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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 | 335,749 | 382,032 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 323,400 | 369,168 | 392,382 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 160,829 | 184,824 | 188,432 | 4,284 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 180,563 | 213,985 | 225,776 | 6,016 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 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 | 180,563 | 100.0 | 213,985 | 100.0 | 1,467 | 225,776 | 100.0 | 6,016 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 145,706 | 80.7 | 180,365 | 84.3 | 1,475 | 191,745 | 84.9 | 6,064 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 19,225 | 10.6 | 17,780 | 8.3 | 623 | 17,291 | 7.7 | 2,769 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,727 | 1.5 | 2,500 | 1.2 | 238 | 3,521 | 1.6 | 1,190 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,586 | 0.9 | 1,550 | 0.7 | 188 | 991 | 0.4 | 594 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,570 | 0.9 | 1,199 | 0.6 | 165 | 1,436 | 0.6 | 795 | No |
| Walked | 4,396 | 2.4 | 4,240 | 2.0 | 310 | 2,627 | 1.2 | 921 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,598 | 0.9 | 1,300 | 0.6 | 172 | 2,070 | 0.9 | 948 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,755 | 2.1 | 5,050 | 2.4 | 338 | 6,095 | 2.7 | 1,255 | 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) | 176,808 | 100.0 | 208,935 | 100.0 | 1,471 | 219,681 | 100.0 | 5,886 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 19,724 | 11.2 | 20,165 | 9.7 | 661 | 23,437 | 10.7 | 2,683 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 24,761 | 14.0 | 28,755 | 13.8 | 780 | 30,772 | 14.0 | 3,298 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 35,217 | 19.9 | 37,395 | 17.9 | 878 | 41,062 | 18.7 | 3,814 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 32,900 | 18.6 | 36,310 | 17.4 | 867 | 34,754 | 15.8 | 3,352 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 11,666 | 6.6 | 14,400 | 6.9 | 563 | 15,843 | 7.2 | 2,244 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 27,630 | 15.6 | 34,175 | 16.4 | 844 | 34,117 | 15.5 | 2,815 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 7,904 | 4.5 | 12,550 | 6.0 | 527 | 12,110 | 5.5 | 1,574 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 9,621 | 5.4 | 14,390 | 6.9 | 563 | 15,278 | 7.0 | 2,031 | No |
| 60 or more | 7,385 | 4.2 | 10,790 | 5.2 | 490 | 12,308 | 5.6 | 2,094 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.3 | (X) | 24.9 | (X) | NA | 23.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 176,808 | 100.0 | 208,935 | 100.0 | 1,471 | 219,681 | 100.0 | 5,886 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,308 | 3.6 | 8,845 | 4.2 | 444 | 11,127 | 5.1 | 1,635 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,977 | 5.1 | 9,490 | 4.5 | 460 | 8,791 | 4.0 | 1,607 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,780 | 10.6 | 19,290 | 9.2 | 647 | 22,099 | 10.1 | 2,488 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 20,569 | 11.6 | 24,490 | 11.7 | 724 | 27,048 | 12.3 | 3,025 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 35,655 | 20.2 | 41,200 | 19.7 | 917 | 40,440 | 18.4 | 3,346 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 26,916 | 15.2 | 31,035 | 14.9 | 807 | 34,170 | 15.6 | 3,088 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 12,761 | 7.2 | 12,525 | 6.0 | 526 | 15,828 | 7.2 | 2,073 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 44,065 | 24.9 | 54,335 | 26.0 | 1,032 | 52,940 | 24.1 | 3,969 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,777 | 1.6 | 4,290 | 2.1 | 311 | 7,238 | 3.3 | 1,628 | 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.
