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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 | 285,536 | 307,896 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 279,044 | 300,106 | 302,475 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 132,815 | 146,824 | 141,550 | 3,421 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 158,486 | 182,790 | 173,716 | 5,114 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 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 | 158,486 | 100.0 | 182,790 | 100.0 | 1,303 | 173,716 | 100.0 | 5,114 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 126,526 | 79.8 | 150,515 | 82.3 | 1,326 | 143,504 | 82.6 | 4,862 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 18,191 | 11.5 | 18,990 | 10.4 | 638 | 16,310 | 9.4 | 2,585 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 2,825 | 1.8 | 2,870 | 1.6 | 255 | 2,716 | 1.6 | 1,236 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,913 | 1.2 | 1,465 | 0.8 | 183 | 973 | 0.6 | 461 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,290 | 1.4 | 1,284 | 0.7 | 171 | 793 | 0.5 | 493 | No |
| Walked | 2,960 | 1.9 | 2,510 | 1.4 | 239 | 3,221 | 1.9 | 1,182 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,424 | 0.9 | 1,775 | 1.0 | 201 | 2,488 | 1.4 | 942 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,357 | 1.5 | 3,390 | 1.9 | 277 | 3,711 | 2.1 | 915 | 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) | 156,129 | 100.0 | 179,400 | 100.0 | 1,308 | 170,005 | 100.0 | 5,162 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,430 | 10.5 | 17,175 | 9.6 | 609 | 16,739 | 9.8 | 2,597 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 20,667 | 13.2 | 23,685 | 13.2 | 707 | 19,185 | 11.3 | 2,397 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 29,152 | 18.7 | 31,045 | 17.3 | 799 | 29,194 | 17.2 | 3,091 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 28,687 | 18.4 | 32,810 | 18.3 | 819 | 32,706 | 19.2 | 3,391 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 10,858 | 7.0 | 13,985 | 7.8 | 552 | 15,459 | 9.1 | 2,192 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 24,902 | 15.9 | 27,650 | 15.4 | 759 | 24,315 | 14.3 | 2,402 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 8,232 | 5.3 | 10,585 | 5.9 | 483 | 14,227 | 8.4 | 2,326 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 10,020 | 6.4 | 12,770 | 7.1 | 529 | 11,898 | 7.0 | 2,017 | No |
| 60 or more | 7,181 | 4.6 | 9,695 | 5.4 | 463 | 6,282 | 3.7 | 1,261 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.1 | (X) | 25.4 | (X) | NA | 23.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 156,129 | 100.0 | 179,400 | 100.0 | 1,308 | 170,005 | 100.0 | 5,162 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,590 | 4.2 | 9,300 | 5.2 | 454 | 9,098 | 5.4 | 1,809 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,756 | 5.0 | 9,910 | 5.5 | 468 | 7,559 | 4.4 | 1,436 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,226 | 11.7 | 19,670 | 11.0 | 649 | 17,697 | 10.4 | 2,256 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 20,988 | 13.4 | 22,355 | 12.5 | 689 | 24,923 | 14.7 | 2,564 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 30,153 | 19.3 | 32,055 | 17.9 | 810 | 33,930 | 20.0 | 2,927 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 20,709 | 13.3 | 23,425 | 13.1 | 703 | 21,594 | 12.7 | 2,360 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,790 | 6.9 | 9,770 | 5.4 | 465 | 11,088 | 6.5 | 1,658 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 37,684 | 24.1 | 45,455 | 25.3 | 941 | 40,151 | 23.6 | 3,734 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,233 | 2.1 | 5,040 | 2.8 | 337 | 3,965 | 2.3 | 1,129 | 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.
