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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 | 1,227,928 | 1,274,923 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,190,759 | 1,240,011 | 1,283,673 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 570,883 | 615,144 | 640,895 | 5,899 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 563,272 | 599,815 | 627,734 | 6,467 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
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 | 563,272 | 100.0 | 599,815 | 100.0 | 2,073 | 627,734 | 100.0 | 6,467 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 417,277 | 74.1 | 471,590 | 78.6 | 2,005 | 500,153 | 79.7 | 7,913 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 63,768 | 11.3 | 55,090 | 9.2 | 844 | 51,796 | 8.3 | 3,553 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 9,106 | 1.6 | 7,665 | 1.3 | 321 | 6,557 | 1.0 | 1,290 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 6,953 | 1.2 | 4,520 | 0.8 | 247 | 5,664 | 0.9 | 1,405 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,121 | 0.7 | 3,510 | 0.6 | 218 | 3,929 | 0.6 | 876 | No |
| Walked | 30,450 | 5.4 | 24,260 | 4.0 | 567 | 23,229 | 3.7 | 3,060 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 7,169 | 1.3 | 6,210 | 1.0 | 289 | 7,103 | 1.1 | 1,245 | No |
| Worked at home | 24,428 | 4.3 | 26,960 | 4.5 | 598 | 29,303 | 4.7 | 2,788 | 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) | 538,844 | 100.0 | 572,855 | 100.0 | 2,066 | 598,431 | 100.0 | 6,784 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 129,153 | 24.0 | 120,045 | 21.0 | 1,213 | 127,920 | 21.4 | 5,687 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 99,417 | 18.5 | 96,995 | 16.9 | 1,101 | 93,646 | 15.6 | 4,815 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 90,386 | 16.8 | 90,305 | 15.8 | 1,066 | 89,843 | 15.0 | 4,075 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 71,749 | 13.3 | 78,325 | 13.7 | 997 | 77,509 | 13.0 | 4,034 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 25,555 | 4.7 | 30,615 | 5.3 | 636 | 34,992 | 5.8 | 3,160 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 53,403 | 9.9 | 62,030 | 10.8 | 894 | 63,924 | 10.7 | 4,401 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 21,567 | 4.0 | 29,570 | 5.2 | 625 | 33,343 | 5.6 | 2,886 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 26,287 | 4.9 | 32,885 | 5.7 | 658 | 41,543 | 6.9 | 2,942 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 21,327 | 4.0 | 32,075 | 5.6 | 650 | 35,711 | 6.0 | 2,612 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 22.1 | (X) | NA | 21.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 538,844 | 100.0 | 572,855 | 100.0 | 2,066 | 598,431 | 100.0 | 6,784 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 29,762 | 5.5 | 40,575 | 7.1 | 729 | 46,298 | 7.7 | 3,510 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 41,647 | 7.7 | 42,625 | 7.4 | 747 | 45,674 | 7.6 | 3,828 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 81,788 | 15.2 | 68,845 | 12.0 | 939 | 72,470 | 12.1 | 4,398 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 81,581 | 15.1 | 78,420 | 13.7 | 998 | 82,336 | 13.8 | 4,344 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 84,976 | 15.8 | 96,835 | 16.9 | 1,100 | 96,585 | 16.1 | 4,215 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 61,693 | 11.4 | 66,190 | 11.6 | 921 | 63,323 | 10.6 | 3,223 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 28,439 | 5.3 | 28,415 | 5.0 | 613 | 36,348 | 6.1 | 2,935 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 116,164 | 21.6 | 125,125 | 21.8 | 1,236 | 131,895 | 22.0 | 5,861 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 12,794 | 2.4 | 19,705 | 3.4 | 512 | 23,502 | 3.9 | 2,694 | 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.
