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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 | 968,532 | 950,265 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 944,115 | 919,474 | 898,981 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 432,883 | 421,809 | 406,456 | 6,240 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 448,628 | 446,320 | 430,083 | 6,575 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.02 |
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 | 448,628 | 100.0 | 446,320 | 100.0 | 2,326 | 430,083 | 100.0 | 6,575 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 343,576 | 76.6 | 363,670 | 81.5 | 2,266 | 353,557 | 82.2 | 7,286 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 44,109 | 9.8 | 36,605 | 8.2 | 897 | 30,648 | 7.1 | 3,208 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,126 | 1.1 | 4,090 | 0.9 | 305 | 1,924 | 0.4 | 653 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,119 | 0.5 | 2,050 | 0.5 | 216 | 1,587 | 0.4 | 688 | No |
| Public Transportation | 22,693 | 5.1 | 16,710 | 3.7 | 613 | 14,738 | 3.4 | 2,316 | No |
| Walked | 18,831 | 4.2 | 11,175 | 2.5 | 503 | 9,358 | 2.2 | 1,978 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,122 | 0.9 | 3,075 | 0.7 | 265 | 6,526 | 1.5 | 1,792 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 8,052 | 1.8 | 8,950 | 2.0 | 450 | 11,745 | 2.7 | 2,311 | 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) | 440,576 | 100.0 | 437,370 | 100.0 | 2,323 | 418,338 | 100.0 | 6,502 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 66,548 | 15.1 | 59,475 | 13.6 | 1,129 | 58,794 | 14.1 | 3,664 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 72,282 | 16.4 | 71,540 | 16.4 | 1,230 | 67,337 | 16.1 | 4,145 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 80,262 | 18.2 | 78,965 | 18.1 | 1,287 | 74,280 | 17.8 | 4,052 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 82,144 | 18.6 | 81,605 | 18.7 | 1,306 | 78,146 | 18.7 | 5,277 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 33,667 | 7.6 | 34,740 | 7.9 | 875 | 35,708 | 8.5 | 3,192 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 57,046 | 12.9 | 53,515 | 12.2 | 1,075 | 52,001 | 12.4 | 3,029 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 20,324 | 4.6 | 22,760 | 5.2 | 713 | 20,142 | 4.8 | 1,789 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 17,066 | 3.9 | 18,475 | 4.2 | 644 | 19,887 | 4.8 | 2,943 | No |
| 60 or more | 11,237 | 2.6 | 16,300 | 3.7 | 605 | 12,043 | 2.9 | 1,713 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.1 | (X) | 22.1 | (X) | NA | 20.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 440,576 | 100.0 | 437,370 | 100.0 | 2,323 | 418,338 | 100.0 | 6,502 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 13,865 | 3.1 | 16,840 | 3.9 | 615 | 19,445 | 4.6 | 2,227 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 17,921 | 4.1 | 20,270 | 4.6 | 674 | 18,652 | 4.5 | 1,793 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 42,203 | 9.6 | 42,400 | 9.7 | 962 | 38,971 | 9.3 | 3,161 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 49,258 | 11.2 | 49,245 | 11.3 | 1,033 | 49,608 | 11.9 | 3,475 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 75,280 | 17.1 | 76,705 | 17.5 | 1,270 | 69,200 | 16.5 | 3,860 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 67,237 | 15.3 | 63,820 | 14.6 | 1,167 | 55,703 | 13.3 | 4,060 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 43,171 | 9.8 | 32,530 | 7.4 | 848 | 34,944 | 8.4 | 2,928 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 125,755 | 28.5 | 119,990 | 27.4 | 1,548 | 124,773 | 29.8 | 5,800 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,886 | 1.3 | 9,155 | 2.1 | 455 | 7,042 | 1.7 | 1,283 | 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.
