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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 | 606,900 | 572,059 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 565,183 | 536,497 | 515,118 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 304,428 | 260,884 | 249,865 | 4,239 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 730,448 | 671,680 | 669,068 | 13,056 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.40 | 2.57 | 2.68 | 0.07 |
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 | 730,448 | 100.0 | 671,680 | 100.0 | X | 669,068 | 100.0 | 13,056 | NA |
| Drove alone | 305,428 | 41.8 | 310,690 | 46.3 | 1,663 | 290,822 | 43.5 | 9,233 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 89,104 | 12.2 | 73,160 | 10.9 | 1,115 | 60,696 | 9.1 | 5,672 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 24,815 | 3.4 | 21,440 | 3.2 | 634 | 15,324 | 2.3 | 2,125 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 35,137 | 4.8 | 15,870 | 2.4 | 548 | 10,108 | 1.5 | 1,927 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 217,765 | 29.8 | 197,590 | 29.4 | 1,587 | 243,180 | 36.3 | 7,521 | Yes |
| Walked | 37,753 | 5.2 | 31,670 | 4.7 | 763 | 25,990 | 3.9 | 2,306 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 11,330 | 1.6 | 11,320 | 1.7 | 465 | 11,838 | 1.8 | 1,680 | No |
| Worked at home | 9,116 | 1.2 | 9,930 | 1.5 | 436 | 11,110 | 1.7 | 1,973 | 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) | 721,332 | 100.0 | 661,750 | 100.0 | X | 657,958 | 100.0 | 13,180 | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 25,602 | 3.5 | 18,830 | 2.8 | 596 | 16,446 | 2.5 | 2,549 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 41,450 | 5.7 | 28,835 | 4.4 | 730 | 23,984 | 3.6 | 2,484 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 61,485 | 8.5 | 46,455 | 7.0 | 912 | 45,767 | 7.0 | 3,856 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 83,287 | 11.5 | 67,440 | 10.2 | 1,077 | 63,799 | 9.7 | 4,450 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 44,299 | 6.1 | 36,985 | 5.6 | 821 | 36,023 | 5.5 | 3,394 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 135,310 | 18.8 | 118,330 | 17.9 | 1,352 | 112,706 | 17.1 | 6,332 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 82,274 | 11.4 | 77,885 | 11.8 | 1,145 | 77,554 | 11.8 | 5,009 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 126,578 | 17.5 | 124,105 | 18.8 | 1,376 | 120,585 | 18.3 | 6,857 | No |
| 60 or more | 121,047 | 16.8 | 142,875 | 21.6 | 1,445 | 161,094 | 24.5 | 8,031 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 35.4 | (X) | 40.3 | (X) | NA | 40.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 721,332 | 100.0 | 661,750 | 100.0 | X | 657,958 | 100.0 | 13,180 | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,086 | 3.5 | 24,900 | 3.8 | 681 | 34,361 | 5.2 | 3,684 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 35,527 | 4.9 | 31,910 | 4.8 | 766 | 34,823 | 5.3 | 3,414 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 62,430 | 8.7 | 51,980 | 7.9 | 960 | 53,676 | 8.2 | 4,647 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 84,524 | 11.7 | 67,845 | 10.3 | 1,079 | 68,826 | 10.5 | 4,573 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 108,724 | 15.1 | 92,720 | 14.0 | 1,230 | 89,406 | 13.6 | 5,005 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 121,744 | 16.9 | 108,400 | 16.4 | 1,308 | 97,315 | 14.8 | 5,541 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 106,480 | 14.8 | 87,345 | 13.2 | 1,201 | 94,711 | 14.4 | 5,273 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 167,632 | 23.2 | 175,635 | 26.5 | 1,540 | 174,856 | 26.6 | 7,259 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 9,185 | 1.3 | 9,695 | 1.5 | 431 | 9,984 | 1.5 | 1,823 | 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.
