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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 | 238,912 | 276,700 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 233,149 | 269,442 | 290,875 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 121,920 | 134,044 | 140,379 | 3,316 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 145,946 | 158,060 | 166,616 | 4,704 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 0.05 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 145,946 | 100.0 | 158,060 | 100.0 | 1,149 | 166,616 | 100.0 | 4,704 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 117,556 | 80.5 | 132,625 | 83.9 | 1,160 | 141,418 | 84.9 | 4,438 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 17,612 | 12.1 | 15,385 | 9.7 | 532 | 14,461 | 8.7 | 2,068 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,843 | 1.9 | 2,515 | 1.6 | 220 | 3,212 | 1.9 | 1,258 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,585 | 1.1 | 1,205 | 0.8 | 153 | 1,062 | 0.6 | 525 | No |
| Public Transportation | 68 | 0.0 | 358 | 0.2 | 83 | 44 | 0.0 | 75 | Yes |
| Walked | 2,896 | 2.0 | 1,695 | 1.1 | 181 | 1,265 | 0.8 | 730 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,289 | 0.9 | 1,135 | 0.7 | 148 | 2,157 | 1.3 | 873 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,097 | 1.4 | 3,140 | 2.0 | 246 | 2,997 | 1.8 | 755 | 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) | 143,849 | 100.0 | 154,920 | 100.0 | 1,153 | 163,619 | 100.0 | 4,658 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,445 | 11.4 | 16,420 | 10.6 | 549 | 19,190 | 11.7 | 2,839 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 20,508 | 14.3 | 23,230 | 15.0 | 644 | 24,929 | 15.2 | 3,068 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 26,521 | 18.4 | 28,010 | 18.1 | 700 | 27,624 | 16.9 | 2,891 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 23,829 | 16.6 | 26,395 | 17.0 | 682 | 25,974 | 15.9 | 2,834 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 9,471 | 6.6 | 10,795 | 7.0 | 450 | 12,854 | 7.9 | 2,479 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 21,223 | 14.8 | 22,410 | 14.5 | 633 | 24,316 | 14.9 | 2,528 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 8,222 | 5.7 | 8,895 | 5.7 | 410 | 9,906 | 6.1 | 1,759 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 10,873 | 7.6 | 10,960 | 7.1 | 453 | 11,510 | 7.0 | 1,732 | No |
| 60 or more | 6,757 | 4.7 | 7,805 | 5.0 | 384 | 7,316 | 4.5 | 1,377 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.1 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 143,849 | 100.0 | 154,920 | 100.0 | 1,153 | 163,619 | 100.0 | 4,658 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,011 | 4.9 | 8,795 | 5.7 | 407 | 13,325 | 8.1 | 2,283 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 9,221 | 6.4 | 10,575 | 6.8 | 445 | 10,613 | 6.5 | 1,732 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 20,830 | 14.5 | 18,940 | 12.2 | 586 | 17,848 | 10.9 | 2,421 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 25,514 | 17.7 | 24,490 | 15.8 | 659 | 24,206 | 14.8 | 2,133 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,680 | 22.0 | 31,990 | 20.6 | 742 | 29,210 | 17.9 | 2,528 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 17,143 | 11.9 | 19,980 | 12.9 | 601 | 20,144 | 12.3 | 2,191 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 6,132 | 4.3 | 6,415 | 4.1 | 349 | 7,623 | 4.7 | 1,232 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 23,814 | 16.6 | 28,775 | 18.6 | 709 | 35,738 | 21.8 | 2,706 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,504 | 1.7 | 4,095 | 2.6 | 280 | 4,912 | 3.0 | 1,319 | 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.
