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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 | 265,878 | 306,067 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 257,466 | 296,118 | 315,856 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 133,991 | 147,838 | 151,613 | 3,505 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 154,709 | 170,210 | 175,893 | 5,288 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 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 | 154,709 | 100.0 | 170,210 | 100.0 | 1,112 | 175,893 | 100.0 | 5,288 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 123,386 | 79.8 | 138,495 | 81.4 | 1,114 | 147,551 | 83.9 | 5,241 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 16,881 | 10.9 | 16,305 | 9.6 | 503 | 14,821 | 8.4 | 2,462 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,055 | 2.0 | 3,270 | 1.9 | 230 | 1,841 | 1.0 | 763 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,822 | 1.2 | 2,345 | 1.4 | 195 | 1,510 | 0.9 | 629 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 2,433 | 1.6 | 1,824 | 1.1 | 172 | 874 | 0.5 | 559 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,436 | 2.2 | 2,830 | 1.7 | 214 | 2,876 | 1.6 | 1,105 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,129 | 0.7 | 1,390 | 0.8 | 151 | 1,274 | 0.7 | 567 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,567 | 1.7 | 3,735 | 2.2 | 246 | 5,146 | 2.9 | 1,216 | 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) | 152,142 | 100.0 | 166,475 | 100.0 | 1,115 | 170,747 | 100.0 | 5,069 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 18,608 | 12.2 | 17,865 | 10.7 | 525 | 17,054 | 10.0 | 2,023 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 26,028 | 17.1 | 26,690 | 16.0 | 632 | 26,349 | 15.4 | 3,427 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 33,282 | 21.9 | 34,105 | 20.5 | 704 | 34,414 | 20.2 | 3,311 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 28,452 | 18.7 | 31,490 | 18.9 | 680 | 35,456 | 20.8 | 3,049 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 9,856 | 6.5 | 11,085 | 6.7 | 418 | 12,949 | 7.6 | 2,212 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 18,520 | 12.2 | 21,300 | 12.8 | 570 | 22,157 | 13.0 | 2,792 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,093 | 4.0 | 7,625 | 4.6 | 349 | 6,845 | 4.0 | 1,482 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 7,164 | 4.7 | 8,420 | 5.1 | 366 | 7,295 | 4.3 | 1,474 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,139 | 2.7 | 7,890 | 4.7 | 355 | 8,228 | 4.8 | 1,642 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.3 | (X) | 23.1 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 152,142 | 100.0 | 166,475 | 100.0 | 1,115 | 170,747 | 100.0 | 5,069 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,705 | 2.4 | 5,400 | 3.2 | 295 | 6,377 | 3.7 | 1,395 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,528 | 4.3 | 7,640 | 4.6 | 349 | 8,838 | 5.2 | 1,551 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 16,990 | 11.2 | 17,610 | 10.6 | 521 | 15,156 | 8.9 | 2,282 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,992 | 15.1 | 23,660 | 14.2 | 598 | 23,426 | 13.7 | 2,590 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,728 | 20.9 | 34,650 | 20.8 | 709 | 32,485 | 19.0 | 2,722 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 20,880 | 13.7 | 24,175 | 14.5 | 604 | 24,968 | 14.6 | 2,376 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,101 | 7.3 | 9,135 | 5.5 | 381 | 12,841 | 7.5 | 1,708 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 35,739 | 23.5 | 38,525 | 23.1 | 743 | 42,443 | 24.9 | 3,502 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,479 | 1.6 | 2,880 | 1.7 | 216 | 4,213 | 2.5 | 1,365 | 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.
