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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 | 422,822 | 470,658 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 409,780 | 456,302 | 476,155 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 212,114 | 231,674 | 232,569 | 4,176 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 206,113 | 224,685 | 225,894 | 5,801 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 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 | 206,113 | 100.0 | 224,685 | 100.0 | 1,260 | 225,894 | 100.0 | 5,801 | No |
| Drove alone | 154,417 | 74.9 | 175,490 | 78.1 | 1,220 | 176,564 | 78.2 | 5,807 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 19,925 | 9.7 | 16,890 | 7.5 | 469 | 17,547 | 7.8 | 3,065 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,843 | 1.4 | 3,095 | 1.4 | 204 | 3,749 | 1.7 | 1,055 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,477 | 0.7 | 2,365 | 1.1 | 178 | 2,381 | 1.1 | 614 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,136 | 1.0 | 2,305 | 1.0 | 176 | 2,714 | 1.2 | 1,086 | No |
| Walked | 12,210 | 5.9 | 10,320 | 4.6 | 370 | 8,299 | 3.7 | 1,688 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,903 | 1.4 | 3,020 | 1.3 | 201 | 3,840 | 1.7 | 1,006 | No |
| Worked at home | 10,202 | 4.9 | 11,190 | 5.0 | 384 | 10,800 | 4.8 | 1,828 | 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) | 195,911 | 100.0 | 213,495 | 100.0 | 1,256 | 215,094 | 100.0 | 5,545 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 40,136 | 20.5 | 39,595 | 18.5 | 700 | 44,297 | 20.6 | 3,459 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 38,363 | 19.6 | 37,710 | 17.7 | 685 | 35,167 | 16.3 | 3,387 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 38,857 | 19.8 | 38,745 | 18.1 | 694 | 35,644 | 16.6 | 2,864 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 31,365 | 16.0 | 34,795 | 16.3 | 660 | 32,544 | 15.1 | 2,216 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 11,733 | 6.0 | 13,670 | 6.4 | 424 | 15,431 | 7.2 | 2,320 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 18,764 | 9.6 | 22,365 | 10.5 | 537 | 24,233 | 11.3 | 2,823 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,548 | 3.3 | 9,665 | 4.5 | 358 | 8,845 | 4.1 | 1,479 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,901 | 3.0 | 8,645 | 4.0 | 339 | 10,475 | 4.9 | 1,554 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 4,244 | 2.2 | 8,305 | 3.9 | 332 | 8,458 | 3.9 | 1,364 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.7 | (X) | 20.7 | (X) | NA | 19.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 195,911 | 100.0 | 213,495 | 100.0 | 1,256 | 215,094 | 100.0 | 5,545 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 11,723 | 6.0 | 15,600 | 7.3 | 452 | 20,409 | 9.5 | 2,040 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 14,975 | 7.6 | 16,085 | 7.5 | 458 | 15,210 | 7.1 | 1,983 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 29,271 | 14.9 | 26,400 | 12.4 | 581 | 23,352 | 10.9 | 2,032 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 24,328 | 12.4 | 25,320 | 11.9 | 569 | 25,213 | 11.7 | 2,287 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,405 | 16.0 | 34,640 | 16.2 | 659 | 31,543 | 14.7 | 3,149 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 21,414 | 10.9 | 22,795 | 10.7 | 542 | 26,797 | 12.5 | 2,919 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,777 | 5.5 | 10,010 | 4.7 | 364 | 12,704 | 5.9 | 1,829 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 47,052 | 24.0 | 53,380 | 25.0 | 800 | 51,382 | 23.9 | 3,701 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,966 | 2.5 | 7,555 | 3.5 | 317 | 8,484 | 3.9 | 1,697 | 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.
