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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 | 1,027,974 | 951,270 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,012,427 | 931,569 | 836,056 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 325,054 | 319,449 | 265,852 | 8,097 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 366,424 | 319,020 | 299,583 | 10,142 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 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 | 366,424 | 100.0 | 319,020 | 100.0 | 2,033 | 299,583 | 100.0 | 10,142 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 269,033 | 73.4 | 243,390 | 76.3 | 1,879 | 241,403 | 80.6 | 9,863 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 40,557 | 11.1 | 30,365 | 9.5 | 757 | 20,199 | 6.7 | 2,245 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,115 | 1.7 | 5,660 | 1.8 | 331 | 4,360 | 1.5 | 1,156 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,226 | 0.9 | 3,500 | 1.1 | 261 | 2,043 | 0.7 | 960 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 29,763 | 8.1 | 19,215 | 6.0 | 606 | 14,335 | 4.8 | 2,705 | Yes |
| Walked | 10,240 | 2.8 | 7,445 | 2.3 | 379 | 6,801 | 2.3 | 1,790 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,061 | 1.1 | 3,635 | 1.1 | 266 | 3,391 | 1.1 | 891 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,429 | 0.9 | 5,805 | 1.8 | 335 | 7,051 | 2.4 | 1,233 | 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) | 362,995 | 100.0 | 313,215 | 100.0 | 2,023 | 292,532 | 100.0 | 10,132 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 22,497 | 6.2 | 19,155 | 6.1 | 605 | 19,354 | 6.6 | 2,548 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 32,752 | 9.0 | 28,430 | 9.1 | 733 | 24,211 | 8.3 | 2,678 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 53,720 | 14.8 | 41,970 | 13.4 | 884 | 36,407 | 12.4 | 3,993 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 64,822 | 17.9 | 54,410 | 17.4 | 1,000 | 46,169 | 15.8 | 4,051 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 30,482 | 8.4 | 24,235 | 7.7 | 678 | 24,672 | 8.4 | 3,764 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 69,238 | 19.1 | 56,555 | 18.1 | 1,018 | 53,067 | 18.1 | 4,160 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 31,649 | 8.7 | 27,595 | 8.8 | 723 | 28,432 | 9.7 | 3,157 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 33,538 | 9.2 | 31,485 | 10.1 | 770 | 30,916 | 10.6 | 2,939 | No |
| 60 or more | 24,297 | 6.7 | 29,370 | 9.4 | 745 | 29,304 | 10.0 | 3,692 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.3 | (X) | 30.5 | (X) | NA | 29.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 362,995 | 100.0 | 313,215 | 100.0 | 2,023 | 292,532 | 100.0 | 10,132 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 18,252 | 5.0 | 18,655 | 6.0 | 597 | 18,908 | 6.5 | 2,831 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 18,432 | 5.1 | 17,005 | 5.4 | 570 | 14,071 | 4.8 | 1,851 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 36,134 | 10.0 | 28,480 | 9.1 | 734 | 26,698 | 9.1 | 3,219 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 43,979 | 12.1 | 35,130 | 11.2 | 812 | 36,565 | 12.5 | 4,067 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 60,973 | 16.8 | 49,860 | 15.9 | 959 | 42,743 | 14.6 | 4,635 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 51,197 | 14.1 | 40,880 | 13.1 | 873 | 34,851 | 11.9 | 3,285 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 33,825 | 9.3 | 20,335 | 6.5 | 623 | 22,948 | 7.8 | 2,690 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 92,527 | 25.5 | 87,325 | 27.9 | 1,243 | 86,401 | 29.5 | 5,115 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,676 | 2.1 | 9,340 | 3.0 | 424 | 9,347 | 3.2 | 1,788 | 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.
