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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 | 610,337 | 650,100 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 594,322 | 632,874 | 642,251 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 263,322 | 274,934 | 279,091 | 7,123 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 354,851 | 378,575 | 375,042 | 8,052 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 0.05 |
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 | 354,851 | 100.0 | 378,575 | 100.0 | 1,901 | 375,042 | 100.0 | 8,052 | No |
| Drove alone | 280,046 | 78.9 | 306,600 | 81.0 | 1,925 | 314,761 | 83.9 | 7,915 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 40,012 | 11.3 | 37,490 | 9.9 | 899 | 30,917 | 8.2 | 3,298 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,974 | 1.7 | 7,435 | 2.0 | 410 | 3,213 | 0.9 | 1,177 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,079 | 0.9 | 4,555 | 1.2 | 322 | 3,538 | 0.9 | 1,317 | No |
| Public Transportation | 11,789 | 3.3 | 7,750 | 2.0 | 418 | 6,679 | 1.8 | 1,475 | No |
| Walked | 6,742 | 1.9 | 5,200 | 1.4 | 343 | 5,257 | 1.4 | 1,888 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,742 | 1.1 | 4,795 | 1.3 | 330 | 5,910 | 1.6 | 1,280 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,467 | 1.0 | 4,745 | 1.3 | 328 | 4,767 | 1.3 | 1,124 | 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) | 351,384 | 100.0 | 373,830 | 100.0 | 1,906 | 370,275 | 100.0 | 8,067 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 30,564 | 8.7 | 30,515 | 8.2 | 815 | 33,292 | 9.0 | 3,603 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 43,035 | 12.2 | 42,285 | 11.3 | 951 | 39,576 | 10.7 | 3,442 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 66,503 | 18.9 | 64,440 | 17.2 | 1,152 | 64,245 | 17.4 | 5,513 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 70,501 | 20.1 | 70,655 | 18.9 | 1,200 | 72,429 | 19.6 | 5,293 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 28,427 | 8.1 | 29,300 | 7.8 | 800 | 29,478 | 8.0 | 2,809 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 62,318 | 17.7 | 69,160 | 18.5 | 1,189 | 60,317 | 16.3 | 4,824 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 16,451 | 4.7 | 20,845 | 5.6 | 679 | 24,032 | 6.5 | 2,500 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 17,774 | 5.1 | 24,210 | 6.5 | 730 | 24,654 | 6.7 | 2,481 | No |
| 60 or more | 15,811 | 4.5 | 22,420 | 6.0 | 704 | 22,252 | 6.0 | 2,840 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.3 | (X) | 26.4 | (X) | NA | 25.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 351,384 | 100.0 | 373,830 | 100.0 | 1,906 | 370,275 | 100.0 | 8,067 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 12,667 | 3.6 | 16,585 | 4.4 | 608 | 21,169 | 5.7 | 3,071 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 17,014 | 4.8 | 20,790 | 5.6 | 678 | 20,514 | 5.5 | 3,142 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 38,819 | 11.0 | 40,520 | 10.8 | 932 | 40,279 | 10.9 | 3,444 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 50,810 | 14.5 | 50,655 | 13.6 | 1,033 | 50,143 | 13.5 | 3,553 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 67,333 | 19.2 | 67,410 | 18.0 | 1,175 | 57,300 | 15.5 | 4,518 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 48,947 | 13.9 | 49,065 | 13.1 | 1,018 | 49,265 | 13.3 | 3,587 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 23,189 | 6.6 | 18,775 | 5.0 | 646 | 24,943 | 6.7 | 2,442 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 84,817 | 24.1 | 93,205 | 24.9 | 1,351 | 94,711 | 25.6 | 6,157 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,788 | 2.2 | 10,845 | 2.9 | 494 | 11,951 | 3.2 | 1,723 | 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.
