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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 | 511,433 | 695,454 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 499,886 | 680,042 | 780,618 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 277,227 | 362,991 | 394,264 | 6,243 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 361,532 | 475,710 | 511,799 | 9,035 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 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 | 361,532 | 100.0 | 475,710 | 100.0 | 1,854 | 511,799 | 100.0 | 9,035 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 284,218 | 78.6 | 384,345 | 80.8 | 1,983 | 412,551 | 80.6 | 10,248 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 40,460 | 11.2 | 43,790 | 9.2 | 969 | 39,562 | 7.7 | 3,797 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,709 | 1.9 | 8,980 | 1.9 | 450 | 9,911 | 1.9 | 2,480 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,074 | 1.1 | 7,945 | 1.7 | 424 | 9,652 | 1.9 | 2,884 | No |
| Public Transportation | 9,464 | 2.6 | 8,925 | 1.9 | 449 | 11,441 | 2.2 | 1,893 | Yes |
| Walked | 6,206 | 1.7 | 5,010 | 1.1 | 337 | 5,161 | 1.0 | 1,371 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,345 | 1.2 | 4,400 | 0.9 | 316 | 7,275 | 1.4 | 1,580 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 6,056 | 1.7 | 12,310 | 2.6 | 526 | 16,246 | 3.2 | 2,303 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 355,476 | 100.0 | 463,400 | 100.0 | 1,880 | 495,553 | 100.0 | 9,297 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 31,088 | 8.7 | 32,825 | 7.1 | 846 | 41,081 | 8.3 | 4,071 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 41,253 | 11.6 | 46,630 | 10.1 | 997 | 50,869 | 10.3 | 4,172 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 56,212 | 15.8 | 61,545 | 13.3 | 1,133 | 66,814 | 13.5 | 5,491 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 59,993 | 16.9 | 69,985 | 15.1 | 1,200 | 75,419 | 15.2 | 4,886 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 26,085 | 7.3 | 32,695 | 7.1 | 844 | 37,387 | 7.5 | 3,258 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 62,872 | 17.7 | 85,145 | 18.4 | 1,307 | 87,594 | 17.7 | 5,934 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 26,444 | 7.4 | 40,710 | 8.8 | 936 | 40,749 | 8.2 | 3,176 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 32,710 | 9.2 | 52,880 | 11.4 | 1,057 | 54,684 | 11.0 | 4,145 | No |
| 60 or more | 18,819 | 5.3 | 40,985 | 8.8 | 939 | 40,956 | 8.3 | 3,633 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.2 | (X) | 30.1 | (X) | NA | 27.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 355,476 | 100.0 | 463,400 | 100.0 | 1,880 | 495,553 | 100.0 | 9,297 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 10,883 | 3.1 | 16,765 | 3.6 | 612 | 18,118 | 3.7 | 2,218 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,563 | 4.4 | 21,215 | 4.6 | 686 | 27,365 | 5.5 | 3,229 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 37,657 | 10.6 | 48,025 | 10.4 | 1,011 | 56,120 | 11.3 | 4,313 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 50,799 | 14.3 | 62,835 | 13.6 | 1,143 | 66,059 | 13.3 | 3,891 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 69,185 | 19.5 | 85,130 | 18.4 | 1,307 | 79,034 | 15.9 | 4,914 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 57,708 | 16.2 | 72,585 | 15.7 | 1,219 | 68,566 | 13.8 | 4,378 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 31,330 | 8.8 | 30,780 | 6.6 | 820 | 46,863 | 9.5 | 4,015 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 76,224 | 21.4 | 105,130 | 22.7 | 1,428 | 121,583 | 24.5 | 6,151 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,127 | 1.7 | 8,385 | 1.8 | 435 | 11,845 | 2.4 | 1,996 | 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.
