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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 | 591,610 | 679,622 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 579,665 | 666,878 | 708,319 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 226,589 | 244,464 | 260,251 | 6,048 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 226,345 | 246,950 | 259,601 | 6,440 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 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 | 226,345 | 100.0 | 246,950 | 100.0 | 1,896 | 259,601 | 100.0 | 6,440 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 165,676 | 73.2 | 188,135 | 76.2 | 1,764 | 205,929 | 79.3 | 6,888 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 30,262 | 13.4 | 30,845 | 12.5 | 821 | 22,627 | 8.7 | 3,051 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,008 | 2.2 | 6,145 | 2.5 | 373 | 3,514 | 1.4 | 867 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,300 | 1.0 | 3,050 | 1.2 | 263 | 2,319 | 0.9 | 818 | No |
| Public Transportation | 6,027 | 2.7 | 5,265 | 2.1 | 346 | 5,918 | 2.3 | 1,772 | No |
| Walked | 8,311 | 3.7 | 5,130 | 2.1 | 341 | 5,561 | 2.1 | 1,652 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,835 | 1.7 | 3,130 | 1.3 | 267 | 7,809 | 3.0 | 2,113 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 4,926 | 2.2 | 5,250 | 2.1 | 345 | 5,924 | 2.3 | 1,303 | 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) | 221,419 | 100.0 | 241,700 | 100.0 | 1,887 | 253,677 | 100.0 | 6,585 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 28,735 | 13.0 | 26,910 | 11.1 | 769 | 29,895 | 11.8 | 2,885 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 35,127 | 15.9 | 35,065 | 14.5 | 872 | 39,965 | 15.8 | 4,052 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 50,853 | 23.0 | 46,200 | 19.1 | 992 | 50,647 | 20.0 | 4,114 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 42,970 | 19.4 | 47,000 | 19.4 | 1,000 | 47,908 | 18.9 | 4,054 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 14,114 | 6.4 | 18,320 | 7.6 | 638 | 19,083 | 7.5 | 2,710 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 31,947 | 14.4 | 39,255 | 16.2 | 920 | 37,481 | 14.8 | 3,545 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 5,353 | 2.4 | 10,260 | 4.2 | 481 | 10,471 | 4.1 | 2,082 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,655 | 3.0 | 10,325 | 4.3 | 482 | 13,338 | 5.3 | 3,339 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,665 | 2.6 | 8,365 | 3.5 | 435 | 4,889 | 1.9 | 991 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 22.5 | (X) | NA | 20.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 221,419 | 100.0 | 241,700 | 100.0 | 1,887 | 253,677 | 100.0 | 6,585 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,286 | 6.5 | 15,700 | 6.5 | 592 | 16,748 | 6.6 | 1,984 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 13,339 | 6.0 | 14,095 | 5.8 | 562 | 14,746 | 5.8 | 2,408 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 25,745 | 11.6 | 24,445 | 10.1 | 734 | 25,927 | 10.2 | 2,945 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 32,963 | 14.9 | 31,370 | 13.0 | 827 | 35,475 | 14.0 | 4,117 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 40,915 | 18.5 | 45,950 | 19.0 | 990 | 42,022 | 16.6 | 3,727 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 26,994 | 12.2 | 31,850 | 13.2 | 833 | 33,555 | 13.2 | 3,489 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,775 | 5.3 | 11,390 | 4.7 | 506 | 14,685 | 5.8 | 2,233 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 50,096 | 22.6 | 59,480 | 24.6 | 1,114 | 63,566 | 25.1 | 4,471 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,306 | 2.4 | 5,620 | 2.3 | 357 | 6,953 | 2.7 | 1,469 | 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.
