 526 | 13,328 | 3.1 | 2,072 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 5,301 | 1.4 | 6,400 | 1.5 | 380 | 8,263 | 1.9 | 1,908 | No |
| Worked at home | 7,798 | 2.1 | 10,225 | 2.4 | 479 | 12,702 | 2.9 | 1,813 | 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) | 370,517 | 100.0 | 423,975 | 100.0 | 1,511 | 422,373 | 100.0 | 8,994 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 27,911 | 7.5 | 28,425 | 6.7 | 785 | 28,520 | 6.8 | 3,174 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 39,729 | 10.7 | 40,285 | 9.5 | 924 | 35,611 | 8.4 | 3,007 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 55,526 | 15.0 | 55,165 | 13.0 | 1,066 | 53,155 | 12.6 | 3,562 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 70,816 | 19.1 | 67,355 | 15.9 | 1,163 | 66,650 | 15.8 | 5,212 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 32,610 | 8.8 | 32,085 | 7.6 | 831 | 36,229 | 8.6 | 3,122 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 67,991 | 18.4 | 80,815 | 19.1 | 1,256 | 84,378 | 20.0 | 5,675 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 30,240 | 8.2 | 39,605 | 9.3 | 917 | 37,443 | 8.9 | 3,078 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 27,218 | 7.3 | 44,745 | 10.6 | 970 | 50,597 | 12.0 | 5,254 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 18,476 | 5.0 | 35,500 | 8.4 | 872 | 29,790 | 7.1 | 3,481 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.4 | (X) | 29.5 | (X) | NA | 27.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 370,517 | 100.0 | 423,975 | 100.0 | 1,511 | 422,373 | 100.0 | 8,994 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 16,106 | 4.3 | 22,370 | 5.3 | 701 | 25,893 | 6.1 | 3,100 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 21,027 | 5.7 | 25,560 | 6.0 | 747 | 26,224 | 6.2 | 3,141 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 43,524 | 11.7 | 46,995 | 11.1 | 992 | 43,452 | 10.3 | 3,294 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 57,711 | 15.6 | 57,980 | 13.7 | 1,090 | 51,891 | 12.3 | 3,933 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 68,636 | 18.5 | 73,065 | 17.2 | 1,204 | 62,527 | 14.8 | 4,788 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 50,644 | 13.7 | 58,430 | 13.8 | 1,093 | 56,095 | 13.3 | 4,640 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 26,426 | 7.1 | 26,700 | 6.3 | 762 | 42,558 | 10.1 | 3,971 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 79,133 | 21.4 | 92,730 | 21.9 | 1,329 | 101,952 | 24.1 | 5,969 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,310 | 2.0 | 11,995 | 2.8 | 518 | 11,781 | 2.8 | 1,643 | 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.
