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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 | 217,399 | 250,158 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 214,793 | 246,002 | 273,162 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 98,152 | 112,616 | 125,378 | 3,423 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 80,491 | 87,560 | 94,141 | 4,298 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 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 | 80,491 | 100.0 | 87,560 | 100.0 | 1,141 | 94,141 | 100.0 | 4,298 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 59,540 | 74.0 | 65,840 | 75.2 | 1,053 | 71,098 | 75.5 | 4,159 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 10,060 | 12.5 | 10,170 | 11.6 | 472 | 10,825 | 11.5 | 2,383 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,982 | 2.5 | 1,925 | 2.2 | 209 | 1,336 | 1.4 | 505 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 987 | 1.2 | 1,135 | 1.3 | 161 | 2,081 | 2.2 | 875 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 849 | 1.1 | 855 | 1.0 | 140 | 683 | 0.7 | 525 | No |
| Walked | 3,018 | 3.7 | 2,490 | 2.8 | 237 | 1,787 | 1.9 | 857 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,055 | 2.6 | 2,295 | 2.6 | 228 | 3,868 | 4.1 | 1,407 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,000 | 2.5 | 2,850 | 3.3 | 254 | 2,463 | 2.6 | 832 | 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) | 78,491 | 100.0 | 84,710 | 100.0 | 1,132 | 91,678 | 100.0 | 4,285 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,998 | 17.8 | 14,465 | 17.1 | 558 | 15,694 | 17.1 | 2,062 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 14,970 | 19.1 | 15,380 | 18.2 | 575 | 17,589 | 19.2 | 2,975 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 14,255 | 18.2 | 14,015 | 16.5 | 550 | 15,967 | 17.4 | 2,290 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 10,002 | 12.7 | 11,670 | 13.8 | 504 | 10,634 | 11.6 | 1,898 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 3,682 | 4.7 | 3,685 | 4.4 | 288 | 4,400 | 4.8 | 1,032 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 9,225 | 11.8 | 10,130 | 12.0 | 471 | 10,681 | 11.7 | 2,002 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,342 | 4.3 | 4,100 | 4.8 | 304 | 3,930 | 4.3 | 948 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,954 | 5.0 | 5,585 | 6.6 | 353 | 5,772 | 6.3 | 1,438 | No |
| 60 or more | 5,063 | 6.5 | 5,690 | 6.7 | 357 | 7,011 | 7.6 | 1,571 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.9 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 22.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 78,491 | 100.0 | 84,710 | 100.0 | 1,132 | 91,678 | 100.0 | 4,285 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 3,254 | 4.1 | 4,310 | 5.1 | 311 | 5,428 | 5.9 | 1,505 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,117 | 5.2 | 4,975 | 5.9 | 334 | 7,297 | 8.0 | 1,624 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 7,592 | 9.7 | 8,795 | 10.4 | 440 | 9,668 | 10.5 | 1,478 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,131 | 15.5 | 12,065 | 14.2 | 512 | 12,139 | 13.2 | 2,390 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 16,324 | 20.8 | 16,425 | 19.4 | 592 | 17,303 | 18.9 | 2,345 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,194 | 13.0 | 10,490 | 12.4 | 479 | 11,874 | 13.0 | 1,826 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 4,836 | 6.2 | 4,585 | 5.4 | 321 | 5,047 | 5.5 | 1,242 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 18,595 | 23.7 | 20,805 | 24.6 | 660 | 19,911 | 21.7 | 2,365 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,448 | 1.8 | 1,935 | 2.3 | 210 | 3,011 | 3.3 | 1,004 | 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.
