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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 | 827,645 | 882,567 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 811,886 | 864,591 | 884,050 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 423,064 | 419,237 | 419,902 | 6,491 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 435,888 | 443,950 | 441,285 | 10,968 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 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 | 435,888 | 100.0 | 443,950 | 100.0 | 2,073 | 441,285 | 100.0 | 10,968 | No |
| Drove alone | 347,573 | 79.7 | 351,180 | 79.1 | 2,030 | 350,732 | 79.5 | 11,136 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 38,489 | 8.8 | 33,830 | 7.6 | 796 | 29,554 | 6.7 | 4,116 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 4,675 | 1.1 | 6,185 | 1.4 | 346 | 5,052 | 1.1 | 1,340 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,126 | 0.7 | 3,680 | 0.8 | 267 | 4,108 | 0.9 | 1,767 | No |
| Public Transportation | 11,422 | 2.6 | 16,565 | 3.7 | 563 | 19,905 | 4.5 | 2,463 | Yes |
| Walked | 11,971 | 2.7 | 9,675 | 2.2 | 432 | 8,871 | 2.0 | 2,453 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,861 | 0.9 | 3,875 | 0.9 | 274 | 5,275 | 1.2 | 1,393 | No |
| Worked at home | 14,771 | 3.4 | 18,965 | 4.3 | 601 | 17,788 | 4.0 | 2,146 | 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) | 421,117 | 100.0 | 424,985 | 100.0 | 2,072 | 423,497 | 100.0 | 11,111 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 59,553 | 14.1 | 51,795 | 12.2 | 975 | 45,628 | 10.8 | 3,656 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 76,575 | 18.2 | 68,260 | 16.1 | 1,108 | 60,885 | 14.4 | 4,573 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 79,267 | 18.8 | 69,420 | 16.3 | 1,116 | 68,554 | 16.2 | 4,700 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 60,739 | 14.4 | 59,725 | 14.1 | 1,042 | 62,736 | 14.8 | 4,800 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 22,615 | 5.4 | 23,110 | 5.4 | 662 | 24,150 | 5.7 | 3,265 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 47,072 | 11.2 | 50,560 | 11.9 | 964 | 52,933 | 12.5 | 5,030 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 24,550 | 5.8 | 27,745 | 6.5 | 724 | 31,534 | 7.4 | 2,909 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 28,042 | 6.7 | 34,925 | 8.2 | 808 | 34,368 | 8.1 | 3,648 | No |
| 60 or more | 22,704 | 5.4 | 39,445 | 9.3 | 857 | 42,709 | 10.1 | 3,302 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 26.4 | (X) | NA | 26.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 421,117 | 100.0 | 424,985 | 100.0 | 2,072 | 423,497 | 100.0 | 11,111 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 10,611 | 2.5 | 11,885 | 2.8 | 478 | 12,745 | 3.0 | 1,959 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,486 | 3.7 | 16,330 | 3.8 | 559 | 16,818 | 4.0 | 2,383 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 36,649 | 8.7 | 33,695 | 7.9 | 795 | 37,824 | 8.9 | 3,666 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 51,050 | 12.1 | 51,165 | 12.0 | 969 | 53,303 | 12.6 | 4,508 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 72,994 | 17.3 | 71,335 | 16.8 | 1,130 | 66,762 | 15.8 | 5,368 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 81,030 | 19.2 | 77,335 | 18.2 | 1,172 | 70,632 | 16.7 | 4,987 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 54,227 | 12.9 | 46,955 | 11.0 | 931 | 55,503 | 13.1 | 4,270 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 94,497 | 22.4 | 101,430 | 23.9 | 1,323 | 104,580 | 24.7 | 5,357 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,573 | 1.1 | 5,705 | 1.3 | 332 | 5,330 | 1.3 | 1,310 | 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.
