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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 | 818,584 | 969,749 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 804,578 | 959,452 | 998,690 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 480,550 | 527,464 | 524,212 | 6,191 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 408,541 | 506,270 | 524,477 | 13,950 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 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 | 408,541 | 100.0 | 506,270 | 100.0 | 2,171 | 524,477 | 100.0 | 13,950 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 318,816 | 78.0 | 406,510 | 80.3 | 2,145 | 423,108 | 80.7 | 12,021 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 40,126 | 9.8 | 41,135 | 8.1 | 876 | 37,817 | 7.2 | 3,717 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 7,162 | 1.8 | 7,825 | 1.5 | 389 | 9,177 | 1.7 | 1,786 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,774 | 1.4 | 5,535 | 1.1 | 327 | 4,898 | 0.9 | 2,166 | No |
| Public Transportation | 10,295 | 2.5 | 11,915 | 2.4 | 479 | 11,996 | 2.3 | 2,577 | No |
| Walked | 8,381 | 2.1 | 6,870 | 1.4 | 365 | 8,451 | 1.6 | 1,895 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,786 | 0.9 | 4,465 | 0.9 | 294 | 6,220 | 1.2 | 1,295 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 14,201 | 3.5 | 22,025 | 4.4 | 648 | 22,810 | 4.3 | 2,715 | 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) | 394,340 | 100.0 | 484,245 | 100.0 | 2,173 | 501,667 | 100.0 | 13,749 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 34,382 | 8.7 | 31,940 | 6.6 | 776 | 31,944 | 6.4 | 3,586 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 42,943 | 10.9 | 42,650 | 8.8 | 891 | 42,995 | 8.6 | 3,988 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 49,482 | 12.5 | 55,930 | 11.5 | 1,013 | 55,105 | 11.0 | 4,609 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 50,174 | 12.7 | 62,080 | 12.8 | 1,064 | 63,817 | 12.7 | 4,915 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 23,579 | 6.0 | 30,265 | 6.2 | 756 | 29,003 | 5.8 | 2,950 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 60,594 | 15.4 | 78,185 | 16.1 | 1,183 | 75,820 | 15.1 | 5,134 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 33,985 | 8.6 | 47,175 | 9.7 | 935 | 49,280 | 9.8 | 4,282 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 48,267 | 12.2 | 64,735 | 13.4 | 1,085 | 64,096 | 12.8 | 4,824 | No |
| 60 or more | 50,934 | 12.9 | 71,285 | 14.7 | 1,134 | 89,607 | 17.9 | 4,588 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 30.0 | (X) | 33.5 | (X) | NA | 33.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 394,340 | 100.0 | 484,245 | 100.0 | 2,173 | 501,667 | 100.0 | 13,749 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 17,804 | 4.5 | 19,855 | 4.1 | 616 | 27,276 | 5.4 | 3,490 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 22,344 | 5.7 | 25,930 | 5.4 | 701 | 26,299 | 5.2 | 3,312 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 37,639 | 9.5 | 41,480 | 8.6 | 880 | 46,118 | 9.2 | 4,735 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 49,701 | 12.6 | 56,055 | 11.6 | 1,014 | 57,472 | 11.5 | 4,635 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 60,919 | 15.4 | 70,875 | 14.6 | 1,131 | 65,484 | 13.1 | 3,933 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 61,927 | 15.7 | 76,880 | 15.9 | 1,174 | 68,083 | 13.6 | 4,763 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 45,720 | 11.6 | 51,630 | 10.7 | 976 | 62,601 | 12.5 | 3,708 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 91,503 | 23.2 | 124,025 | 25.6 | 1,452 | 138,480 | 27.6 | 7,523 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,783 | 1.7 | 7,645 | 1.6 | 384 | 9,854 | 2.0 | 1,651 | 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.
