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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 | 500,631 | 574,335 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 488,596 | 561,546 | 584,007 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 242,899 | 284,236 | 281,632 | 4,407 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 280,804 | 336,390 | 329,161 | 5,908 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 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 | 280,804 | 100.0 | 336,390 | 100.0 | 1,648 | 329,161 | 100.0 | 5,908 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 232,893 | 82.9 | 282,785 | 84.1 | 1,672 | 278,816 | 84.7 | 5,733 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 25,607 | 9.1 | 27,695 | 8.2 | 717 | 25,901 | 7.9 | 2,739 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,789 | 1.0 | 3,705 | 1.1 | 268 | 2,596 | 0.8 | 778 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,478 | 0.5 | 1,800 | 0.5 | 187 | 2,292 | 0.7 | 924 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,321 | 1.2 | 2,994 | 0.9 | 241 | 2,832 | 0.9 | 1,148 | No |
| Walked | 6,162 | 2.2 | 5,965 | 1.8 | 339 | 5,020 | 1.5 | 1,291 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,027 | 0.7 | 2,945 | 0.9 | 239 | 3,517 | 1.1 | 822 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,527 | 2.3 | 8,500 | 2.5 | 404 | 8,187 | 2.5 | 1,289 | 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) | 274,277 | 100.0 | 327,890 | 100.0 | 1,656 | 320,974 | 100.0 | 5,813 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 40,839 | 14.9 | 42,355 | 12.9 | 874 | 41,242 | 12.8 | 3,702 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 49,336 | 18.0 | 51,320 | 15.7 | 954 | 45,137 | 14.1 | 3,536 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 55,586 | 20.3 | 58,580 | 17.9 | 1,012 | 66,290 | 20.7 | 3,851 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 48,746 | 17.8 | 56,880 | 17.3 | 999 | 56,822 | 17.7 | 3,604 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 18,935 | 6.9 | 25,235 | 7.7 | 686 | 24,837 | 7.7 | 2,714 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 27,086 | 9.9 | 39,390 | 12.0 | 845 | 36,171 | 11.3 | 2,696 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 11,409 | 4.2 | 17,525 | 5.3 | 575 | 17,915 | 5.6 | 1,538 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 12,730 | 4.6 | 19,710 | 6.0 | 609 | 18,996 | 5.9 | 2,330 | No |
| 60 or more | 9,610 | 3.5 | 16,890 | 5.2 | 565 | 13,564 | 4.2 | 1,321 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.2 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 22.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 274,277 | 100.0 | 327,890 | 100.0 | 1,656 | 320,974 | 100.0 | 5,813 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 18,975 | 6.9 | 22,420 | 6.8 | 648 | 21,040 | 6.6 | 2,423 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 16,213 | 5.9 | 17,585 | 5.4 | 576 | 16,837 | 5.2 | 2,185 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 32,246 | 11.8 | 32,360 | 9.9 | 771 | 35,029 | 10.9 | 2,693 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 27,515 | 10.0 | 36,315 | 11.1 | 814 | 35,880 | 11.2 | 3,062 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 47,136 | 17.2 | 55,550 | 16.9 | 989 | 52,984 | 16.5 | 3,655 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 35,935 | 13.1 | 41,510 | 12.7 | 866 | 39,416 | 12.3 | 2,612 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 18,450 | 6.7 | 17,360 | 5.3 | 573 | 20,921 | 6.5 | 2,050 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 72,531 | 26.4 | 89,835 | 27.4 | 1,215 | 89,596 | 27.9 | 5,099 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,276 | 1.9 | 10,305 | 3.1 | 444 | 9,271 | 2.9 | 1,394 | 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.
