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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 | 291,130 | 312,090 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 283,559 | 301,839 | 319,993 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 141,902 | 147,930 | 150,327 | 3,624 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 153,367 | 164,295 | 163,074 | 5,782 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 0.06 |
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 | 153,367 | 100.0 | 164,295 | 100.0 | 1,231 | 163,074 | 100.0 | 5,782 | No |
| Drove alone | 122,189 | 79.7 | 136,505 | 83.1 | 1,223 | 135,225 | 82.9 | 4,587 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 14,612 | 9.5 | 12,915 | 7.9 | 491 | 11,815 | 7.2 | 1,699 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,940 | 1.3 | 1,675 | 1.0 | 180 | 1,307 | 0.8 | 564 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 898 | 0.6 | 760 | 0.5 | 122 | 1,809 | 1.1 | 1,055 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,372 | 1.5 | 2,195 | 1.3 | 206 | 2,646 | 1.6 | 817 | No |
| Walked | 6,950 | 4.5 | 5,120 | 3.1 | 313 | 5,410 | 3.3 | 1,413 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,101 | 0.7 | 1,115 | 0.7 | 147 | 987 | 0.6 | 555 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,305 | 2.2 | 4,015 | 2.4 | 278 | 3,875 | 2.4 | 985 | 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) | 150,062 | 100.0 | 160,280 | 100.0 | 1,232 | 159,199 | 100.0 | 5,528 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 23,894 | 15.9 | 21,945 | 13.7 | 630 | 21,008 | 13.2 | 2,241 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 28,992 | 19.3 | 27,335 | 17.1 | 697 | 23,841 | 15.0 | 2,695 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 31,169 | 20.8 | 31,075 | 19.4 | 738 | 29,334 | 18.4 | 2,517 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 26,174 | 17.4 | 28,265 | 17.6 | 708 | 25,191 | 15.8 | 2,610 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 9,225 | 6.1 | 10,725 | 6.7 | 449 | 12,926 | 8.1 | 1,554 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 14,881 | 9.9 | 17,195 | 10.7 | 563 | 19,870 | 12.5 | 2,488 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 5,695 | 3.8 | 7,590 | 4.7 | 380 | 9,980 | 6.3 | 1,523 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 5,437 | 3.6 | 8,025 | 5.0 | 390 | 7,795 | 4.9 | 1,479 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,595 | 3.1 | 8,125 | 5.1 | 393 | 9,254 | 5.8 | 1,471 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.1 | (X) | 22.3 | (X) | NA | 22.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 150,062 | 100.0 | 160,280 | 100.0 | 1,232 | 159,199 | 100.0 | 5,528 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,440 | 3.0 | 7,165 | 4.5 | 369 | 8,806 | 5.5 | 1,721 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,847 | 4.6 | 8,490 | 5.3 | 401 | 9,655 | 6.1 | 1,638 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,603 | 12.4 | 18,790 | 11.7 | 587 | 19,571 | 12.3 | 2,120 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 19,960 | 13.3 | 20,085 | 12.5 | 605 | 20,418 | 12.8 | 2,393 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 27,860 | 18.6 | 28,115 | 17.5 | 706 | 22,185 | 13.9 | 2,362 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 21,660 | 14.4 | 20,750 | 12.9 | 614 | 21,586 | 13.6 | 2,219 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,164 | 7.4 | 10,515 | 6.6 | 445 | 12,737 | 8.0 | 2,120 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 37,267 | 24.8 | 41,025 | 25.6 | 833 | 40,317 | 25.3 | 2,899 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,261 | 1.5 | 3,400 | 2.1 | 256 | 3,924 | 2.5 | 908 | 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.
