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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 | 670,080 | 723,419 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 655,852 | 706,530 | 721,625 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 324,829 | 343,631 | 345,326 | 5,941 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 292,290 | 304,580 | 302,312 | 6,581 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.03 |
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 | 292,290 | 100.0 | 304,580 | 100.0 | 1,854 | 302,312 | 100.0 | 6,581 | No |
| Drove alone | 231,171 | 79.1 | 247,550 | 81.3 | 1,781 | 243,208 | 80.4 | 6,093 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 27,108 | 9.3 | 23,200 | 7.6 | 661 | 19,200 | 6.4 | 2,855 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 3,184 | 1.1 | 3,160 | 1.0 | 248 | 3,190 | 1.1 | 1,062 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,258 | 0.8 | 2,225 | 0.7 | 208 | 4,261 | 1.4 | 1,474 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 4,620 | 1.6 | 4,020 | 1.3 | 279 | 4,532 | 1.5 | 1,458 | No |
| Walked | 12,551 | 4.3 | 9,450 | 3.1 | 426 | 10,992 | 3.6 | 2,156 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,618 | 1.2 | 3,700 | 1.2 | 268 | 4,633 | 1.5 | 1,400 | No |
| Worked at home | 7,780 | 2.7 | 11,285 | 3.7 | 465 | 12,296 | 4.1 | 1,757 | 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) | 284,510 | 100.0 | 293,295 | 100.0 | 1,843 | 290,016 | 100.0 | 6,563 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 54,506 | 19.2 | 46,715 | 15.9 | 923 | 46,099 | 15.9 | 3,682 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 56,014 | 19.7 | 51,980 | 17.7 | 970 | 46,081 | 15.9 | 2,811 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 50,580 | 17.8 | 48,545 | 16.6 | 939 | 46,048 | 15.9 | 3,473 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 39,282 | 13.8 | 41,225 | 14.1 | 870 | 41,354 | 14.3 | 3,330 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 14,561 | 5.1 | 16,005 | 5.5 | 552 | 13,759 | 4.7 | 1,953 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 30,058 | 10.6 | 34,300 | 11.7 | 798 | 35,757 | 12.3 | 3,605 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 14,654 | 5.2 | 17,155 | 5.8 | 571 | 21,021 | 7.2 | 3,063 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 14,395 | 5.1 | 19,060 | 6.5 | 601 | 21,476 | 7.4 | 2,829 | No |
| 60 or more | 10,460 | 3.7 | 18,310 | 6.2 | 590 | 18,421 | 6.4 | 2,276 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.7 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | NA | 22.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 284,510 | 100.0 | 293,295 | 100.0 | 1,843 | 290,016 | 100.0 | 6,563 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 10,557 | 3.7 | 13,070 | 4.5 | 500 | 13,517 | 4.7 | 1,987 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,786 | 5.5 | 15,560 | 5.3 | 545 | 16,868 | 5.8 | 1,910 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 32,611 | 11.5 | 28,480 | 9.7 | 730 | 33,530 | 11.6 | 3,127 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 38,398 | 13.5 | 36,535 | 12.5 | 822 | 37,908 | 13.1 | 2,609 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 44,844 | 15.8 | 47,745 | 16.3 | 932 | 40,359 | 13.9 | 2,880 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 43,624 | 15.3 | 44,455 | 15.2 | 902 | 45,314 | 15.6 | 3,877 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 25,317 | 8.9 | 23,150 | 7.9 | 661 | 24,127 | 8.3 | 2,429 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 69,084 | 24.3 | 73,585 | 25.1 | 1,135 | 73,189 | 25.2 | 4,218 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,289 | 1.5 | 5,685 | 1.9 | 332 | 5,204 | 1.8 | 1,240 | 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.
