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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 | 543,477 | 661,645 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 529,833 | 631,675 | 724,206 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 213,525 | 229,733 | 285,994 | 5,997 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 217,787 | 229,985 | 285,483 | 7,206 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 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 | 217,787 | 100.0 | 229,985 | 100.0 | 1,852 | 285,483 | 100.0 | 7,206 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 160,927 | 73.9 | 168,910 | 73.4 | 1,696 | 213,286 | 74.7 | 7,186 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 26,538 | 12.2 | 28,375 | 12.3 | 788 | 29,868 | 10.5 | 3,716 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 6,272 | 2.9 | 7,405 | 3.2 | 409 | 7,908 | 2.8 | 1,407 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 6,518 | 3.0 | 7,455 | 3.2 | 411 | 8,624 | 3.0 | 2,431 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,244 | 1.0 | 3,020 | 1.3 | 262 | 4,433 | 1.6 | 1,624 | No |
| Walked | 5,091 | 2.3 | 4,290 | 1.9 | 312 | 5,423 | 1.9 | 1,835 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 5,736 | 2.6 | 4,340 | 1.9 | 314 | 8,438 | 3.0 | 1,922 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 4,461 | 2.0 | 6,185 | 2.7 | 374 | 7,503 | 2.6 | 1,167 | 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) | 213,326 | 100.0 | 223,800 | 100.0 | 1,840 | 277,980 | 100.0 | 6,992 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 42,665 | 20.0 | 38,640 | 17.3 | 912 | 55,561 | 20.0 | 5,581 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 44,649 | 20.9 | 41,860 | 18.7 | 947 | 51,150 | 18.4 | 3,681 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 43,546 | 20.4 | 44,165 | 19.7 | 971 | 45,357 | 16.3 | 3,084 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 26,457 | 12.4 | 32,910 | 14.7 | 846 | 38,744 | 13.9 | 3,588 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 6,956 | 3.3 | 9,205 | 4.1 | 456 | 13,087 | 4.7 | 2,183 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 18,076 | 8.5 | 21,870 | 9.8 | 695 | 33,468 | 12.0 | 4,171 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 7,685 | 3.6 | 8,125 | 3.6 | 428 | 10,694 | 3.8 | 1,802 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 10,332 | 4.8 | 11,550 | 5.2 | 509 | 12,735 | 4.6 | 2,086 | No |
| 60 or more | 12,960 | 6.1 | 15,480 | 6.9 | 588 | 17,184 | 6.2 | 2,672 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.0 | (X) | 22.9 | (X) | NA | 21.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 213,326 | 100.0 | 223,800 | 100.0 | 1,840 | 277,980 | 100.0 | 6,992 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 17,754 | 8.3 | 21,365 | 9.5 | 688 | 32,488 | 11.7 | 3,310 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 19,244 | 9.0 | 19,335 | 8.6 | 655 | 30,096 | 10.8 | 3,927 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 27,353 | 12.8 | 26,770 | 12.0 | 766 | 32,679 | 11.8 | 3,462 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 32,788 | 15.4 | 30,305 | 13.5 | 813 | 34,672 | 12.5 | 3,164 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 35,989 | 16.9 | 36,160 | 16.2 | 884 | 35,333 | 12.7 | 3,338 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 22,413 | 10.5 | 22,795 | 10.2 | 709 | 27,180 | 9.8 | 3,130 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,403 | 4.4 | 9,135 | 4.1 | 454 | 12,308 | 4.4 | 2,863 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 42,489 | 19.9 | 48,810 | 21.8 | 1,017 | 60,557 | 21.8 | 5,025 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,893 | 2.8 | 8,995 | 4.0 | 450 | 12,667 | 4.6 | 2,296 | 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.
