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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 | 781,666 | 904,161 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 771,807 | 889,048 | 913,781 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 425,284 | 469,373 | 462,238 | 6,263 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 433,250 | 534,550 | 546,815 | 11,579 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 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 | 433,250 | 100.0 | 534,550 | 100.0 | 2,235 | 546,815 | 100.0 | 11,579 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 357,557 | 82.5 | 444,865 | 83.2 | 2,273 | 459,340 | 84.0 | 10,535 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 37,369 | 8.6 | 40,320 | 7.5 | 939 | 40,932 | 7.5 | 4,033 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 5,750 | 1.3 | 7,145 | 1.3 | 403 | 5,753 | 1.1 | 1,929 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,040 | 0.9 | 5,120 | 1.0 | 341 | 4,297 | 0.8 | 1,232 | No |
| Public Transportation | 5,121 | 1.2 | 6,855 | 1.3 | 394 | 4,557 | 0.8 | 1,306 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,182 | 2.1 | 8,785 | 1.6 | 446 | 5,995 | 1.1 | 1,277 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,157 | 0.7 | 4,855 | 0.9 | 332 | 5,201 | 1.0 | 1,316 | No |
| Worked at home | 11,074 | 2.6 | 16,600 | 3.1 | 610 | 20,740 | 3.8 | 2,873 | 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) | 422,176 | 100.0 | 517,950 | 100.0 | 2,249 | 526,075 | 100.0 | 11,260 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 51,733 | 12.3 | 51,810 | 10.0 | 1,057 | 48,500 | 9.2 | 4,045 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 57,215 | 13.6 | 62,310 | 12.0 | 1,152 | 53,874 | 10.2 | 3,861 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 62,397 | 14.8 | 66,105 | 12.8 | 1,184 | 61,615 | 11.7 | 3,845 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 59,413 | 14.1 | 68,785 | 13.3 | 1,205 | 73,360 | 13.9 | 4,741 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 25,898 | 6.1 | 31,345 | 6.1 | 832 | 30,865 | 5.9 | 3,326 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 61,242 | 14.5 | 76,690 | 14.8 | 1,267 | 80,658 | 15.3 | 5,434 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 34,104 | 8.1 | 47,105 | 9.1 | 1,010 | 53,678 | 10.2 | 4,001 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 40,118 | 9.5 | 59,175 | 11.4 | 1,125 | 64,950 | 12.3 | 5,019 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 30,056 | 7.1 | 54,630 | 10.5 | 1,083 | 58,575 | 11.1 | 4,920 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.3 | (X) | 29.3 | (X) | NA | 28.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 422,176 | 100.0 | 517,950 | 100.0 | 2,249 | 526,075 | 100.0 | 11,260 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 15,452 | 3.7 | 24,560 | 4.7 | 739 | 30,044 | 5.7 | 3,456 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,479 | 4.9 | 28,750 | 5.6 | 798 | 30,307 | 5.8 | 3,113 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 45,402 | 10.8 | 52,195 | 10.1 | 1,060 | 51,527 | 9.8 | 4,265 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 55,530 | 13.2 | 62,830 | 12.1 | 1,156 | 62,840 | 11.9 | 4,060 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 76,470 | 18.1 | 86,900 | 16.8 | 1,340 | 81,175 | 15.4 | 5,542 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 65,167 | 15.4 | 78,135 | 15.1 | 1,278 | 75,547 | 14.4 | 4,185 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 39,922 | 9.5 | 38,600 | 7.5 | 919 | 49,398 | 9.4 | 4,165 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 98,343 | 23.3 | 125,585 | 24.2 | 1,573 | 131,749 | 25.0 | 6,923 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,411 | 1.3 | 10,050 | 1.9 | 477 | 13,488 | 2.6 | 2,618 | Yes |
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.
