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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 | 456,310 | 456,228 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 441,257 | 441,799 | 447,309 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 206,877 | 202,127 | 200,681 | 4,819 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 203,698 | 199,110 | 190,200 | 5,642 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 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 | 203,698 | 100.0 | 199,110 | 100.0 | 1,479 | 190,200 | 100.0 | 5,642 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 162,900 | 80.0 | 162,940 | 81.8 | 1,429 | 160,199 | 84.2 | 5,490 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 19,607 | 9.6 | 16,370 | 8.2 | 555 | 12,338 | 6.5 | 1,864 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,970 | 1.0 | 2,275 | 1.1 | 210 | 2,679 | 1.4 | 947 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 956 | 0.5 | 1,175 | 0.6 | 151 | 1,128 | 0.6 | 750 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,703 | 2.3 | 4,510 | 2.3 | 295 | 3,266 | 1.7 | 1,033 | Yes |
| Walked | 7,764 | 3.8 | 6,000 | 3.0 | 340 | 4,089 | 2.1 | 1,341 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,820 | 0.9 | 1,590 | 0.8 | 176 | 1,274 | 0.7 | 570 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,978 | 2.0 | 4,255 | 2.1 | 287 | 5,227 | 2.7 | 1,196 | 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) | 199,720 | 100.0 | 194,855 | 100.0 | 1,475 | 184,973 | 100.0 | 5,688 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 35,239 | 17.6 | 30,520 | 15.7 | 745 | 29,415 | 15.9 | 3,021 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 40,067 | 20.1 | 35,975 | 18.5 | 804 | 34,279 | 18.5 | 2,812 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 42,931 | 21.5 | 37,015 | 19.0 | 814 | 37,914 | 20.5 | 3,220 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 33,629 | 16.8 | 34,135 | 17.5 | 784 | 30,701 | 16.6 | 2,916 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 11,315 | 5.7 | 12,920 | 6.6 | 495 | 13,341 | 7.2 | 1,810 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 19,413 | 9.7 | 20,700 | 10.6 | 620 | 18,252 | 9.9 | 2,214 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 6,130 | 3.1 | 8,100 | 4.2 | 394 | 8,234 | 4.5 | 1,308 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,947 | 3.0 | 7,780 | 4.0 | 386 | 6,136 | 3.3 | 1,127 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 5,049 | 2.5 | 7,720 | 4.0 | 385 | 6,701 | 3.6 | 1,340 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.2 | (X) | 21.0 | (X) | NA | 19.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 199,720 | 100.0 | 194,855 | 100.0 | 1,475 | 184,973 | 100.0 | 5,688 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,949 | 4.0 | 9,510 | 4.9 | 426 | 8,997 | 4.9 | 1,577 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 10,020 | 5.0 | 10,425 | 5.4 | 446 | 11,475 | 6.2 | 1,678 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 23,144 | 11.6 | 21,225 | 10.9 | 628 | 20,848 | 11.3 | 2,652 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 23,898 | 12.0 | 23,195 | 11.9 | 655 | 23,038 | 12.5 | 2,571 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,691 | 15.9 | 30,765 | 15.8 | 748 | 24,529 | 13.3 | 2,176 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 29,619 | 14.8 | 27,255 | 14.0 | 707 | 27,055 | 14.6 | 3,076 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 17,238 | 8.6 | 13,860 | 7.1 | 512 | 15,463 | 8.4 | 2,152 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 52,873 | 26.5 | 50,730 | 26.0 | 937 | 48,921 | 26.4 | 3,381 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,288 | 1.6 | 4,810 | 2.5 | 305 | 4,647 | 2.5 | 929 | 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.
