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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 | 778,206 | 793,633 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 759,590 | 770,844 | 769,628 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 356,562 | 328,214 | 336,256 | 6,527 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 380,092 | 354,185 | 364,680 | 11,094 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 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 | 380,092 | 100.0 | 354,185 | 100.0 | 1,955 | 364,680 | 100.0 | 11,094 | No |
| Drove alone | 259,078 | 68.2 | 244,115 | 68.9 | 1,815 | 250,176 | 68.6 | 9,174 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 37,447 | 9.9 | 29,925 | 8.4 | 749 | 22,519 | 6.2 | 2,731 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,354 | 1.7 | 5,425 | 1.5 | 324 | 5,732 | 1.6 | 2,182 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,806 | 1.5 | 4,960 | 1.4 | 310 | 4,312 | 1.2 | 1,337 | No |
| Public Transportation | 42,207 | 11.1 | 40,950 | 11.6 | 870 | 48,289 | 13.2 | 5,428 | Yes |
| Walked | 17,805 | 4.7 | 13,830 | 3.9 | 515 | 14,621 | 4.0 | 2,529 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,567 | 1.2 | 5,875 | 1.7 | 337 | 8,564 | 2.3 | 2,243 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 6,828 | 1.8 | 9,105 | 2.6 | 419 | 10,467 | 2.9 | 2,034 | 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) | 373,264 | 100.0 | 345,080 | 100.0 | 1,949 | 354,213 | 100.0 | 10,656 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 37,774 | 10.1 | 30,335 | 8.8 | 754 | 34,032 | 9.6 | 3,645 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 47,442 | 12.7 | 36,780 | 10.7 | 827 | 38,294 | 10.8 | 4,384 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 56,638 | 15.2 | 45,505 | 13.2 | 914 | 48,423 | 13.7 | 3,728 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 56,655 | 15.2 | 48,645 | 14.1 | 943 | 49,662 | 14.0 | 3,760 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 22,148 | 5.9 | 19,635 | 5.7 | 611 | 18,882 | 5.3 | 2,670 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 59,316 | 15.9 | 53,835 | 15.6 | 989 | 57,496 | 16.2 | 5,152 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 25,608 | 6.9 | 26,255 | 7.6 | 703 | 27,545 | 7.8 | 3,421 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 32,452 | 8.7 | 34,740 | 10.1 | 805 | 32,224 | 9.1 | 3,248 | No |
| 60 or more | 35,231 | 9.4 | 49,360 | 14.3 | 950 | 47,655 | 13.5 | 3,567 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.6 | (X) | 32.1 | (X) | NA | 29.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 373,264 | 100.0 | 345,080 | 100.0 | 1,949 | 354,213 | 100.0 | 10,656 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 10,899 | 2.9 | 12,930 | 3.7 | 498 | 15,042 | 4.2 | 2,404 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,233 | 4.1 | 14,885 | 4.3 | 533 | 15,998 | 4.5 | 2,397 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 31,537 | 8.4 | 27,865 | 8.1 | 724 | 29,671 | 8.4 | 3,526 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 46,330 | 12.4 | 36,215 | 10.5 | 821 | 42,292 | 11.9 | 4,353 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 62,498 | 16.7 | 51,550 | 14.9 | 969 | 50,601 | 14.3 | 3,630 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 64,908 | 17.4 | 55,870 | 16.2 | 1,006 | 52,142 | 14.7 | 4,664 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 47,576 | 12.7 | 35,960 | 10.4 | 818 | 40,694 | 11.5 | 3,549 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 88,643 | 23.7 | 95,280 | 27.6 | 1,278 | 98,450 | 27.8 | 6,081 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,640 | 1.5 | 7,995 | 2.3 | 393 | 9,323 | 2.6 | 1,770 | 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.
