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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 | 651,525 | 662,047 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 638,382 | 645,934 | 641,690 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 285,766 | 292,449 | 291,269 | 6,496 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 332,060 | 355,070 | 360,336 | 9,506 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 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 | 332,060 | 100.0 | 355,070 | 100.0 | 1,791 | 360,336 | 100.0 | 9,506 | No |
| Drove alone | 269,916 | 81.3 | 297,180 | 83.7 | 1,786 | 307,174 | 85.2 | 9,022 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 37,419 | 11.3 | 34,655 | 9.8 | 800 | 30,631 | 8.5 | 3,275 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,246 | 1.9 | 5,485 | 1.5 | 326 | 3,653 | 1.0 | 1,078 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,474 | 1.0 | 3,010 | 0.8 | 242 | 2,127 | 0.6 | 769 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 4,624 | 1.4 | 2,960 | 0.8 | 240 | 2,348 | 0.7 | 1,071 | No |
| Walked | 3,928 | 1.2 | 3,780 | 1.1 | 271 | 4,777 | 1.3 | 1,666 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,396 | 0.7 | 2,570 | 0.7 | 223 | 2,260 | 0.6 | 679 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,057 | 1.2 | 5,430 | 1.5 | 324 | 7,366 | 2.0 | 1,521 | 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) | 328,003 | 100.0 | 349,640 | 100.0 | 1,793 | 352,970 | 100.0 | 9,656 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 29,192 | 8.9 | 27,115 | 7.8 | 712 | 29,547 | 8.4 | 3,039 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 39,737 | 12.1 | 38,365 | 11.0 | 839 | 39,595 | 11.2 | 3,937 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 59,009 | 18.0 | 54,120 | 15.5 | 984 | 50,837 | 14.4 | 4,091 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 58,523 | 17.8 | 58,840 | 16.8 | 1,022 | 63,366 | 18.0 | 5,718 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 23,589 | 7.2 | 24,835 | 7.1 | 682 | 26,375 | 7.5 | 2,943 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 58,233 | 17.8 | 62,365 | 17.8 | 1,049 | 60,010 | 17.0 | 4,795 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 18,519 | 5.6 | 23,160 | 6.6 | 660 | 27,582 | 7.8 | 2,612 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 22,878 | 7.0 | 32,000 | 9.2 | 770 | 28,388 | 8.0 | 3,503 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 18,323 | 5.6 | 28,840 | 8.2 | 733 | 27,270 | 7.7 | 2,628 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.3 | (X) | 28.4 | (X) | NA | 26.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 328,003 | 100.0 | 349,640 | 100.0 | 1,793 | 352,970 | 100.0 | 9,656 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,812 | 4.5 | 18,780 | 5.4 | 596 | 23,271 | 6.6 | 2,512 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 19,916 | 6.1 | 21,815 | 6.2 | 641 | 24,561 | 7.0 | 2,780 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 41,250 | 12.6 | 38,575 | 11.0 | 841 | 38,701 | 11.0 | 3,461 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 50,556 | 15.4 | 51,785 | 14.8 | 964 | 45,021 | 12.8 | 3,299 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 68,935 | 21.0 | 70,860 | 20.3 | 1,110 | 63,751 | 18.1 | 4,817 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 41,962 | 12.8 | 46,520 | 13.3 | 918 | 43,382 | 12.3 | 3,514 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 17,452 | 5.3 | 16,045 | 4.6 | 552 | 23,197 | 6.6 | 2,531 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 65,212 | 19.9 | 70,500 | 20.2 | 1,108 | 78,231 | 22.2 | 6,067 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,908 | 2.4 | 9,290 | 2.7 | 422 | 12,855 | 3.6 | 2,166 | 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.
